❓ The Treasurer defends the state's AAA credit rating, highlighting budget surpluses, debt reduction, and strong economic growth under the Labor government. He contrasts this with perceived disunity and financial irresponsibility within the opposition.
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STATE AAA CREDIT RATING
Recently there has been some level of confusion about the importance of an internationally recognised AAA credit rating to our state. Can the Treasurer give the house an idea of just what is required to earn and retain that AAA credit rating? Mr E.S. RIPPER
Recently there has been some level of confusion about the importance of an internationally recognised AAA credit rating to our state. Can the Treasurer give the house an idea of just what is required to earn and retain that AAA credit rating? Mr E.S. RIPPER
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Western Australia’s financial record under this state Labor government has been exemplary, and that is what the international independent ratings agencies have said. Both Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service have awarded us AAA credit ratings, and so they should, because we have run eight straight budget surpluses, and we have reduced debt in the general government sector to record lows. In fact, the general government sector is net debt free and will remain net debt free across the forward estimates. On the economic side, growth in Western Australia in the five years to 2006-07 averaged 5.1 per cent a year, while it averaged just 3.2 per cent a year for the nation. However, what I have learnt from my dealings with the ratings agencies is that it is not about just economic and financial performance; the ratings agencies also look to the future, and they assess the government’s credit rating not only on those economic and financial fundamentals, but also on the substance and transparency of the government’s decision-making processes. It is interesting that they regard our budget papers as amongst the best in the country for transparency. That is what independent analysis says. We have robust financial management processes, through cabinet’s expenditure review committee. We have good governance on these matters. We have the qualities of good governance with regard to financial management; cohesion; reliable, orderly processes; accountability; and maturity, with the public interest being our overriding concern. Could our opponents demonstrate these credentials to the rating agencies? They cannot even organise a seating plan for their side of the house. Every day they have a different seating plan. The member for Warren-Blackwood cannot sit next to the member for South Perth; the member for Cottesloe cannot sit next to the member for Kalgoorlie; the member for Kalgoorlie cannot sit next to the member for Vasse; they cannot find a spot far enough back for the member for Hillarys; and the member for Vasse is running out of anybody to sit next to him. It is just too dangerous to sit next to the member for Vasse. Even the member for Cottesloe, one of the most senior members on the other side of the house, says he is embarrassed. It is not only about the disunity and disloyalty on the other side and the experience and maturity on this side; if we look at opposition members’ financial credentials, we see that they are as shambolic as their seating arrangements. On one hand, we have shadow ministers promising to spend hand over fist if they are elected and, on the other hand, we have a strangely mute shadow Treasurer. Dr S.C. Thomas : No, you do not. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I will give the shadow Treasurer a chance to say something; I will wait to hear what he has to say. The shadow education spokesperson is reported in the press as follows — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent . . . As the Treasurer, I have signed off on the Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers. Has the shadow minister signed off on the shadow Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers and is it a guaranteed offer from the state opposition? Now is the shadow Treasurer’s chance to speak. Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: Western Australia’s financial record under this state Labor government has been exemplary, and that is what the international independent ratings agencies have said. Both Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service have awarded us AAA credit ratings, and so they should, because we have run eight straight budget surpluses, and we have reduced debt in the general government sector to record lows. In fact, the general government sector is net debt free and will remain net debt free across the forward estimates. On the economic side, growth in Western Australia in the five years to 2006-07 averaged 5.1 per cent a year, while it averaged just 3.2 per cent a year for the nation. However, what I have learnt from my dealings with the ratings agencies is that it is not about just economic and financial performance; the ratings agencies also look to the future, and they assess the government’s credit rating not only on those economic and financial fundamentals, but also on the substance and transparency of the government’s decision-making processes. It is interesting that they regard our budget papers as amongst the best in the country for transparency. That is what independent analysis says. We have robust financial management processes, through cabinet’s expenditure review committee. We have good governance on these matters. We have the qualities of good governance with regard to financial management; cohesion; reliable, orderly processes; accountability; and maturity, with the public interest being our overriding concern. Could our opponents demonstrate these credentials to the rating agencies? They cannot even organise a seating plan for their side of the house. Every day they have a different seating plan. The member for Warren-Blackwood cannot sit next to the member for South Perth; the member for Cottesloe cannot sit next to the member for Kalgoorlie; the member for Kalgoorlie cannot sit next to the member for Vasse; they cannot find a spot far enough back for the member for Hillarys; and the member for Vasse is running out of anybody to sit next to him. It is just too dangerous to sit next to the member for Vasse. Even the member for Cottesloe, one of the most senior members on the other side of the house, says he is embarrassed. It is not only about the disunity and disloyalty on the other side and the experience and maturity on this side; if we look at opposition members’ financial credentials, we see that they are as shambolic as their seating arrangements. On one hand, we have shadow ministers promising to spend hand over fist if they are elected and, on the other hand, we have a strangely mute shadow Treasurer. Dr S.C. Thomas : No, you do not. