❓ Ms Winton questions the Premier about the impact of Liberal Party instability on the GST deal secured for WA. The Premier criticises the federal government's turmoil and calls for assurance on the GST agreement, highlighting the $4.7 billion at stake.
AnsweredQoN 595Legislative Assembly
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GST DISTRIBUTION —
STATE–FEDERAL ARRANGEMENT
595. Ms S.E. WINTON to the Premier:
On behalf of the member for
Forrestfield, I welcome the students and teachers from Dawson Park Primary
School who are in the public gallery today—welcome, everyone.
I refer to the hard work of the
McGowan Labor government to finally secure a deal on the GST and the refusal of
the member for Pearce, Christian Porter, to say whether the deal on the GST is
locked in. Can the Premier outline to the house how the crisis within the Liberal
Party is putting at risk the GST deal that this government has secured for the
people of Wanneroo and the rest of Western Australia?
STATE–FEDERAL ARRANGEMENT
595. Ms S.E. WINTON to the Premier:
On behalf of the member for
Forrestfield, I welcome the students and teachers from Dawson Park Primary
School who are in the public gallery today—welcome, everyone.
I refer to the hard work of the
McGowan Labor government to finally secure a deal on the GST and the refusal of
the member for Pearce, Christian Porter, to say whether the deal on the GST is
locked in. Can the Premier outline to the house how the crisis within the Liberal
Party is putting at risk the GST deal that this government has secured for the
people of Wanneroo and the rest of Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for Wanneroo for the question. Just prior to answering the
question, I want to pass on my thoughts, and I am sure they are the thoughts of
all members of the house, to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. I hope he
has a speedy recovery from the grievous injuries he incurred earlier today—best
wishes, Minister for Sport!
I move on to a more serious matter.
I think the events of this week nationally have been some of the saddest and
most embarrassing political events in the history of this country. I am
absolutely dismayed and appalled at the way the federal Liberal Party has
conducted itself using the government of this country as a tool for carrying
out personal and petty hatreds, animosities and vendettas between one another
and throwing the Prime Ministership and the government of this country into
turmoil. This matter has been orchestrated by people of the nature of Alan Jones,
Peta Credlin and Tony Abbott, and it seems that Michaelia Cash now has some
serious say in who is the Prime Minister of this country. It is a very sad day
when those people decide who the federal government and the Prime Minister of
this country is. I was absolutely appalled to see that people like Michael Keenan,
Michaelia Cash, Andrew Hastie, Ben Morton, Rick Wilson and Dean Smith were
prepared to vote for Peter Dutton, who is not committed to the GST arrangements
and improvements for Western Australia. It is absolutely shameful. What is at
stake is this: $4.7 billion for Western Australia and a floor of 70c in the
dollar, rising to 75c that this government and people in Western Australia have
argued for over a long time. I was even more amazed today to see that Ken Wyatt,
the federal member for Hasluck, was unable to guarantee the GST arrangements
for Western Australia. We saw that Christian Porter was unable to guarantee the
GST arrangements for Western Australia. I would describe the federal government
as a circus, except it would be insulting to clowns! It is appalling that these
sorts of things have occurred in our national Parliament. I call on the federal
government to provide certainty. I call on each of the candidates for Prime
Minister, whoever they may be, before such time as they assume the role
tomorrow or the next day, to provide clarity to Western Australia. I urge Scott
Morrison as Treasurer of Australia, to sign the letter to our state today to
give us that small amount of certainty that the GST arrangement we secured will
continue, because to do otherwise, once again, is just selling out Western Australia
by the federal government.
thank the member for Wanneroo for the question. Just prior to answering the
question, I want to pass on my thoughts, and I am sure they are the thoughts of
all members of the house, to the Minister for Sport and Recreation. I hope he
has a speedy recovery from the grievous injuries he incurred earlier today—best
wishes, Minister for Sport!
I move on to a more serious matter.
I think the events of this week nationally have been some of the saddest and
most embarrassing political events in the history of this country. I am
absolutely dismayed and appalled at the way the federal Liberal Party has
conducted itself using the government of this country as a tool for carrying
out personal and petty hatreds, animosities and vendettas between one another
and throwing the Prime Ministership and the government of this country into
turmoil. This matter has been orchestrated by people of the nature of Alan Jones,
Peta Credlin and Tony Abbott, and it seems that Michaelia Cash now has some
serious say in who is the Prime Minister of this country. It is a very sad day
when those people decide who the federal government and the Prime Minister of
this country is. I was absolutely appalled to see that people like Michael Keenan,
Michaelia Cash, Andrew Hastie, Ben Morton, Rick Wilson and Dean Smith were
prepared to vote for Peter Dutton, who is not committed to the GST arrangements
and improvements for Western Australia. It is absolutely shameful. What is at
stake is this: $4.7 billion for Western Australia and a floor of 70c in the
dollar, rising to 75c that this government and people in Western Australia have
argued for over a long time. I was even more amazed today to see that Ken Wyatt,
the federal member for Hasluck, was unable to guarantee the GST arrangements
for Western Australia. We saw that Christian Porter was unable to guarantee the
GST arrangements for Western Australia. I would describe the federal government
as a circus, except it would be insulting to clowns! It is appalling that these
sorts of things have occurred in our national Parliament. I call on the federal
government to provide certainty. I call on each of the candidates for Prime
Minister, whoever they may be, before such time as they assume the role
tomorrow or the next day, to provide clarity to Western Australia. I urge Scott
Morrison as Treasurer of Australia, to sign the letter to our state today to
give us that small amount of certainty that the GST arrangement we secured will
continue, because to do otherwise, once again, is just selling out Western Australia
by the federal government.
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