❓ Mr. Katsambanis questions the Premier about potential wage garnishing of public servants for the WA Labor Party. The Premier deflects, accusing Mr. Katsambanis of past misconduct and criticising the Liberal Party's internal practices.
AnsweredQoN 452Legislative Assembly
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WA LABOR — PUBLIC
SERVANTS — GARNISHEED WAGES
452. Mr
P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Premier:
I
refer to reports earlier this week of shocking and completely inappropriate
activity in Labor Party branches, including in Victoria and New South Wales. Is
the Premier aware of any public servants in ministerial offices in Western Australia having been approached to have their wages garnisheed for redirection to
the Western Australian Labor Party?
SERVANTS — GARNISHEED WAGES
452. Mr
P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Premier:
I
refer to reports earlier this week of shocking and completely inappropriate
activity in Labor Party branches, including in Victoria and New South Wales. Is
the Premier aware of any public servants in ministerial offices in Western Australia having been approached to have their wages garnisheed for redirection to
the Western Australian Labor Party?
AnswerView source ↗
I am aware of someone who was a member
of the Victorian Parliament and who was admonished for using their position, as
I recall, to undermine the Premier of the day. As I recall, they were
admonished for their role online in undermining the Premier of the day, and
that was you, member for Hillarys—that was you. Maybe the member for
Hillarys can explain. Maybe before his supplementary question, I will have the
details brought in to me about exactly what he got up to over there. The member's
behaviour over there, in a range of ways, dictates that he should not be asking
these questions. What happens in Victoria happens in Victoria, and what happens
in the right wing of the Liberal Party of Western Australia happens in the
right wing of the Liberal Party. We have seen reports about the recruitment activities within the churches of Western Australia.
Obviously, that is a significant issue. Some people in the Liberal
Party, because of the recruitment practices that have gone on, have obtained
preselection recently using the numbers they have secured from some of the
church groups that have been signed up by the Liberal
Party in our state. A lot of Liberal members are not happy about it because
they come and talk to me about it . They all know that is true. Now the
Liberal Party is demanding that I out whistleblowers. The practices in Victoria
and in the right wing of the Liberal Party are a matter for them.
of the Victorian Parliament and who was admonished for using their position, as
I recall, to undermine the Premier of the day. As I recall, they were
admonished for their role online in undermining the Premier of the day, and
that was you, member for Hillarys—that was you. Maybe the member for
Hillarys can explain. Maybe before his supplementary question, I will have the
details brought in to me about exactly what he got up to over there. The member's
behaviour over there, in a range of ways, dictates that he should not be asking
these questions. What happens in Victoria happens in Victoria, and what happens
in the right wing of the Liberal Party of Western Australia happens in the
right wing of the Liberal Party. We have seen reports about the recruitment activities within the churches of Western Australia.
Obviously, that is a significant issue. Some people in the Liberal
Party, because of the recruitment practices that have gone on, have obtained
preselection recently using the numbers they have secured from some of the
church groups that have been signed up by the Liberal
Party in our state. A lot of Liberal members are not happy about it because
they come and talk to me about it . They all know that is true. Now the
Liberal Party is demanding that I out whistleblowers. The practices in Victoria
and in the right wing of the Liberal Party are a matter for them.
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