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I will give the shadow Treasurer a chance to say something; I will wait to hear what he has to say. The shadow education spokesperson is reported in the press as follows — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent . . . As the Treasurer, I have signed off on the Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers. Has the shadow minister signed off on the shadow Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers and is it a guaranteed offer from the state opposition? Now is the shadow Treasurer’s chance to speak. Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Western Australia’s financial record under this state Labor government has been exemplary, and that is what the international independent ratings agencies have said. Both Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service have awarded us AAA credit ratings, and so they should, because we have run eight straight budget surpluses, and we have reduced debt in the general government sector to record lows. In fact, the general government sector is net debt free and will remain net debt free across the forward estimates. On the economic side, growth in Western Australia in the five years to 2006-07 averaged 5.1 per cent a year, while it averaged just 3.2 per cent a year for the nation. However, what I have learnt from my dealings with the ratings agencies is that it is not about just economic and financial performance; the ratings agencies also look to the future, and they assess the government’s credit rating not only on those economic and financial fundamentals, but also on the substance and transparency of the government’s decision-making processes. It is interesting that they regard our budget papers as amongst the best in the country for transparency. That is what independent analysis says. We have robust financial management processes, through cabinet’s expenditure review committee. We have good governance on these matters. We have the qualities of good governance with regard to financial management; cohesion; reliable, orderly processes; accountability; and maturity, with the public interest being our overriding concern. Could our opponents demonstrate these credentials to the rating agencies? They cannot even organise a seating plan for their side of the house. Every day they have a different seating plan. The member for Warren-Blackwood cannot sit next to the member for South Perth; the member for Cottesloe cannot sit next to the member for Kalgoorlie; the member for Kalgoorlie cannot sit next to the member for Vasse; they cannot find a spot far enough back for the member for Hillarys; and the member for Vasse is running out of anybody to sit next to him. It is just too dangerous to sit next to the member for Vasse. Even the member for Cottesloe, one of the most senior members on the other side of the house, says he is embarrassed. It is not only about the disunity and disloyalty on the other side and the experience and maturity on this side; if we look at opposition members’ financial credentials, we see that they are as shambolic as their seating arrangements. On one hand, we have shadow ministers promising to spend hand over fist if they are elected and, on the other hand, we have a strangely mute shadow Treasurer. Dr S.C. Thomas : No, you do not. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I will give the shadow Treasurer a chance to say something; I will wait to hear what he has to say. The shadow education spokesperson is reported in the press as follows — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent . . . As the Treasurer, I have signed off on the Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers. Has the shadow minister signed off on the shadow Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers and is it a guaranteed offer from the state opposition? Now is the shadow Treasurer’s chance to speak. Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Could our opponents demonstrate these credentials to the rating agencies? They cannot even organise a seating plan for their side of the house. Every day they have a different seating plan. The member for Warren-Blackwood cannot sit next to the member for South Perth; the member for Cottesloe cannot sit next to the member for Kalgoorlie; the member for Kalgoorlie cannot sit next to the member for Vasse; they cannot find a spot far enough back for the member for Hillarys; and the member for Vasse is running out of anybody to sit next to him. It is just too dangerous to sit next to the member for Vasse. Even the member for Cottesloe, one of the most senior members on the other side of the house, says he is embarrassed. It is not only about the disunity and disloyalty on the other side and the experience and maturity on this side; if we look at opposition members’ financial credentials, we see that they are as shambolic as their seating arrangements. On one hand, we have shadow ministers promising to spend hand over fist if they are elected and, on the other hand, we have a strangely mute shadow Treasurer. Dr S.C. Thomas : No, you do not. