❓ The Premier, Dr Gallop, responds to a question regarding staffing allocations for the Leader of the Opposition, highlighting the allocation of 16 full-time equivalents and accusing the Leader of the Opposition of misplaced priorities given the state's budget concerns.
AnsweredQoN 19Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I understand the Leader of the Opposition has protested about insufficient staffing levels in his office. (1) How many staff have been allocated to the office of the Leader of the Opposition? (2) How does that allocation compare with the staffing arrangements for the previous Opposition? Dr GALLOP
AnswerView source ↗
(1)-(2) The theme of this answer is getting one’s priorities right. The Leader of the Opposition wrote to me just one month after the election about the staffing levels that had been applied to his office. He also released a press statement because of the importance he placed on this issue. I will set the record straight. The Opposition parties are entitled to 16 full-time equivalents. That was the situation that prevailed when we were in opposition. Eleven FTEs have been allocated to the Liberal Party and five have been allocated to the National Party. That was exactly the formula that existed before the 1993 election. The Leader of the Opposition is complaining because the National Party representation has fallen from nine members in 1992 to six in 2001, yet it is entitled to five staff. I remind the Leader of the Opposition, in case he cannot count, that today the Liberal Party has only 30 members in the Parliament as opposed to 34 in 1992; in other words, in terms of the demands on his office, he has more staff today than his predecessor had in 1992-93. There are two issues: First, the question of the relationship between the National Party and the Liberal Party. Mr Barnett: Will you table the agreement? Dr GALLOP: There is a relationship between the Liberal Party and the National Party. If the Leader of the Opposition has a problem, he should talk to the Leader of the National Party; he is not very far away. Sixteen FTEs have been allocated to this particular function. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to redistribute them with the National Party, he should talk to his colleague the Leader of the Parliamentary National Party. It could be that the potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party is about as shaky as the long-term potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the man sitting next to him in this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
(1) How many staff have been allocated to the office of the Leader of the Opposition? (2) How does that allocation compare with the staffing arrangements for the previous Opposition? Dr GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The theme of this answer is getting one’s priorities right. The Leader of the Opposition wrote to me just one month after the election about the staffing levels that had been applied to his office. He also released a press statement because of the importance he placed on this issue. I will set the record straight. The Opposition parties are entitled to 16 full-time equivalents. That was the situation that prevailed when we were in opposition. Eleven FTEs have been allocated to the Liberal Party and five have been allocated to the National Party. That was exactly the formula that existed before the 1993 election. The Leader of the Opposition is complaining because the National Party representation has fallen from nine members in 1992 to six in 2001, yet it is entitled to five staff. I remind the Leader of the Opposition, in case he cannot count, that today the Liberal Party has only 30 members in the Parliament as opposed to 34 in 1992; in other words, in terms of the demands on his office, he has more staff today than his predecessor had in 1992-93. There are two issues: First, the question of the relationship between the National Party and the Liberal Party. Mr Barnett: Will you table the agreement? Dr GALLOP: There is a relationship between the Liberal Party and the National Party. If the Leader of the Opposition has a problem, he should talk to the Leader of the National Party; he is not very far away. Sixteen FTEs have been allocated to this particular function. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to redistribute them with the National Party, he should talk to his colleague the Leader of the Parliamentary National Party. It could be that the potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party is about as shaky as the long-term potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the man sitting next to him in this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
(2) How does that allocation compare with the staffing arrangements for the previous Opposition? Dr GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The theme of this answer is getting one’s priorities right. The Leader of the Opposition wrote to me just one month after the election about the staffing levels that had been applied to his office. He also released a press statement because of the importance he placed on this issue. I will set the record straight. The Opposition parties are entitled to 16 full-time equivalents. That was the situation that prevailed when we were in opposition. Eleven FTEs have been allocated to the Liberal Party and five have been allocated to the National Party. That was exactly the formula that existed before the 1993 election. The Leader of the Opposition is complaining because the National Party representation has fallen from nine members in 1992 to six in 2001, yet it is entitled to five staff. I remind the Leader of the Opposition, in case he cannot count, that today the Liberal Party has only 30 members in the Parliament as opposed to 34 in 1992; in other words, in terms of the demands on his office, he has more staff today than his predecessor had in 1992-93. There are two issues: First, the question of the relationship between the National Party and the Liberal Party. Mr Barnett: Will you table the agreement? Dr GALLOP: There is a relationship between the Liberal Party and the National Party. If the Leader of the Opposition has a problem, he should talk to the Leader of the National Party; he is not very far away. Sixteen FTEs have been allocated to this particular function. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to redistribute them with the National Party, he should talk to his colleague the Leader of the Parliamentary National Party. It could be that the potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party is about as shaky as the long-term potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the man sitting next to him in this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
