❓ WA Minister MacTiernan reports on a meeting with the federal Transport Minister regarding AusLink funding, expressing disappointment and accusing federal members Randall and Campbell of undermining WA's share. She vows to proceed with road construction despite the funding shortfall.
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I understand that the minister met this morning with the federal Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Hon Warren Truss. Will the minister advise the house of how the meeting went? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
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I regret to report that, not surprisingly, Minister Truss has been browbeaten by one Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, and taken their advice that Western Australia is to get no more funds. The federal government has made it clear that it is not prepared to negotiate on the AusLink agreement. It is not prepared to give Western Australia a fairer share. I have a chart that visually illustrates the malapportionment of AusLink funds. The chart shows the allocation to Queensland compared with that to Western Australia and New South Wales. Mr J.H.D. Day : Queensland has twice our population. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, but I do not know how good the member’s maths is. It can be seen that Queensland is getting far more than double what we are getting. It is getting three or four times as much. The situation in this state is extraordinary. The federal members of Parliament of this state, in particular, Mr Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, are telling the federal government to not give Western Australia any more money. We meet with the federal ministers, who seem very supportive. However, the next thing we read in the newspapers or hear on the radio is Mr Randall saying, “No, they were gunna do that but I told them that it’s not gunna happen.” Western Australia is not going to cop that deal. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I regret to report that, not surprisingly, Minister Truss has been browbeaten by one Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, and taken their advice that Western Australia is to get no more funds. The federal government has made it clear that it is not prepared to negotiate on the AusLink agreement. It is not prepared to give Western Australia a fairer share. I have a chart that visually illustrates the malapportionment of AusLink funds. The chart shows the allocation to Queensland compared with that to Western Australia and New South Wales. Mr J.H.D. Day : Queensland has twice our population. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, but I do not know how good the member’s maths is. It can be seen that Queensland is getting far more than double what we are getting. It is getting three or four times as much. The situation in this state is extraordinary. The federal members of Parliament of this state, in particular, Mr Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, are telling the federal government to not give Western Australia any more money. We meet with the federal ministers, who seem very supportive. However, the next thing we read in the newspapers or hear on the radio is Mr Randall saying, “No, they were gunna do that but I told them that it’s not gunna happen.” Western Australia is not going to cop that deal. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
I regret to report that, not surprisingly, Minister Truss has been browbeaten by one Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, and taken their advice that Western Australia is to get no more funds. The federal government has made it clear that it is not prepared to negotiate on the AusLink agreement. It is not prepared to give Western Australia a fairer share. I have a chart that visually illustrates the malapportionment of AusLink funds. The chart shows the allocation to Queensland compared with that to Western Australia and New South Wales. Mr J.H.D. Day : Queensland has twice our population. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, but I do not know how good the member’s maths is. It can be seen that Queensland is getting far more than double what we are getting. It is getting three or four times as much. The situation in this state is extraordinary. The federal members of Parliament of this state, in particular, Mr Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, are telling the federal government to not give Western Australia any more money. We meet with the federal ministers, who seem very supportive. However, the next thing we read in the newspapers or hear on the radio is Mr Randall saying, “No, they were gunna do that but I told them that it’s not gunna happen.” Western Australia is not going to cop that deal. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
Mr J.H.D. Day : Queensland has twice our population. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, but I do not know how good the member’s maths is. It can be seen that Queensland is getting far more than double what we are getting. It is getting three or four times as much. The situation in this state is extraordinary. The federal members of Parliament of this state, in particular, Mr Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, are telling the federal government to not give Western Australia any more money. We meet with the federal ministers, who seem very supportive. However, the next thing we read in the newspapers or hear on the radio is Mr Randall saying, “No, they were gunna do that but I told them that it’s not gunna happen.” Western Australia is not going to cop that deal. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, but I do not know how good the member’s maths is. It can be seen that Queensland is getting far more than double what we are getting. It is getting three or four times as much. The situation in this state is extraordinary. The federal members of Parliament of this state, in particular, Mr Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, are telling the federal government to not give Western Australia any more money. We meet with the federal ministers, who seem very supportive. However, the next thing we read in the newspapers or hear on the radio is Mr Randall saying, “No, they were gunna do that but I told them that it’s not gunna happen.” Western Australia is not going to cop that deal. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
