❓ A parliamentary question alleges a holiday was offered to Wade Scale's grandparents to silence them after his death. The Premier denies the allegation, deeming it too serious for such tactics.
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WADE SCALE
I have a supplementary question. Was this holiday an attempt to discourage the grandparents from speaking out following the tragic death of Wade Scale? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I have a supplementary question. Was this holiday an attempt to discourage the grandparents from speaking out following the tragic death of Wade Scale? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I have resisted the impulse to respond to this sort of line of questioning and the disgraceful interjections we have just heard, because this is a matter that is too serious and too sad - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : It’s too serious for the Parliament to ignore. The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I have resisted the impulse to respond to this sort of line of questioning and the disgraceful interjections we have just heard, because this is a matter that is too serious and too sad - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : It’s too serious for the Parliament to ignore. The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
I have resisted the impulse to respond to this sort of line of questioning and the disgraceful interjections we have just heard, because this is a matter that is too serious and too sad - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : It’s too serious for the Parliament to ignore. The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : It’s too serious for the Parliament to ignore. The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : It’s too serious for the Parliament to ignore. The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
Mr C.J. Barnett : It’s too serious for the Parliament to ignore. The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I have resisted the impulse to respond to this sort of line of questioning and the disgraceful interjections we have just heard, because this is a matter that is too serious and too sad - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : It’s too serious for the Parliament to ignore. The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
I have resisted the impulse to respond to this sort of line of questioning and the disgraceful interjections we have just heard, because this is a matter that is too serious and too sad - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : It’s too serious for the Parliament to ignore. The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : It’s too serious for the Parliament to ignore. The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : It’s too serious for the Parliament to ignore. The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
Mr C.J. Barnett : It’s too serious for the Parliament to ignore. The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
The SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : This matter is too serious and too sad to descend to the level that some are seeking to drag us down to. I have absolutely no reason to believe that the assertion made by the Leader of the Opposition in that question has any truth to it whatsoever.
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