❓ Hodson-Thomas questions McHale on alleged tourism budget cuts and failure to meet growth targets. McHale refutes claims, citing increased support and positive feedback from tourism bodies.
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TOURISM BUDGET
I refer to the fact that the Premier talks about a strong economy with the resource boom and also to the fact that spending in the Western Australian tourism industry crashed by $200 million last year. (1) Will the minister explain why the government is slashing the tourism budget by 45 per cent in real terms over the next three years from $66 million to just $49 million? (2) Given that the mission statement for the tourism portfolio is to “grow Western Australian tourism faster than the national average” for the long-term benefit of the state, and given the fact that Western Australia has lost market share in total domestic and international expenditure for tourism, will the minister concede that she has well and truly failed her mission? Ms S.M. McHALE
I refer to the fact that the Premier talks about a strong economy with the resource boom and also to the fact that spending in the Western Australian tourism industry crashed by $200 million last year. (1) Will the minister explain why the government is slashing the tourism budget by 45 per cent in real terms over the next three years from $66 million to just $49 million? (2) Given that the mission statement for the tourism portfolio is to “grow Western Australian tourism faster than the national average” for the long-term benefit of the state, and given the fact that Western Australia has lost market share in total domestic and international expenditure for tourism, will the minister concede that she has well and truly failed her mission? Ms S.M. McHALE
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I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) I spent a very fruitful week in China, talking to officials from a number of airlines and Chinese tourism organisations. That market expressed great interest in Western Australia. I also read the member’s press release. I will not comment on it until I have analysed the figures. Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
(1) Will the minister explain why the government is slashing the tourism budget by 45 per cent in real terms over the next three years from $66 million to just $49 million? (2) Given that the mission statement for the tourism portfolio is to “grow Western Australian tourism faster than the national average” for the long-term benefit of the state, and given the fact that Western Australia has lost market share in total domestic and international expenditure for tourism, will the minister concede that she has well and truly failed her mission? Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) I spent a very fruitful week in China, talking to officials from a number of airlines and Chinese tourism organisations. That market expressed great interest in Western Australia. I also read the member’s press release. I will not comment on it until I have analysed the figures. Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
(2) Given that the mission statement for the tourism portfolio is to “grow Western Australian tourism faster than the national average” for the long-term benefit of the state, and given the fact that Western Australia has lost market share in total domestic and international expenditure for tourism, will the minister concede that she has well and truly failed her mission? Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) I spent a very fruitful week in China, talking to officials from a number of airlines and Chinese tourism organisations. That market expressed great interest in Western Australia. I also read the member’s press release. I will not comment on it until I have analysed the figures. Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) I spent a very fruitful week in China, talking to officials from a number of airlines and Chinese tourism organisations. That market expressed great interest in Western Australia. I also read the member’s press release. I will not comment on it until I have analysed the figures. Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) I spent a very fruitful week in China, talking to officials from a number of airlines and Chinese tourism organisations. That market expressed great interest in Western Australia. I also read the member’s press release. I will not comment on it until I have analysed the figures. Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
(1)-(2) I spent a very fruitful week in China, talking to officials from a number of airlines and Chinese tourism organisations. That market expressed great interest in Western Australia. I also read the member’s press release. I will not comment on it until I have analysed the figures. Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
(1) Will the minister explain why the government is slashing the tourism budget by 45 per cent in real terms over the next three years from $66 million to just $49 million? (2) Given that the mission statement for the tourism portfolio is to “grow Western Australian tourism faster than the national average” for the long-term benefit of the state, and given the fact that Western Australia has lost market share in total domestic and international expenditure for tourism, will the minister concede that she has well and truly failed her mission? Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) I spent a very fruitful week in China, talking to officials from a number of airlines and Chinese tourism organisations. That market expressed great interest in Western Australia. I also read the member’s press release. I will not comment on it until I have analysed the figures. Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
(2) Given that the mission statement for the tourism portfolio is to “grow Western Australian tourism faster than the national average” for the long-term benefit of the state, and given the fact that Western Australia has lost market share in total domestic and international expenditure for tourism, will the minister concede that she has well and truly failed her mission? Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) I spent a very fruitful week in China, talking to officials from a number of airlines and Chinese tourism organisations. That market expressed great interest in Western Australia. I also read the member’s press release. I will not comment on it until I have analysed the figures. Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
Ms S.M. McHALE replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) I spent a very fruitful week in China, talking to officials from a number of airlines and Chinese tourism organisations. That market expressed great interest in Western Australia. I also read the member’s press release. I will not comment on it until I have analysed the figures. Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
I thank the member for the question. (1)-(2) I spent a very fruitful week in China, talking to officials from a number of airlines and Chinese tourism organisations. That market expressed great interest in Western Australia. I also read the member’s press release. I will not comment on it until I have analysed the figures. Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
(1)-(2) I spent a very fruitful week in China, talking to officials from a number of airlines and Chinese tourism organisations. That market expressed great interest in Western Australia. I also read the member’s press release. I will not comment on it until I have analysed the figures. Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
Mr C.J. Barnett : You are the minister. You are supposed to know the figures. The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
The SPEAKER : Order! Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
Ms S.M. McHALE : I have not analysed her figures, because at the moment they are very wrong. Let me correct the analysis of the opposition. This government has not reduced its commitment to tourism; in fact, it has increased its support for destination marketing of this state. Although the opposition will not acknowledge what the government has done, because it is the opposition’s mean-spirited way, I will quote from people whose opinions do matter. The Tourism Council WA congratulated and acknowledged the government for its continued support by increasing funding, so the Tourism Council WA can get it right. Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
Mr R.F. Johnson : When did it say that? Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
Ms S.M. McHALE : Thursday, 11 May. The Tourism and Transport Forum Australia said that the Western Australian government was to be commended for providing $10.2 million over the next two years to capitalise on the great results already achieved by Tourism Western Australia in attracting visitors from Asia, particularly China and Japan. On 11 May, the Australian Tourism Export Council was reported as saying that the Western Australian government should be praised for its commitment to tourism as funding hit the $50 million mark for the first time. ATEC, the TTF and the Tourism Council, which are national and Western Australian peak bodies for tourism, think that our budget is good. If they think it is good, the opposition should revisit its analysis. We have increased the budget significantly and we are proud of what we are doing for tourism in Western Australia. A lot of hard work has to be done. This government will do that.
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