❓ Mr. Love questions the Premier about a minister's authority regarding a carbon tax, leading to a heated exchange about the National Party's internal issues and relevance. The Premier eventually confirms the EPA withdrew the guidelines and is consulting on revised ones.
AnsweredQoN 509Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AUTHORITY — CARBON TAX
509. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. Given the enormous implications such a tax would
have on the Western Australian economy, does the Premier seriously
expect the public to believe that this minister was acting alone and could be
charged with the responsibility for its approval?
AUTHORITY — CARBON TAX
509. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. Given the enormous implications such a tax would
have on the Western Australian economy, does the Premier seriously
expect the public to believe that this minister was acting alone and could be
charged with the responsibility for its approval?
AnswerView source ↗
These issues are months old and they
were resolved immediately. Now, the government is working —
Mr R.S. Love : He apologised
in the last sitting week of Parliament.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Let us talk
about apologies. Why has not the National Party apologised for being a complete,
utter rolling mess? Why not apologise for that? Why not apologise for the
chaos, turmoil and embarrassment the Nationals cause themselves every day?
Today the big political issue in Western Australia is the deputy leadership of
the National Party because none of them can agree who it should be. Some of the
people in the National Party, let us put it this way, are not the most
trustworthy people one could ever come across! Nationals WA members might be
learning what we learnt 10 years ago—that having Vince Catania in your
ranks is not a good thing.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Moore, I have warned you three times. I call it order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker,
the National Party is so bad —
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Moore, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood!
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member for
Moore is a very unhappy man.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The National
Party is so bad that Barnaby Joyce even criticises the Western Australian
branch. This is what Mr Joyce had to say about the Western Australian branch of
the National Party —
And in Western Australia it was a very
poor result for the National Party, —
That is in the federal election —
and I think they have to consider
exactly what is going on over there.
The National Party is so far down
that Barnaby Joyce is critical of —
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party!
Several members interjected.
Ms M.J. Davies : Really. Wow!
Mr M. McGOWAN : He is in your
party, and he is criticising you!
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : What?
Ms M.J. Davies : Keep going,
Premier.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Honestly, Mr
Speaker —
Ms M.J. Davies : If you want
to associate yourself with Barnaby, that is fine.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party!
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I don't
associate myself with him, but I have seen him at public meetings with you!
The National Party in Western Australia
is a mess. It has nine members who cannot even be in the same room with one
another. They are fighting over the deputy leadership of the National Party.
That is the level of dysfunction in the National Party in Western Australia.
Point of Order
Mr D.T.
REDMAN : My point of order goes to relevance. The Premier is not
answering the question. I think the nature of the question is absolutely clear.
This is a massive departure from that and I ask the Speaker to give the Premier
some direction.
The SPEAKER : I will give him
some direction, but when you keep interjecting all the time, you are
encouraging that sort of behaviour. I have called you to order twice, and I have
called the member for Moore twice. I warned the member for Moore three times
and it has been disregarded. Premier, you are baiting him and he is replying.
He is probably winning at the moment!
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr M. McGOWAN : The guidelines
themselves were issued by the EPA. They were subsequently withdrawn. The EPA is
now consulting on further guidelines over the course of the next three to six
months—something like that. The government is working with industry on
what the government's position will be.
were resolved immediately. Now, the government is working —
Mr R.S. Love : He apologised
in the last sitting week of Parliament.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Let us talk
about apologies. Why has not the National Party apologised for being a complete,
utter rolling mess? Why not apologise for that? Why not apologise for the
chaos, turmoil and embarrassment the Nationals cause themselves every day?
Today the big political issue in Western Australia is the deputy leadership of
the National Party because none of them can agree who it should be. Some of the
people in the National Party, let us put it this way, are not the most
trustworthy people one could ever come across! Nationals WA members might be
learning what we learnt 10 years ago—that having Vince Catania in your
ranks is not a good thing.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Moore, I have warned you three times. I call it order for the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker,
the National Party is so bad —
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Moore, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood!
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member for
Moore is a very unhappy man.
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The National
Party is so bad that Barnaby Joyce even criticises the Western Australian
branch. This is what Mr Joyce had to say about the Western Australian branch of
the National Party —
And in Western Australia it was a very
poor result for the National Party, —
That is in the federal election —
and I think they have to consider
exactly what is going on over there.
The National Party is so far down
that Barnaby Joyce is critical of —
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party!
Several members interjected.
Ms M.J. Davies : Really. Wow!
Mr M. McGOWAN : He is in your
party, and he is criticising you!
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : What?
Ms M.J. Davies : Keep going,
Premier.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Honestly, Mr
Speaker —
Ms M.J. Davies : If you want
to associate yourself with Barnaby, that is fine.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
National Party!
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I don't
associate myself with him, but I have seen him at public meetings with you!
The National Party in Western Australia
is a mess. It has nine members who cannot even be in the same room with one
another. They are fighting over the deputy leadership of the National Party.
That is the level of dysfunction in the National Party in Western Australia.
Point of Order
Mr D.T.
REDMAN : My point of order goes to relevance. The Premier is not
answering the question. I think the nature of the question is absolutely clear.
This is a massive departure from that and I ask the Speaker to give the Premier
some direction.
The SPEAKER : I will give him
some direction, but when you keep interjecting all the time, you are
encouraging that sort of behaviour. I have called you to order twice, and I have
called the member for Moore twice. I warned the member for Moore three times
and it has been disregarded. Premier, you are baiting him and he is replying.
He is probably winning at the moment!
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr M. McGOWAN : The guidelines
themselves were issued by the EPA. They were subsequently withdrawn. The EPA is
now consulting on further guidelines over the course of the next three to six
months—something like that. The government is working with industry on
what the government's position will be.
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