❓ This WA parliamentary question on notice reveals a heated exchange between Mr. Ripper (Leader of the Opposition) and Mr. Johnson (Minister for Emergency Services) regarding the Minister's honesty about meetings with the Fire and Emergency Services Authority Board. The Minister avoids answering the question, claiming it's not a valid question and accusing the Leader of the Opposition of insults.
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MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES — MEETINGS WITH FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AUTHORITY BOARD
I have a supplementary question. If the minister’s colleagues in his own government and people on this side of the house cannot trust the minister to be straight on such a simple matter of fact, why should they or we believe anything he has to say about fire management? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
I have a supplementary question. If the minister’s colleagues in his own government and people on this side of the house cannot trust the minister to be straight on such a simple matter of fact, why should they or we believe anything he has to say about fire management? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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That is not a question. That is just some verballing again and some insults from the Leader of the Opposition. Mr E.S. Ripper : You were not straight! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the Leader of the Opposition asks me a question, I will give him an answer, but he has to ask the right question.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: That is not a question. That is just some verballing again and some insults from the Leader of the Opposition. Mr E.S. Ripper : You were not straight! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the Leader of the Opposition asks me a question, I will give him an answer, but he has to ask the right question.
That is not a question. That is just some verballing again and some insults from the Leader of the Opposition. Mr E.S. Ripper : You were not straight! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the Leader of the Opposition asks me a question, I will give him an answer, but he has to ask the right question.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You were not straight! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the Leader of the Opposition asks me a question, I will give him an answer, but he has to ask the right question.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the Leader of the Opposition asks me a question, I will give him an answer, but he has to ask the right question.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: That is not a question. That is just some verballing again and some insults from the Leader of the Opposition. Mr E.S. Ripper : You were not straight! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the Leader of the Opposition asks me a question, I will give him an answer, but he has to ask the right question.
That is not a question. That is just some verballing again and some insults from the Leader of the Opposition. Mr E.S. Ripper : You were not straight! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the Leader of the Opposition asks me a question, I will give him an answer, but he has to ask the right question.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You were not straight! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the Leader of the Opposition asks me a question, I will give him an answer, but he has to ask the right question.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the Leader of the Opposition asks me a question, I will give him an answer, but he has to ask the right question.
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