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I will give the shadow Treasurer a chance to say something; I will wait to hear what he has to say. The shadow education spokesperson is reported in the press as follows — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent . . . As the Treasurer, I have signed off on the Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers. Has the shadow minister signed off on the shadow Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers and is it a guaranteed offer from the state opposition? Now is the shadow Treasurer’s chance to speak. Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Dr S.C. Thomas : No, you do not. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I will give the shadow Treasurer a chance to say something; I will wait to hear what he has to say. The shadow education spokesperson is reported in the press as follows — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent . . . As the Treasurer, I have signed off on the Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers. Has the shadow minister signed off on the shadow Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers and is it a guaranteed offer from the state opposition? Now is the shadow Treasurer’s chance to speak. Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : I will give the shadow Treasurer a chance to say something; I will wait to hear what he has to say. The shadow education spokesperson is reported in the press as follows — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent . . . As the Treasurer, I have signed off on the Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers. Has the shadow minister signed off on the shadow Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers and is it a guaranteed offer from the state opposition? Now is the shadow Treasurer’s chance to speak. Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: Western Australia’s financial record under this state Labor government has been exemplary, and that is what the international independent ratings agencies have said. Both Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service have awarded us AAA credit ratings, and so they should, because we have run eight straight budget surpluses, and we have reduced debt in the general government sector to record lows. In fact, the general government sector is net debt free and will remain net debt free across the forward estimates. On the economic side, growth in Western Australia in the five years to 2006-07 averaged 5.1 per cent a year, while it averaged just 3.2 per cent a year for the nation. However, what I have learnt from my dealings with the ratings agencies is that it is not about just economic and financial performance; the ratings agencies also look to the future, and they assess the government’s credit rating not only on those economic and financial fundamentals, but also on the substance and transparency of the government’s decision-making processes. It is interesting that they regard our budget papers as amongst the best in the country for transparency. That is what independent analysis says. We have robust financial management processes, through cabinet’s expenditure review committee. We have good governance on these matters. We have the qualities of good governance with regard to financial management; cohesion; reliable, orderly processes; accountability; and maturity, with the public interest being our overriding concern. Could our opponents demonstrate these credentials to the rating agencies? They cannot even organise a seating plan for their side of the house. Every day they have a different seating plan. The member for Warren-Blackwood cannot sit next to the member for South Perth; the member for Cottesloe cannot sit next to the member for Kalgoorlie; the member for Kalgoorlie cannot sit next to the member for Vasse; they cannot find a spot far enough back for the member for Hillarys; and the member for Vasse is running out of anybody to sit next to him. It is just too dangerous to sit next to the member for Vasse. Even the member for Cottesloe, one of the most senior members on the other side of the house, says he is embarrassed. It is not only about the disunity and disloyalty on the other side and the experience and maturity on this side; if we look at opposition members’ financial credentials, we see that they are as shambolic as their seating arrangements. On one hand, we have shadow ministers promising to spend hand over fist if they are elected and, on the other hand, we have a strangely mute shadow Treasurer. Dr S.C. Thomas : No, you do not. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I will give the shadow Treasurer a chance to say something; I will wait to hear what he has to say. The shadow education spokesperson is reported in the press as follows — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent . . . As the Treasurer, I have signed off on the Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers. Has the shadow minister signed off on the shadow Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers and is it a guaranteed offer from the state opposition? Now is the shadow Treasurer’s chance to speak. Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Western Australia’s financial record under this state Labor government has been exemplary, and that is what the international independent ratings agencies have said. Both Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service have awarded us AAA credit ratings, and so they should, because we have run eight straight budget surpluses, and we have reduced debt in the general government sector to record lows. In fact, the general government sector is net debt free and will remain net debt free across the forward estimates. On the economic side, growth in Western Australia in the five years to 2006-07 averaged 5.1 per cent a year, while it averaged just 3.2 per cent a year for the nation. However, what I have learnt from my dealings with the ratings agencies is that it is not about just economic and financial performance; the ratings agencies also look to the future, and they assess the government’s credit rating not only on those economic and financial fundamentals, but also on the substance and transparency of the government’s decision-making processes. It is interesting that they regard