Dr GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The theme of this answer is getting one’s priorities right. The Leader of the Opposition wrote to me just one month after the election about the staffing levels that had been applied to his office. He also released a press statement because of the importance he placed on this issue. I will set the record straight. The Opposition parties are entitled to 16 full-time equivalents. That was the situation that prevailed when we were in opposition. Eleven FTEs have been allocated to the Liberal Party and five have been allocated to the National Party. That was exactly the formula that existed before the 1993 election. The Leader of the Opposition is complaining because the National Party representation has fallen from nine members in 1992 to six in 2001, yet it is entitled to five staff. I remind the Leader of the Opposition, in case he cannot count, that today the Liberal Party has only 30 members in the Parliament as opposed to 34 in 1992; in other words, in terms of the demands on his office, he has more staff today than his predecessor had in 1992-93. There are two issues: First, the question of the relationship between the National Party and the Liberal Party. Mr Barnett: Will you table the agreement? Dr GALLOP: There is a relationship between the Liberal Party and the National Party. If the Leader of the Opposition has a problem, he should talk to the Leader of the National Party; he is not very far away. Sixteen FTEs have been allocated to this particular function. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to redistribute them with the National Party, he should talk to his colleague the Leader of the Parliamentary National Party. It could be that the potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party is about as shaky as the long-term potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the man sitting next to him in this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
(1)-(2) The theme of this answer is getting one’s priorities right. The Leader of the Opposition wrote to me just one month after the election about the staffing levels that had been applied to his office. He also released a press statement because of the importance he placed on this issue. I will set the record straight. The Opposition parties are entitled to 16 full-time equivalents. That was the situation that prevailed when we were in opposition. Eleven FTEs have been allocated to the Liberal Party and five have been allocated to the National Party. That was exactly the formula that existed before the 1993 election. The Leader of the Opposition is complaining because the National Party representation has fallen from nine members in 1992 to six in 2001, yet it is entitled to five staff. I remind the Leader of the Opposition, in case he cannot count, that today the Liberal Party has only 30 members in the Parliament as opposed to 34 in 1992; in other words, in terms of the demands on his office, he has more staff today than his predecessor had in 1992-93. There are two issues: First, the question of the relationship between the National Party and the Liberal Party. Mr Barnett: Will you table the agreement? Dr GALLOP: There is a relationship between the Liberal Party and the National Party. If the Leader of the Opposition has a problem, he should talk to the Leader of the National Party; he is not very far away. Sixteen FTEs have been allocated to this particular function. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to redistribute them with the National Party, he should talk to his colleague the Leader of the Parliamentary National Party. It could be that the potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party is about as shaky as the long-term potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the man sitting next to him in this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
Dr GALLOP: There is a relationship between the Liberal Party and the National Party. If the Leader of the Opposition has a problem, he should talk to the Leader of the National Party; he is not very far away. Sixteen FTEs have been allocated to this particular function. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to redistribute them with the National Party, he should talk to his colleague the Leader of the Parliamentary National Party. It could be that the potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party is about as shaky as the long-term potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the man sitting next to him in this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
(1) How many staff have been allocated to the office of the Leader of the Opposition? (2) How does that allocation compare with the staffing arrangements for the previous Opposition? Dr GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The theme of this answer is getting one’s priorities right. The Leader of the Opposition wrote to me just one month after the election about the staffing levels that had been applied to his office. He also released a press statement because of the importance he placed on this issue. I will set the record straight. The Opposition parties are entitled to 16 full-time equivalents. That was the situation that prevailed when we were in opposition. Eleven FTEs have been allocated to the Liberal Party and five have been allocated to the National Party. That was exactly the formula that existed before the 1993 election. The Leader of the Opposition is complaining because the National Party representation has fallen from nine members in 1992 to six in 2001, yet it is entitled to five staff. I remind the Leader of the Opposition, in case he cannot count, that today the Liberal Party has only 30 members in the Parliament as opposed to 34 in 1992; in other words, in terms of the demands on his office, he has more staff today than his predecessor had in 1992-93. There are two issues: First, the question of the relationship between the National Party and the Liberal Party. Mr Barnett: Will you table the agreement? Dr GALLOP: There is a relationship between the Liberal Party and the National Party. If the Leader of the Opposition has a problem, he should talk to the Leader of the National Party; he is not very far away. Sixteen FTEs have been allocated to this particular function. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to redistribute them with the National Party, he should talk to his colleague the Leader of the Parliamentary National Party. It could be that the potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party is about as shaky as the long-term potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the man sitting next to him in this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
