❓ Premier Gallop boasts record low unemployment in WA (4%) compared to the national average (5.2%), highlighting job creation and training programs since 2001. He contrasts his government's approach with the federal Liberal government's industrial relations policies, emphasizing fairness.
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Will the Premier outline the latest unemployment figures for Western Australia? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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It is with some pride that I can announce to the Parliament today that unemployment in Western Australia is the lowest on record at four per cent. It is well below the national figure of 5.2 per cent. Let us look at what has happened since 2001. Mr T.R. Buswell : Five thousand Western Australians lost their job last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Mr Speaker, where does the member for Vasse live? All over Western Australia people are being employed in good jobs and creating wealth for Western Australia and for Australia. Since we have come to government nearly 130 000 new jobs have been created in this state. This year, 48 500 new jobs have been created at a rate of 4.6 per cent, which is twice the national rate of 2.3 per cent. The most important fact in these statistics is that young Western Australians are getting into the workplace and into training programs. Western Australia’s youth unemployment rate averaged 15.8 per cent over the last year compared with the national rate of 20 per cent. Together with these employment opportunities, our government is also offering a record number of places for apprenticeships and traineeships. The number of new apprenticeships and traineeships in WA has increased by 4 000 since the election to reach 30 000. That was the commitment we gave over four years and we have already achieved it in terms of Western Australia’s apprenticeship rate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: It is with some pride that I can announce to the Parliament today that unemployment in Western Australia is the lowest on record at four per cent. It is well below the national figure of 5.2 per cent. Let us look at what has happened since 2001. Mr T.R. Buswell : Five thousand Western Australians lost their job last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Mr Speaker, where does the member for Vasse live? All over Western Australia people are being employed in good jobs and creating wealth for Western Australia and for Australia. Since we have come to government nearly 130 000 new jobs have been created in this state. This year, 48 500 new jobs have been created at a rate of 4.6 per cent, which is twice the national rate of 2.3 per cent. The most important fact in these statistics is that young Western Australians are getting into the workplace and into training programs. Western Australia’s youth unemployment rate averaged 15.8 per cent over the last year compared with the national rate of 20 per cent. Together with these employment opportunities, our government is also offering a record number of places for apprenticeships and traineeships. The number of new apprenticeships and traineeships in WA has increased by 4 000 since the election to reach 30 000. That was the commitment we gave over four years and we have already achieved it in terms of Western Australia’s apprenticeship rate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
It is with some pride that I can announce to the Parliament today that unemployment in Western Australia is the lowest on record at four per cent. It is well below the national figure of 5.2 per cent. Let us look at what has happened since 2001. Mr T.R. Buswell : Five thousand Western Australians lost their job last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Mr Speaker, where does the member for Vasse live? All over Western Australia people are being employed in good jobs and creating wealth for Western Australia and for Australia. Since we have come to government nearly 130 000 new jobs have been created in this state. This year, 48 500 new jobs have been created at a rate of 4.6 per cent, which is twice the national rate of 2.3 per cent. The most important fact in these statistics is that young Western Australians are getting into the workplace and into training programs. Western Australia’s youth unemployment rate averaged 15.8 per cent over the last year compared with the national rate of 20 per cent. Together with these employment opportunities, our government is also offering a record number of places for apprenticeships and traineeships. The number of new apprenticeships and traineeships in WA has increased by 4 000 since the election to reach 30 000. That was the commitment we gave over four years and we have already achieved it in terms of Western Australia’s apprenticeship rate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Mr T.R. Buswell : Five thousand Western Australians lost their job last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Mr Speaker, where does the member for Vasse live? All over Western Australia people are being employed in good jobs and creating wealth for Western Australia and for Australia. Since we have come to government nearly 130 000 new jobs have been created in this state. This year, 48 500 new jobs have been created at a rate of 4.6 per cent, which is twice the national rate of 2.3 per cent. The most important fact in these statistics is that young Western Australians are getting into the workplace and into training programs. Western Australia’s youth unemployment rate averaged 15.8 per cent over the last year compared with the national rate of 20 per cent. Together with these employment opportunities, our government is also offering a record number of places for apprenticeships and traineeships. The number of new apprenticeships and traineeships in WA has increased by 4 000 since the election to reach 30 000. That was the commitment we gave over four years and we have already achieved it in terms of Western Australia’s apprenticeship rate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Mr Speaker, where does the member for Vasse live? All over Western Australia people are being employed in good jobs and creating wealth for Western Australia and for Australia. Since we have come to government nearly 130 000 new jobs have been created in this state. This year, 48 500 new jobs have been created at a rate of 4.6 per cent, which is twice the national rate of 2.3 per cent. The most important fact in these statistics is that young Western Australians are getting into the workplace and into training programs. Western Australia’s youth unemployment rate averaged 15.8 per cent over the last year compared with the national rate of 20 per cent. Together with these employment opportunities, our government is also offering a record number of places for apprenticeships and traineeships. The number of new apprenticeships and traineeships in WA has increased by 4 000 since the election to reach 30 000. That was the commitment we gave over four years and we have already achieved it in terms of Western Australia’s apprenticeship rate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