our budget papers as amongst the best in the country for transparency. That is what independent analysis says. We have robust financial management processes, through cabinet’s expenditure review committee. We have good governance on these matters. We have the qualities of good governance with regard to financial management; cohesion; reliable, orderly processes; accountability; and maturity, with the public interest being our overriding concern. Could our opponents demonstrate these credentials to the rating agencies? They cannot even organise a seating plan for their side of the house. Every day they have a different seating plan. The member for Warren-Blackwood cannot sit next to the member for South Perth; the member for Cottesloe cannot sit next to the member for Kalgoorlie; the member for Kalgoorlie cannot sit next to the member for Vasse; they cannot find a spot far enough back for the member for Hillarys; and the member for Vasse is running out of anybody to sit next to him. It is just too dangerous to sit next to the member for Vasse. Even the member for Cottesloe, one of the most senior members on the other side of the house, says he is embarrassed. It is not only about the disunity and disloyalty on the other side and the experience and maturity on this side; if we look at opposition members’ financial credentials, we see that they are as shambolic as their seating arrangements. On one hand, we have shadow ministers promising to spend hand over fist if they are elected and, on the other hand, we have a strangely mute shadow Treasurer. Dr S.C. Thomas : No, you do not. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I will give the shadow Treasurer a chance to say something; I will wait to hear what he has to say. The shadow education spokesperson is reported in the press as follows — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent . . . As the Treasurer, I have signed off on the Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers. Has the shadow minister signed off on the shadow Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers and is it a guaranteed offer from the state opposition? Now is the shadow Treasurer’s chance to speak. Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Could our opponents demonstrate these credentials to the rating agencies? They cannot even organise a seating plan for their side of the house. Every day they have a different seating plan. The member for Warren-Blackwood cannot sit next to the member for South Perth; the member for Cottesloe cannot sit next to the member for Kalgoorlie; the member for Kalgoorlie cannot sit next to the member for Vasse; they cannot find a spot far enough back for the member for Hillarys; and the member for Vasse is running out of anybody to sit next to him. It is just too dangerous to sit next to the member for Vasse. Even the member for Cottesloe, one of the most senior members on the other side of the house, says he is embarrassed. It is not only about the disunity and disloyalty on the other side and the experience and maturity on this side; if we look at opposition members’ financial credentials, we see that they are as shambolic as their seating arrangements. On one hand, we have shadow ministers promising to spend hand over fist if they are elected and, on the other hand, we have a strangely mute shadow Treasurer. Dr S.C. Thomas : No, you do not. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I will give the shadow Treasurer a chance to say something; I will wait to hear what he has to say. The shadow education spokesperson is reported in the press as follows — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent . . . As the Treasurer, I have signed off on the Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers. Has the shadow minister signed off on the shadow Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers and is it a guaranteed offer from the state opposition? Now is the shadow Treasurer’s chance to speak. Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Dr S.C. Thomas : No, you do not. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I will give the shadow Treasurer a chance to say something; I will wait to hear what he has to say. The shadow education spokesperson is reported in the press as follows — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent . . . As the Treasurer, I have signed off on the Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers. Has the shadow minister signed off on the shadow Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers and is it a guaranteed offer from the state opposition? Now is the shadow Treasurer’s chance to speak. Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : I will give the shadow Treasurer a chance to say something; I will wait to hear what he has to say. The shadow education spokesperson is reported in the press as follows — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent . . . As the Treasurer, I have signed off on the Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers. Has the shadow minister signed off on the shadow Minister for Education and Training’s pay offer to teachers and is it a guaranteed offer from the state opposition? Now is the shadow Treasurer’s chance to speak. Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Dr S.C. Thomas : The shadow Minister for Education and Training said that the teachers should be given a fair and reasonable pay rise. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said 20 per cent. An article in the press states — All teachers should get a pay rise of 20 per cent to attract better-quality graduates into the profession, prominent Liberal frontbencher Peter Collier said yesterday. Is that a guaranteed offer? Has the shadow Treasurer signed off on that? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : He said that all teachers should get a pay rise of at least 20 per cent. Is it hollow rhetoric? Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : Is it a non-core promise that is not guaranteed? It is just rhetoric. The responses speak for themselves.
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