(2) How does that allocation compare with the staffing arrangements for the previous Opposition? Dr GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The theme of this answer is getting one’s priorities right. The Leader of the Opposition wrote to me just one month after the election about the staffing levels that had been applied to his office. He also released a press statement because of the importance he placed on this issue. I will set the record straight. The Opposition parties are entitled to 16 full-time equivalents. That was the situation that prevailed when we were in opposition. Eleven FTEs have been allocated to the Liberal Party and five have been allocated to the National Party. That was exactly the formula that existed before the 1993 election. The Leader of the Opposition is complaining because the National Party representation has fallen from nine members in 1992 to six in 2001, yet it is entitled to five staff. I remind the Leader of the Opposition, in case he cannot count, that today the Liberal Party has only 30 members in the Parliament as opposed to 34 in 1992; in other words, in terms of the demands on his office, he has more staff today than his predecessor had in 1992-93. There are two issues: First, the question of the relationship between the National Party and the Liberal Party. Mr Barnett: Will you table the agreement? Dr GALLOP: There is a relationship between the Liberal Party and the National Party. If the Leader of the Opposition has a problem, he should talk to the Leader of the National Party; he is not very far away. Sixteen FTEs have been allocated to this particular function. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to redistribute them with the National Party, he should talk to his colleague the Leader of the Parliamentary National Party. It could be that the potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party is about as shaky as the long-term potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the man sitting next to him in this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
Dr GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The theme of this answer is getting one’s priorities right. The Leader of the Opposition wrote to me just one month after the election about the staffing levels that had been applied to his office. He also released a press statement because of the importance he placed on this issue. I will set the record straight. The Opposition parties are entitled to 16 full-time equivalents. That was the situation that prevailed when we were in opposition. Eleven FTEs have been allocated to the Liberal Party and five have been allocated to the National Party. That was exactly the formula that existed before the 1993 election. The Leader of the Opposition is complaining because the National Party representation has fallen from nine members in 1992 to six in 2001, yet it is entitled to five staff. I remind the Leader of the Opposition, in case he cannot count, that today the Liberal Party has only 30 members in the Parliament as opposed to 34 in 1992; in other words, in terms of the demands on his office, he has more staff today than his predecessor had in 1992-93. There are two issues: First, the question of the relationship between the National Party and the Liberal Party. Mr Barnett: Will you table the agreement? Dr GALLOP: There is a relationship between the Liberal Party and the National Party. If the Leader of the Opposition has a problem, he should talk to the Leader of the National Party; he is not very far away. Sixteen FTEs have been allocated to this particular function. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to redistribute them with the National Party, he should talk to his colleague the Leader of the Parliamentary National Party. It could be that the potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party is about as shaky as the long-term potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the man sitting next to him in this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
(1)-(2) The theme of this answer is getting one’s priorities right. The Leader of the Opposition wrote to me just one month after the election about the staffing levels that had been applied to his office. He also released a press statement because of the importance he placed on this issue. I will set the record straight. The Opposition parties are entitled to 16 full-time equivalents. That was the situation that prevailed when we were in opposition. Eleven FTEs have been allocated to the Liberal Party and five have been allocated to the National Party. That was exactly the formula that existed before the 1993 election. The Leader of the Opposition is complaining because the National Party representation has fallen from nine members in 1992 to six in 2001, yet it is entitled to five staff. I remind the Leader of the Opposition, in case he cannot count, that today the Liberal Party has only 30 members in the Parliament as opposed to 34 in 1992; in other words, in terms of the demands on his office, he has more staff today than his predecessor had in 1992-93. There are two issues: First, the question of the relationship between the National Party and the Liberal Party. Mr Barnett: Will you table the agreement? Dr GALLOP: There is a relationship between the Liberal Party and the National Party. If the Leader of the Opposition has a problem, he should talk to the Leader of the National Party; he is not very far away. Sixteen FTEs have been allocated to this particular function. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to redistribute them with the National Party, he should talk to his colleague the Leader of the Parliamentary National Party. It could be that the potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party is about as shaky as the long-term potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the man sitting next to him in this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
Dr GALLOP: There is a relationship between the Liberal Party and the National Party. If the Leader of the Opposition has a problem, he should talk to the Leader of the National Party; he is not very far away. Sixteen FTEs have been allocated to this particular function. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to redistribute them with the National Party, he should talk to his colleague the Leader of the Parliamentary National Party. It could be that the potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party is about as shaky as the long-term potential for a coalition between the Leader of the Opposition and the man sitting next to him in this Parliament. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
Dr GALLOP: What an insult to get a letter from the Leader of the Opposition wanting extra resources. When we came into government, Treasury told us that unless we took action on the State’s budget, our AAA credit rating was at risk. We will take action on that matter, and that action will affect all government agencies, including the resources that are available to the Opposition and the Government. The member for Cottesloe’s only concern on becoming Leader of the Opposition, given all the issues of importance being brought to bear on the State, was the resources he had at his disposal. The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
The SPEAKER: I remind members that some interjections are welcomed, but others are disorderly. Some senior members of this place have very loud voices and used to sit on this side of the House. I am reluctant to bring senior members to order, but I will have to do that in the very near future.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.