❓ Question on Notice regarding Mark Latham's plan to invest Gorgon gas royalties in WA infrastructure. The Minister welcomes the plan, criticises the federal government's revenue allocation, and challenges the opposition's stance.
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I refer the minister to the announcement that was made by the federal Leader of the Opposition, Mark Latham, on the weekend that a Latham Labor Government would commit to invest up to $75 million a year in royalties from the Gorgon gas project in infrastructure to attract and support major resource projects around the State. (1) Is the Premier aware of the Latham plan? Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the National Party to order for the first time. (2) Will the plan be good for Western Australia and its regions? Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN
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(1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
(1) Is the Premier aware of the Latham plan? Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the National Party to order for the first time. (2) Will the plan be good for Western Australia and its regions? Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the National Party to order for the first time. (2) Will the plan be good for Western Australia and its regions? Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the National Party to order for the first time. (2) Will the plan be good for Western Australia and its regions? Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
(2) Will the plan be good for Western Australia and its regions? Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
(3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
(1) Is the Premier aware of the Latham plan? Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the National Party to order for the first time. (2) Will the plan be good for Western Australia and its regions? Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the National Party to order for the first time. (2) Will the plan be good for Western Australia and its regions? Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the National Party to order for the first time. (2) Will the plan be good for Western Australia and its regions? Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
(2) Will the plan be good for Western Australia and its regions? Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. (3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
(3) What support has this plan received from Western Australian businesses? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for the Kimberley for the question. I am very pleased to have received from the federal Leader of the Labor Party a commitment that a Latham-led federal Labor Government will invest some of the royalties from the Gorgon gas project in business infrastructure. This is a very important commitment, because it recognises for the first time what State Governments, and indeed the business community, have been calling on for many years. WA Business News - a paper that represents the voice of business - recognised this week the importance of that commitment, which the business community and successive Governments have been calling on for many years. I am very pleased that that commitment has been given, because it recognises the principle that a commitment should be made by all Australians to return to the place from which the wealth comes the means of generating further wealth by the provision of common-user infrastructure. That is a very important principle for Western Australia. I make the point also that the Howard Government takes some $23 billion a year of revenue from Western Australia, yet that money does not flow back to the State. That means that the State is constantly being short-changed. There is no question that this is an important decision for the State. I have not heard any comment on this matter from the Opposition, and particularly the Leader of the Opposition, about whether he supports this very important plan to get federal infrastructure into Western Australia. I would like to know where the Liberal Party stands on this matter. Does it support in principle the decision that these royalties come back into Western Australia for this purpose? Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Ask me a question. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Get the member for Rockingham to ask me a question and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN: What is the Leader of the Opposition’s view on it? Does the Leader of the Opposition have a view? Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Yes; get the member for Rockingham to ask it and I will answer it. Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN: This is a typical picket-fence view. If I move to one side, ouch; if I move to the other side, ouch; I do not want to have a view; please do not ask me to say anything. I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
I mean, come on! We are all big boys and girls in this House; we all have a view about something, do we not? This is just unbelievable. The Leader of the Opposition does not have a view on a matter that is one of the most important economic issues for the State. I will bet that the Leader of the National Party has a view He has a view on everything. He has a view on things he has not even thought of yet. What is the view of the National Party? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr M.W. Trenorden: I think you should smoke a little bit less. Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN: That is the view of National Party members. We are not talking about smoking, but they have not worked that out yet. They are coming up the slope to the starting gun to start the race. John Anderson is almost out of the blocks. National Party members are not exactly quick on these matters, but we will get some diagrams to show them so that they can understand them. This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
This is an appalling situation. A very important commitment is made on behalf of the federal Labor Party that will break new ground in Australian politics. Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr L. Graham interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Pilbara to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
Mr C.M. BROWN: It is a commitment that this State and the business community have been seeking for years, and the best thing that the Opposition can do is sit mute. It is appalling.
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