❓ Ms. Farrer asks the Premier to apologise for allegedly stating Aboriginal people are the sole sufferers of gonorrhoea. The Premier denies making that statement, clarifying he referred to data on children aged 10-14 in the Kimberley region.
AnsweredQoN 230Legislative Assembly
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TRANSMITTED DISEASES — PREMIER'S COMMENTS
230. Ms J. FARRER to the
Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Will the Premier now
apologise to the Aboriginal people of Western Australia for his misstatement
that Aboriginal people are the sole sufferers of gonorrhoea?
TRANSMITTED DISEASES — PREMIER'S COMMENTS
230. Ms J. FARRER to the
Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Will the Premier now
apologise to the Aboriginal people of Western Australia for his misstatement
that Aboriginal people are the sole sufferers of gonorrhoea?
AnswerView source ↗
At no stage did I say that
Aboriginal people —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
No; I am not going to play this game. At no stage did I say that Aboriginal
people were the sole sufferers of gonorrhoea. I admitted that I inadvertently
did not make it clear that it was the Kimberley I was talking about. I was
talking about data on the Kimberley for children aged 10 to 14. The only cases
were amongst the Aboriginal population. For the wider population in the
Kimberley, there were no further cases. I happen to think that is a damning
statistic. It is something that the government deserves to attend to. This government
will; the Labor government ignored the issues.
Aboriginal people —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
No; I am not going to play this game. At no stage did I say that Aboriginal
people were the sole sufferers of gonorrhoea. I admitted that I inadvertently
did not make it clear that it was the Kimberley I was talking about. I was
talking about data on the Kimberley for children aged 10 to 14. The only cases
were amongst the Aboriginal population. For the wider population in the
Kimberley, there were no further cases. I happen to think that is a damning
statistic. It is something that the government deserves to attend to. This government
will; the Labor government ignored the issues.
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