The most important fact in these statistics is that young Western Australians are getting into the workplace and into training programs. Western Australia’s youth unemployment rate averaged 15.8 per cent over the last year compared with the national rate of 20 per cent. Together with these employment opportunities, our government is also offering a record number of places for apprenticeships and traineeships. The number of new apprenticeships and traineeships in WA has increased by 4 000 since the election to reach 30 000. That was the commitment we gave over four years and we have already achieved it in terms of Western Australia’s apprenticeship rate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: It is with some pride that I can announce to the Parliament today that unemployment in Western Australia is the lowest on record at four per cent. It is well below the national figure of 5.2 per cent. Let us look at what has happened since 2001. Mr T.R. Buswell : Five thousand Western Australians lost their job last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Mr Speaker, where does the member for Vasse live? All over Western Australia people are being employed in good jobs and creating wealth for Western Australia and for Australia. Since we have come to government nearly 130 000 new jobs have been created in this state. This year, 48 500 new jobs have been created at a rate of 4.6 per cent, which is twice the national rate of 2.3 per cent. The most important fact in these statistics is that young Western Australians are getting into the workplace and into training programs. Western Australia’s youth unemployment rate averaged 15.8 per cent over the last year compared with the national rate of 20 per cent. Together with these employment opportunities, our government is also offering a record number of places for apprenticeships and traineeships. The number of new apprenticeships and traineeships in WA has increased by 4 000 since the election to reach 30 000. That was the commitment we gave over four years and we have already achieved it in terms of Western Australia’s apprenticeship rate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
It is with some pride that I can announce to the Parliament today that unemployment in Western Australia is the lowest on record at four per cent. It is well below the national figure of 5.2 per cent. Let us look at what has happened since 2001. Mr T.R. Buswell : Five thousand Western Australians lost their job last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Mr Speaker, where does the member for Vasse live? All over Western Australia people are being employed in good jobs and creating wealth for Western Australia and for Australia. Since we have come to government nearly 130 000 new jobs have been created in this state. This year, 48 500 new jobs have been created at a rate of 4.6 per cent, which is twice the national rate of 2.3 per cent. The most important fact in these statistics is that young Western Australians are getting into the workplace and into training programs. Western Australia’s youth unemployment rate averaged 15.8 per cent over the last year compared with the national rate of 20 per cent. Together with these employment opportunities, our government is also offering a record number of places for apprenticeships and traineeships. The number of new apprenticeships and traineeships in WA has increased by 4 000 since the election to reach 30 000. That was the commitment we gave over four years and we have already achieved it in terms of Western Australia’s apprenticeship rate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Mr T.R. Buswell : Five thousand Western Australians lost their job last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Mr Speaker, where does the member for Vasse live? All over Western Australia people are being employed in good jobs and creating wealth for Western Australia and for Australia. Since we have come to government nearly 130 000 new jobs have been created in this state. This year, 48 500 new jobs have been created at a rate of 4.6 per cent, which is twice the national rate of 2.3 per cent. The most important fact in these statistics is that young Western Australians are getting into the workplace and into training programs. Western Australia’s youth unemployment rate averaged 15.8 per cent over the last year compared with the national rate of 20 per cent. Together with these employment opportunities, our government is also offering a record number of places for apprenticeships and traineeships. The number of new apprenticeships and traineeships in WA has increased by 4 000 since the election to reach 30 000. That was the commitment we gave over four years and we have already achieved it in terms of Western Australia’s apprenticeship rate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Mr Speaker, where does the member for Vasse live? All over Western Australia people are being employed in good jobs and creating wealth for Western Australia and for Australia. Since we have come to government nearly 130 000 new jobs have been created in this state. This year, 48 500 new jobs have been created at a rate of 4.6 per cent, which is twice the national rate of 2.3 per cent. The most important fact in these statistics is that young Western Australians are getting into the workplace and into training programs. Western Australia’s youth unemployment rate averaged 15.8 per cent over the last year compared with the national rate of 20 per cent. Together with these employment opportunities, our government is also offering a record number of places for apprenticeships and traineeships. The number of new apprenticeships and traineeships in WA has increased by 4 000 since the election to reach 30 000. That was the commitment we gave over four years and we have already achieved it in terms of Western Australia’s apprenticeship rate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
The most important fact in these statistics is that young Western Australians are getting into the workplace and into training programs. Western Australia’s youth unemployment rate averaged 15.8 per cent over the last year compared with the national rate of 20 per cent. Together with these employment opportunities, our government is also offering a record number of places for apprenticeships and traineeships. The number of new apprenticeships and traineeships in WA has increased by 4 000 since the election to reach 30 000. That was the commitment we gave over four years and we have already achieved it in terms of Western Australia’s apprenticeship rate. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
The SPEAKER : I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Let us look at my government’s approach to these questions: build infrastructure for new jobs; promote the state and put money into the marketing of Western Australia; increase apprenticeships and traineeships across the board; guarantee safe workplaces for workers; and make sure there is fairness in the industrial relations system - contrast that with the federal Liberal government. It wants division and conflict. If we want to build a good society and jobs and opportunities for the future, we cannot do it on the basis of division and conflict. My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
My message to all Western Australians in respect of the commonwealth legislation is quite simple: Send a clear message to John Howard that his legislation is un-Australian and unfair and that we will fight it every inch of the way. If we are going to build an Australia that is worth living in and a Western Australia that is worth living in, fairness must be the central principle - a fair go for everyone. A fair go for everyone is not achieved with the sort of legislation that is currently in the federal Parliament. The Labor Party’s resolve remains very firm. We will resist that legislation through the political process, the legal process and, ultimately, should it be passed and survive legal challenges, at the next federal election. Our state is doing well and one of the reasons it is doing well - Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Mr T.R. Buswell interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : When we came to government in 2001 one of our proudest moments was to ditch that Liberal industrial relations legislation. Do members know why we ditched it? It was unfair and forced people into arrangements that were not in their interests. It created exploitation and a minimum wage in Western Australia that was lower than the national minimum wage. We are doing well in Western Australia today. The reason for that is our adherence to the principle of fairness. That is the fundamental Australian principle that is integral to my government’s policies and practices. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
The SPEAKER : Order, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and member for Murray.
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