❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Treasurer's statement regarding the size of the WA economy and its debt repayment capacity, alleging he misled the house by using a quarterly figure instead of the annual GDP. The Treasurer defends his statement, claiming it was for comparative purposes with Victoria.
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Western Australian ECONOMY — MEASURE
I have a supplementary question. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Minister for Transport! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : How foolish does the Treasurer now feel after telling the house last week that he could repay $22 billion of debt with a $42 billion economy when our gross domestic product is about $184 billion? The Treasurer is out by a factor of four. Mr C.C. PORTER
I have a supplementary question. Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Minister for Transport! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : How foolish does the Treasurer now feel after telling the house last week that he could repay $22 billion of debt with a $42 billion economy when our gross domestic product is about $184 billion? The Treasurer is out by a factor of four. Mr C.C. PORTER
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No. The point I was seeking to make is that the shadow Treasurer had made a statement about debt on a per capita basis. I think she compared, both inside and outside the house, our debt with that of Victoria on that basis. I used that quarterly GSP figure and also a comparative figure from Victoria to show that, although Victoria — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Minister for Transport! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : How foolish does the Treasurer now feel after telling the house last week that he could repay $22 billion of debt with a $42 billion economy when our gross domestic product is about $184 billion? The Treasurer is out by a factor of four. Mr C.C. PORTER replied: No. The point I was seeking to make is that the shadow Treasurer had made a statement about debt on a per capita basis. I think she compared, both inside and outside the house, our debt with that of Victoria on that basis. I used that quarterly GSP figure and also a comparative figure from Victoria to show that, although Victoria — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
The SPEAKER : Minister for Transport! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : How foolish does the Treasurer now feel after telling the house last week that he could repay $22 billion of debt with a $42 billion economy when our gross domestic product is about $184 billion? The Treasurer is out by a factor of four. Mr C.C. PORTER replied: No. The point I was seeking to make is that the shadow Treasurer had made a statement about debt on a per capita basis. I think she compared, both inside and outside the house, our debt with that of Victoria on that basis. I used that quarterly GSP figure and also a comparative figure from Victoria to show that, although Victoria — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : How foolish does the Treasurer now feel after telling the house last week that he could repay $22 billion of debt with a $42 billion economy when our gross domestic product is about $184 billion? The Treasurer is out by a factor of four. Mr C.C. PORTER replied: No. The point I was seeking to make is that the shadow Treasurer had made a statement about debt on a per capita basis. I think she compared, both inside and outside the house, our debt with that of Victoria on that basis. I used that quarterly GSP figure and also a comparative figure from Victoria to show that, although Victoria — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER replied: No. The point I was seeking to make is that the shadow Treasurer had made a statement about debt on a per capita basis. I think she compared, both inside and outside the house, our debt with that of Victoria on that basis. I used that quarterly GSP figure and also a comparative figure from Victoria to show that, although Victoria — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
No. The point I was seeking to make is that the shadow Treasurer had made a statement about debt on a per capita basis. I think she compared, both inside and outside the house, our debt with that of Victoria on that basis. I used that quarterly GSP figure and also a comparative figure from Victoria to show that, although Victoria — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. The SPEAKER : Minister for Transport! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : How foolish does the Treasurer now feel after telling the house last week that he could repay $22 billion of debt with a $42 billion economy when our gross domestic product is about $184 billion? The Treasurer is out by a factor of four. Mr C.C. PORTER replied: No. The point I was seeking to make is that the shadow Treasurer had made a statement about debt on a per capita basis. I think she compared, both inside and outside the house, our debt with that of Victoria on that basis. I used that quarterly GSP figure and also a comparative figure from Victoria to show that, although Victoria — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
The SPEAKER : Minister for Transport! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : How foolish does the Treasurer now feel after telling the house last week that he could repay $22 billion of debt with a $42 billion economy when our gross domestic product is about $184 billion? The Treasurer is out by a factor of four. Mr C.C. PORTER replied: No. The point I was seeking to make is that the shadow Treasurer had made a statement about debt on a per capita basis. I think she compared, both inside and outside the house, our debt with that of Victoria on that basis. I used that quarterly GSP figure and also a comparative figure from Victoria to show that, although Victoria — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : How foolish does the Treasurer now feel after telling the house last week that he could repay $22 billion of debt with a $42 billion economy when our gross domestic product is about $184 billion? The Treasurer is out by a factor of four. Mr C.C. PORTER replied: No. The point I was seeking to make is that the shadow Treasurer had made a statement about debt on a per capita basis. I think she compared, both inside and outside the house, our debt with that of Victoria on that basis. I used that quarterly GSP figure and also a comparative figure from Victoria to show that, although Victoria — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER replied: No. The point I was seeking to make is that the shadow Treasurer had made a statement about debt on a per capita basis. I think she compared, both inside and outside the house, our debt with that of Victoria on that basis. I used that quarterly GSP figure and also a comparative figure from Victoria to show that, although Victoria — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
No. The point I was seeking to make is that the shadow Treasurer had made a statement about debt on a per capita basis. I think she compared, both inside and outside the house, our debt with that of Victoria on that basis. I used that quarterly GSP figure and also a comparative figure from Victoria to show that, although Victoria — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You described it as the size of our economy. Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER : It was a descriptor of size compared with Victoria to give the member an idea of how different our economy is. Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the house and you should make a clarifying statement. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER : No. I think the member has misunderstood the point. Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : No; read what you said last week. You said that the size of the WA economy is $42 billion. It is in black and white in Hansard . The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER : That is a fair comparative measure of size when the same measure is used — Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : When you look at only one quarter of the year! The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I have given you the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. I am now giving the Treasurer the opportunity to answer that supplementary question. I do not need further interjections. Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER : When we use the same comparative figure from Victoria, we get an understanding of the difference between the two economies. The point that the member has been making publicly is that our debt per capita is higher than that of Victoria, and that is true. But Victoria has a population of about 5.56 million people and WA has a population of about 2.31 million. When that figure is used, it gives a very good snapshot of how large our economy is compared with that of Victoria—that is to say that it is only slightly smaller than the economy of Victoria, which has a population of 5.56 million people. That was the concept I was trying to express to the member. Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : And you misled the house. Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mr C.C. PORTER : No. If the member has not understood that, I sincerely apologise and hope that she has got it now. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : Caught out. Absolutely arrogant! Caught out and won’t apologise. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland! Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : He won’t admit that he’s wrong. The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
The SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Quite simply, members, the member for Southern River has the call.
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