❓ Premier Carpenter highlights WA's significant contribution to Australia's export earnings, low unemployment, and business investment growth, criticising the federal government's lack of attention while praising Kevin Rudd's engagement. The response is highly partisan, with personal attacks and interjections.
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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY - IMPORTANCE TO AUSTRALIA
Can the Premier please update the house on how important the Western Australian economy is to Australia and how much it is acknowledged at a national level? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
Can the Premier please update the house on how important the Western Australian economy is to Australia and how much it is acknowledged at a national level? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for the question. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am happy for opposition members to run these lines - they are in such a narrow, bigoted spectrum of the community. They condemn themselves to perennial and eternal opposition. We on this side of the house, in looking at the bigger issues related to the state’s economy and our place in the nation and the national economy, can stand on a very good record. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am happy for opposition members to run these lines - they are in such a narrow, bigoted spectrum of the community. They condemn themselves to perennial and eternal opposition. We on this side of the house, in looking at the bigger issues related to the state’s economy and our place in the nation and the national economy, can stand on a very good record. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
I thank the member for the question. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am happy for opposition members to run these lines - they are in such a narrow, bigoted spectrum of the community. They condemn themselves to perennial and eternal opposition. We on this side of the house, in looking at the bigger issues related to the state’s economy and our place in the nation and the national economy, can stand on a very good record. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am happy for opposition members to run these lines - they are in such a narrow, bigoted spectrum of the community. They condemn themselves to perennial and eternal opposition. We on this side of the house, in looking at the bigger issues related to the state’s economy and our place in the nation and the national economy, can stand on a very good record. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am happy for opposition members to run these lines - they are in such a narrow, bigoted spectrum of the community. They condemn themselves to perennial and eternal opposition. We on this side of the house, in looking at the bigger issues related to the state’s economy and our place in the nation and the national economy, can stand on a very good record. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am happy for opposition members to run these lines - they are in such a narrow, bigoted spectrum of the community. They condemn themselves to perennial and eternal opposition. We on this side of the house, in looking at the bigger issues related to the state’s economy and our place in the nation and the national economy, can stand on a very good record. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
I thank the member for the question. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am happy for opposition members to run these lines - they are in such a narrow, bigoted spectrum of the community. They condemn themselves to perennial and eternal opposition. We on this side of the house, in looking at the bigger issues related to the state’s economy and our place in the nation and the national economy, can stand on a very good record. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am happy for opposition members to run these lines - they are in such a narrow, bigoted spectrum of the community. They condemn themselves to perennial and eternal opposition. We on this side of the house, in looking at the bigger issues related to the state’s economy and our place in the nation and the national economy, can stand on a very good record. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am happy for opposition members to run these lines - they are in such a narrow, bigoted spectrum of the community. They condemn themselves to perennial and eternal opposition. We on this side of the house, in looking at the bigger issues related to the state’s economy and our place in the nation and the national economy, can stand on a very good record. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I look forward to the day when I run my character test on the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. I can tell him what will happen: he will shrivel up and disappear. He, as the parliamentary representative of the Busselton white shoe brigade, will disappear and never be heard of again. Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Western Australia now accounts for 36 per cent of Australia’s export earnings. We have the lowest unemployment rate in the country and a record number of new jobs are being created - 3 300 in Western Australia in the last month. Western Australia’s growth is staggering: a 23 per cent increase in business investment in one year and an increase in business investment of 196 per cent in the past five years. It has happened in spite of the federal government. It has happened because of the Western Australian community, the Western Australian government, the Western Australian business partnership and the exploitation of opportunities that have arisen because of foreign trade opportunities. It is interesting to note how much, or little, attention the federal government actually pays to the Western Australian economy. Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : The member for Cottesloe. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : My advice is that Peter Costello has visited Western Australia once in the past year. He had to come because there was a cabinet meeting here. The only interest he has shown in Western Australia is to come here only once. Kevin Rudd has been here six times. He has not only visited, but also listened to the issues and responded by recognising the importance of WA and its place in the national economy, promising a share of the Pluto and Gorgon royalties and recognising the importance of investing in economic infrastructure in WA. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : It is so sad that this is the best the opposition has. It is so sad. What do people think of us? We are elected by the people of Western Australia and we get this sort of pathetic, lowbrow, gutter activity. It is pathetic. I will throw one question the opposition’s way: do opposition members know why they are in opposition? Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Do you know why there will be brothels in your electorate? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Let us run a little test. Are there any brothels in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate? Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr P.D. Omodei : I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition does not know. Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
Kevin Rudd understands Western Australia’s economic importance and the dynamism that Western Australia offers to the national economy, and he will reward us. John Howard, we know, does not and Peter Costello is completely dismissive and disdainful and is focused on one thing; that is, becoming the nation’s Prime Minister rather than what is good for the nation.
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