❓ Opposition asks if Premier Barnett consulted backbenchers on the Member for Vasse's cabinet return. Barnett deflects, criticising Labor's cabinet selection process and asserting the Premier's sole authority in the Liberal Party.
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MEMBER FOR VASSE — CABINET RETURN
I have a supplementary question. Has the Premier canvassed the views of his backbench and are the backbenchers unanimous in support for the member for Vasse’s return to the cabinet? Mr C.J. BARNETT
I have a supplementary question. Has the Premier canvassed the views of his backbench and are the backbenchers unanimous in support for the member for Vasse’s return to the cabinet? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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Silly question! I think the Labor Party used to—I do not know if it still does—vote for who gets to go in cabinet. Imagine the deals that go on there: who members sit next to at caucus or for whom they offer to buy a coffee. “Here, I’ll buy you a coffee!” Bribery and corruption in the Labor Party! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Good point. That is not the Liberal Party system. It is the province of the leader, the Premier of the day, to select who goes in cabinet. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. Before we move to petitions, I am sure that we all welcome the member for Morley back into this place. Now the member for Morley knows what he has been missing for the last couple of months!
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: Silly question! I think the Labor Party used to—I do not know if it still does—vote for who gets to go in cabinet. Imagine the deals that go on there: who members sit next to at caucus or for whom they offer to buy a coffee. “Here, I’ll buy you a coffee!” Bribery and corruption in the Labor Party! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Good point. That is not the Liberal Party system. It is the province of the leader, the Premier of the day, to select who goes in cabinet. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. Before we move to petitions, I am sure that we all welcome the member for Morley back into this place. Now the member for Morley knows what he has been missing for the last couple of months!
Silly question! I think the Labor Party used to—I do not know if it still does—vote for who gets to go in cabinet. Imagine the deals that go on there: who members sit next to at caucus or for whom they offer to buy a coffee. “Here, I’ll buy you a coffee!” Bribery and corruption in the Labor Party! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Good point. That is not the Liberal Party system. It is the province of the leader, the Premier of the day, to select who goes in cabinet. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. Before we move to petitions, I am sure that we all welcome the member for Morley back into this place. Now the member for Morley knows what he has been missing for the last couple of months!
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Good point. That is not the Liberal Party system. It is the province of the leader, the Premier of the day, to select who goes in cabinet. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. Before we move to petitions, I am sure that we all welcome the member for Morley back into this place. Now the member for Morley knows what he has been missing for the last couple of months!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Good point. That is not the Liberal Party system. It is the province of the leader, the Premier of the day, to select who goes in cabinet. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. Before we move to petitions, I am sure that we all welcome the member for Morley back into this place. Now the member for Morley knows what he has been missing for the last couple of months!
The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. Before we move to petitions, I am sure that we all welcome the member for Morley back into this place. Now the member for Morley knows what he has been missing for the last couple of months!
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: Silly question! I think the Labor Party used to—I do not know if it still does—vote for who gets to go in cabinet. Imagine the deals that go on there: who members sit next to at caucus or for whom they offer to buy a coffee. “Here, I’ll buy you a coffee!” Bribery and corruption in the Labor Party! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Good point. That is not the Liberal Party system. It is the province of the leader, the Premier of the day, to select who goes in cabinet. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. Before we move to petitions, I am sure that we all welcome the member for Morley back into this place. Now the member for Morley knows what he has been missing for the last couple of months!
Silly question! I think the Labor Party used to—I do not know if it still does—vote for who gets to go in cabinet. Imagine the deals that go on there: who members sit next to at caucus or for whom they offer to buy a coffee. “Here, I’ll buy you a coffee!” Bribery and corruption in the Labor Party! Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Good point. That is not the Liberal Party system. It is the province of the leader, the Premier of the day, to select who goes in cabinet. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. Before we move to petitions, I am sure that we all welcome the member for Morley back into this place. Now the member for Morley knows what he has been missing for the last couple of months!
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : Good point. That is not the Liberal Party system. It is the province of the leader, the Premier of the day, to select who goes in cabinet. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. Before we move to petitions, I am sure that we all welcome the member for Morley back into this place. Now the member for Morley knows what he has been missing for the last couple of months!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Good point. That is not the Liberal Party system. It is the province of the leader, the Premier of the day, to select who goes in cabinet. The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. Before we move to petitions, I am sure that we all welcome the member for Morley back into this place. Now the member for Morley knows what he has been missing for the last couple of months!
The SPEAKER : That concludes question time. Before we move to petitions, I am sure that we all welcome the member for Morley back into this place. Now the member for Morley knows what he has been missing for the last couple of months!
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