❓ Opposition questions the government's economic management during the boom, accusing them of wasting resources and failing to diversify the economy. The Treasurer strongly defends the government's record, highlighting their role in facilitating growth and development.
AnsweredQoN 83Legislative Assembly
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EMPLOYMENT
STATISTICS
83. Mr M. McGOWAN to the
Treasurer:
I have a supplementary
question. Hasn't the Treasurer's government wasted the boom,
blown the budget and failed to diversify the Western Australian economy?
STATISTICS
83. Mr M. McGOWAN to the
Treasurer:
I have a supplementary
question. Hasn't the Treasurer's government wasted the boom,
blown the budget and failed to diversify the Western Australian economy?
AnswerView source ↗
Absolutely not! The
boom went to Western Australia because of the things that we helped do. It
would have missed out.
Several members
interjected.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : It
would have gone somewhere else if we did not have a government that was
committed to development, was
facilitating development, got teachers in front of the classrooms, got capital
infrastructure done and revamped the city. If we did what you would have done,
it would have passed us by. It also drew in an extra 30 per cent of the
population and that substantially increased the wealth of Western Australia and
led to the growth of the nation.
Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : That is our contribution to the recent
growth of Western Australia, which has been phenomenal and has been the largest
accumulation of wealth in modern Australian history, and all you do is whinge!
We have facilitated it.
Several members
interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Dr M.D. NAHAN : We do not take total credit for it, but I tell
you what: if we had not put in the infrastructure, put the public sector back
on a good footing and had policies that encouraged development, unlike yours
which forced them off to the Northern Territory, we would not be as wealthy as
we are now.
boom went to Western Australia because of the things that we helped do. It
would have missed out.
Several members
interjected.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : It
would have gone somewhere else if we did not have a government that was
committed to development, was
facilitating development, got teachers in front of the classrooms, got capital
infrastructure done and revamped the city. If we did what you would have done,
it would have passed us by. It also drew in an extra 30 per cent of the
population and that substantially increased the wealth of Western Australia and
led to the growth of the nation.
Mr B.S. Wyatt interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : That is our contribution to the recent
growth of Western Australia, which has been phenomenal and has been the largest
accumulation of wealth in modern Australian history, and all you do is whinge!
We have facilitated it.
Several members
interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Dr M.D. NAHAN : We do not take total credit for it, but I tell
you what: if we had not put in the infrastructure, put the public sector back
on a good footing and had policies that encouraged development, unlike yours
which forced them off to the Northern Territory, we would not be as wealthy as
we are now.
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