❓ Question regarding the WA government's unwillingness to underwrite Skywest Airlines, contrasting it with potential federal support for Ansett. The Premier defends the government's role as a facilitator rather than a banker.
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SKYWEST AIRLINES PTY LTD, UNDERWRITING
I refer to the federal Leader of the Opposition’s statement to an Ansett Australia rally in Sydney on 14 September that he would support the short-term underwriting of Ansett in order to make it operational again. If it is good enough for Mr Beazley to underwrite Ansett Australia - a $2 billion loss-making operation - why is this Government incapable of underwriting Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd - a profitable operation - in the short term? Dr GALLOP
I refer to the federal Leader of the Opposition’s statement to an Ansett Australia rally in Sydney on 14 September that he would support the short-term underwriting of Ansett in order to make it operational again. If it is good enough for Mr Beazley to underwrite Ansett Australia - a $2 billion loss-making operation - why is this Government incapable of underwriting Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd - a profitable operation - in the short term? Dr GALLOP
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The former chairman of the Public Accounts and Expenditure Review Committee has forgotten about the role he used to play in the Parliament. The Government is very keen to get Skywest Airlines up and running in Western Australia. When the previous administrator was in place, the Government made sure that the administrator considered a sale of Skywest Airlines separate from the total assets of Ansett Australia as important from the State’s point of view. That point has been put very strongly to the new administrator. The Government has facilitated meetings between the administrator and those who are saying that they have some interest in purchasing Skywest Airlines. The Government has tried to bring about connections between the administrator and potential purchasers in order to keep Skywest up and running. I must disagree with the Leader of the National Party. We do not think it is appropriate in Western Australia for the Government to act as a banker; we believe its role is to facilitate. Members will see from us a range of initiatives that we will take to support the tourism industry generally, both in the short term and the medium term. Mrs Edwardes: Which year? Dr GALLOP: I find it extraordinary. Does the Leader of the Opposition support the position of the National Party that we should underwrite Skywest? Mr Barnett: I will speak on that debate this afternoon. Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP replied: The former chairman of the Public Accounts and Expenditure Review Committee has forgotten about the role he used to play in the Parliament. The Government is very keen to get Skywest Airlines up and running in Western Australia. When the previous administrator was in place, the Government made sure that the administrator considered a sale of Skywest Airlines separate from the total assets of Ansett Australia as important from the State’s point of view. That point has been put very strongly to the new administrator. The Government has facilitated meetings between the administrator and those who are saying that they have some interest in purchasing Skywest Airlines. The Government has tried to bring about connections between the administrator and potential purchasers in order to keep Skywest up and running. I must disagree with the Leader of the National Party. We do not think it is appropriate in Western Australia for the Government to act as a banker; we believe its role is to facilitate. Members will see from us a range of initiatives that we will take to support the tourism industry generally, both in the short term and the medium term. Mrs Edwardes: Which year? Dr GALLOP: I find it extraordinary. Does the Leader of the Opposition support the position of the National Party that we should underwrite Skywest? Mr Barnett: I will speak on that debate this afternoon. Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
The former chairman of the Public Accounts and Expenditure Review Committee has forgotten about the role he used to play in the Parliament. The Government is very keen to get Skywest Airlines up and running in Western Australia. When the previous administrator was in place, the Government made sure that the administrator considered a sale of Skywest Airlines separate from the total assets of Ansett Australia as important from the State’s point of view. That point has been put very strongly to the new administrator. The Government has facilitated meetings between the administrator and those who are saying that they have some interest in purchasing Skywest Airlines. The Government has tried to bring about connections between the administrator and potential purchasers in order to keep Skywest up and running. I must disagree with the Leader of the National Party. We do not think it is appropriate in Western Australia for the Government to act as a banker; we believe its role is to facilitate. Members will see from us a range of initiatives that we will take to support the tourism industry generally, both in the short term and the medium term. Mrs Edwardes: Which year? Dr GALLOP: I find it extraordinary. Does the Leader of the Opposition support the position of the National Party that we should underwrite Skywest? Mr Barnett: I will speak on that debate this afternoon. Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mrs Edwardes: Which year? Dr GALLOP: I find it extraordinary. Does the Leader of the Opposition support the position of the National Party that we should underwrite Skywest? Mr Barnett: I will speak on that debate this afternoon. Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: I find it extraordinary. Does the Leader of the Opposition support the position of the National Party that we should underwrite Skywest? Mr Barnett: I will speak on that debate this afternoon. Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Barnett: I will speak on that debate this afternoon. Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP replied: The former chairman of the Public Accounts and Expenditure Review Committee has forgotten about the role he used to play in the Parliament. The Government is very keen to get Skywest Airlines up and running in Western Australia. When the previous administrator was in place, the Government made sure that the administrator considered a sale of Skywest Airlines separate from the total assets of Ansett Australia as important from the State’s point of view. That point has been put very strongly to the new administrator. The Government has facilitated meetings between the administrator and those who are saying that they have some interest in purchasing Skywest Airlines. The Government has tried to bring about connections between the administrator and potential purchasers in order to keep Skywest up and running. I must disagree with the Leader of the National Party. We do not think it is appropriate in Western Australia for the Government to act as a banker; we believe its role is to facilitate. Members will see from us a range of initiatives that we will take to support the tourism industry generally, both in the short term and the medium term. Mrs Edwardes: Which year? Dr GALLOP: I find it extraordinary. Does the Leader of the Opposition support the position of the National Party that we should underwrite Skywest? Mr Barnett: I will speak on that debate this afternoon. Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
The former chairman of the Public Accounts and Expenditure Review Committee has forgotten about the role he used to play in the Parliament. The Government is very keen to get Skywest Airlines up and running in Western Australia. When the previous administrator was in place, the Government made sure that the administrator considered a sale of Skywest Airlines separate from the total assets of Ansett Australia as important from the State’s point of view. That point has been put very strongly to the new administrator. The Government has facilitated meetings between the administrator and those who are saying that they have some interest in purchasing Skywest Airlines. The Government has tried to bring about connections between the administrator and potential purchasers in order to keep Skywest up and running. I must disagree with the Leader of the National Party. We do not think it is appropriate in Western Australia for the Government to act as a banker; we believe its role is to facilitate. Members will see from us a range of initiatives that we will take to support the tourism industry generally, both in the short term and the medium term. Mrs Edwardes: Which year? Dr GALLOP: I find it extraordinary. Does the Leader of the Opposition support the position of the National Party that we should underwrite Skywest? Mr Barnett: I will speak on that debate this afternoon. Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mrs Edwardes: Which year? Dr GALLOP: I find it extraordinary. Does the Leader of the Opposition support the position of the National Party that we should underwrite Skywest? Mr Barnett: I will speak on that debate this afternoon. Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: I find it extraordinary. Does the Leader of the Opposition support the position of the National Party that we should underwrite Skywest? Mr Barnett: I will speak on that debate this afternoon. Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Barnett: I will speak on that debate this afternoon. Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: He does not have a position on one of the big issues in Western Australia today. He will not even declare his position. We have a position: we are against it. Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Sweetman interjected. Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: The member for Ningaloo has a position, does he? Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Sweetman: Absolutely. Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: Is it the Leader of the Opposition’s position? Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Sweetman: I believe it will be. Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: This is the united Opposition coming into the Parliament with one voice. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a position, but the member for Ningaloo tells us that he will have a position later on. Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Sweetman: I am spokesperson for regional transport. Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: I ask the member for Ningaloo: which technique will he use to convince the Leader of the Opposition? Will it be the arm-twisting technique or the subtle, gentle, let’s-all-be-together-in-this-one? Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Sweetman: My position is not a lot dissimilar to your minister’s position. She is being overrun by you. Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: The Government of Western Australia speaks with one voice, and our voice is that we will support the tourism industry. Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Hillarys and the member for Nedlands to order for the first time. Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: We will support the tourism industry and take initiatives to support airline services to regional Western Australia. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order. The level of interjection means that this question time will be extended beyond what it should. Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
Dr GALLOP: Mr Speaker, we are not going to act as a banker for individual firms. That is not the role of the Government. The role of the Government is to facilitate, support industry and build infrastructure. I find it extraordinary that, despite the reports by the royal commission and the Commission on Government, the Opposition, in a desperate bid to win a few votes, is willing to sacrifice that fundamental principle.
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