❓ Dr. Nahan questions Premier McGowan on rising meth use and declining tourism, demanding accountability for unmet KPIs. McGowan deflects, highlighting government initiatives and blaming the previous administration.
AnsweredQoN 648Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
M C GOWAN
GOVERNMENT — KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
648. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the Premier explain to the Western Australian public why meth use is increasing
significantly and the number of overseas tourists and students is falling, and
whose pay will be cut by 20 per cent for failing to meet these KPIs, as the
Premier promised?
GOVERNMENT — KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
648. Dr M.D. NAHAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the Premier explain to the Western Australian public why meth use is increasing
significantly and the number of overseas tourists and students is falling, and
whose pay will be cut by 20 per cent for failing to meet these KPIs, as the
Premier promised?
AnswerView source ↗
We saw a peaking, or an enormous
amount, of methamphetamine usage over the term of the former government. The
general view out there is that the peak in use was a few years ago. It was not
just in the city; it was also in regional Western Australia. We have put in
place a whole range of initiatives to deal with that. Recently, I was at Wandoo
Rehabilitation Prison—the women's prison—with the
Minister for Corrective Services, opening the new women's facility.
That basically means that if those women who are incarcerated and have a drug
or alcohol issue apply and are deemed to be a person who wants to get off their
addiction, they can go into that prison and receive intensive treatment for
their drug usage, particularly methamphetamine. It has never been done before.
The government is taking a whole range of initiatives when it comes to
methamphetamine to improve the situation.
Members might note that the Minister
for Tourism has been extremely proactive in addressing the issue of tourism in Western
Australia, including Broome harbour and removing that rock!
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : That rock in
the channel there!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse, this is not a shouting contest. You lose—I call you to order for
the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We are working
to get rid of those rocks in the channel there to make sure that cruise ships
can get into Broome harbour. It was never done under the previous government!
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Carnival
Cruise Line has never home ported a ship here in Western Australia! It was
never done under the former government. The minister has been —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : I cannot hear
the Premier's answer. I am sure you want to hear it, members.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We are removing the rocks in the
channel in Broome. For the entirety of every Liberal government in the history of
Western Australia, that rock has been in that channel, and under this Labor
government, that rock will be removed.
amount, of methamphetamine usage over the term of the former government. The
general view out there is that the peak in use was a few years ago. It was not
just in the city; it was also in regional Western Australia. We have put in
place a whole range of initiatives to deal with that. Recently, I was at Wandoo
Rehabilitation Prison—the women's prison—with the
Minister for Corrective Services, opening the new women's facility.
That basically means that if those women who are incarcerated and have a drug
or alcohol issue apply and are deemed to be a person who wants to get off their
addiction, they can go into that prison and receive intensive treatment for
their drug usage, particularly methamphetamine. It has never been done before.
The government is taking a whole range of initiatives when it comes to
methamphetamine to improve the situation.
Members might note that the Minister
for Tourism has been extremely proactive in addressing the issue of tourism in Western
Australia, including Broome harbour and removing that rock!
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : That rock in
the channel there!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse, this is not a shouting contest. You lose—I call you to order for
the first time.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We are working
to get rid of those rocks in the channel there to make sure that cruise ships
can get into Broome harbour. It was never done under the previous government!
Ms L. Mettam interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Vasse!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Carnival
Cruise Line has never home ported a ship here in Western Australia! It was
never done under the former government. The minister has been —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : I cannot hear
the Premier's answer. I am sure you want to hear it, members.
Mr M. McGOWAN : We are removing the rocks in the
channel in Broome. For the entirety of every Liberal government in the history of
Western Australia, that rock has been in that channel, and under this Labor
government, that rock will be removed.
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