The situation in this state is extraordinary. The federal members of Parliament of this state, in particular, Mr Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, are telling the federal government to not give Western Australia any more money. We meet with the federal ministers, who seem very supportive. However, the next thing we read in the newspapers or hear on the radio is Mr Randall saying, “No, they were gunna do that but I told them that it’s not gunna happen.” Western Australia is not going to cop that deal. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I regret to report that, not surprisingly, Minister Truss has been browbeaten by one Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, and taken their advice that Western Australia is to get no more funds. The federal government has made it clear that it is not prepared to negotiate on the AusLink agreement. It is not prepared to give Western Australia a fairer share. I have a chart that visually illustrates the malapportionment of AusLink funds. The chart shows the allocation to Queensland compared with that to Western Australia and New South Wales. Mr J.H.D. Day : Queensland has twice our population. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, but I do not know how good the member’s maths is. It can be seen that Queensland is getting far more than double what we are getting. It is getting three or four times as much. The situation in this state is extraordinary. The federal members of Parliament of this state, in particular, Mr Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, are telling the federal government to not give Western Australia any more money. We meet with the federal ministers, who seem very supportive. However, the next thing we read in the newspapers or hear on the radio is Mr Randall saying, “No, they were gunna do that but I told them that it’s not gunna happen.” Western Australia is not going to cop that deal. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
I regret to report that, not surprisingly, Minister Truss has been browbeaten by one Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, and taken their advice that Western Australia is to get no more funds. The federal government has made it clear that it is not prepared to negotiate on the AusLink agreement. It is not prepared to give Western Australia a fairer share. I have a chart that visually illustrates the malapportionment of AusLink funds. The chart shows the allocation to Queensland compared with that to Western Australia and New South Wales. Mr J.H.D. Day : Queensland has twice our population. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, but I do not know how good the member’s maths is. It can be seen that Queensland is getting far more than double what we are getting. It is getting three or four times as much. The situation in this state is extraordinary. The federal members of Parliament of this state, in particular, Mr Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, are telling the federal government to not give Western Australia any more money. We meet with the federal ministers, who seem very supportive. However, the next thing we read in the newspapers or hear on the radio is Mr Randall saying, “No, they were gunna do that but I told them that it’s not gunna happen.” Western Australia is not going to cop that deal. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
Mr J.H.D. Day : Queensland has twice our population. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, but I do not know how good the member’s maths is. It can be seen that Queensland is getting far more than double what we are getting. It is getting three or four times as much. The situation in this state is extraordinary. The federal members of Parliament of this state, in particular, Mr Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, are telling the federal government to not give Western Australia any more money. We meet with the federal ministers, who seem very supportive. However, the next thing we read in the newspapers or hear on the radio is Mr Randall saying, “No, they were gunna do that but I told them that it’s not gunna happen.” Western Australia is not going to cop that deal. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : Yes, but I do not know how good the member’s maths is. It can be seen that Queensland is getting far more than double what we are getting. It is getting three or four times as much. The situation in this state is extraordinary. The federal members of Parliament of this state, in particular, Mr Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, are telling the federal government to not give Western Australia any more money. We meet with the federal ministers, who seem very supportive. However, the next thing we read in the newspapers or hear on the radio is Mr Randall saying, “No, they were gunna do that but I told them that it’s not gunna happen.” Western Australia is not going to cop that deal. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
The situation in this state is extraordinary. The federal members of Parliament of this state, in particular, Mr Don Randall and Senator Ian Campbell, are telling the federal government to not give Western Australia any more money. We meet with the federal ministers, who seem very supportive. However, the next thing we read in the newspapers or hear on the radio is Mr Randall saying, “No, they were gunna do that but I told them that it’s not gunna happen.” Western Australia is not going to cop that deal. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the members for Murray and Vasse to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : We are not going to let the treasonous behaviour of Mr Randall and Senator Campbell undermine the commencement of the road. We will be out there with our D9s come December 2006, and the road will be started. It will be under construction when the federal election comes along, and the federal government will have to explain why it has not made a decent contribution to this state.
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