❓ Question regarding the alleged privatisation of Midland Health Campus and the contracting out of its management to the private sector. The Minister defends the decision and accuses the opposition of hypocrisy regarding union donations and wage negotiations.
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MIDLAND HEALTH CAMPUS — SWAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL STAFF
I have a supplementary question, although I note that a couple of my questions were not answered. However, I want to ask the minister why he still denies that Midland hospital will be privatised when his document states in black and white that that is exactly what he will do? Dr K.D. HAMES
I have a supplementary question, although I note that a couple of my questions were not answered. However, I want to ask the minister why he still denies that Midland hospital will be privatised when his document states in black and white that that is exactly what he will do? Dr K.D. HAMES
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This is a public hospital. It will remain a public hospital. We will contract out to the private sector to manage it for us—under contract. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite can use whichever words they like; I have said exactly what will happen. The hospital will be a government hospital, a public hospital, and we will contract out to the private sector to run it. There was a demonstration outside Parliament House today by the missos. Some of the comments I heard from opposition members were very interesting. They were all about innuendo on what government may or may not do in the future. The amounts that have been offered—3.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent—were roundly booed; obviously, while members were out there. When I look at agreements that have been made—I note other ones that the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has been involved in—I note that the amounts offered to employees of Perth Zoo and under consideration by the union are three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. That union is probably saying that it is not enough. But I go to the only other one that has been arbitrated; although I thought more than one had been arbitrated, it was made clear to me today that only one had been arbitrated. The arbitrated outcome of the “Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement” was three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. For this government, therefore, the independent umpire has arbitrated a significantly lower amount than was offered. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: This is a public hospital. It will remain a public hospital. We will contract out to the private sector to manage it for us—under contract. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite can use whichever words they like; I have said exactly what will happen. The hospital will be a government hospital, a public hospital, and we will contract out to the private sector to run it. There was a demonstration outside Parliament House today by the missos. Some of the comments I heard from opposition members were very interesting. They were all about innuendo on what government may or may not do in the future. The amounts that have been offered—3.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent—were roundly booed; obviously, while members were out there. When I look at agreements that have been made—I note other ones that the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has been involved in—I note that the amounts offered to employees of Perth Zoo and under consideration by the union are three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. That union is probably saying that it is not enough. But I go to the only other one that has been arbitrated; although I thought more than one had been arbitrated, it was made clear to me today that only one had been arbitrated. The arbitrated outcome of the “Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement” was three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. For this government, therefore, the independent umpire has arbitrated a significantly lower amount than was offered. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
This is a public hospital. It will remain a public hospital. We will contract out to the private sector to manage it for us—under contract. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite can use whichever words they like; I have said exactly what will happen. The hospital will be a government hospital, a public hospital, and we will contract out to the private sector to run it. There was a demonstration outside Parliament House today by the missos. Some of the comments I heard from opposition members were very interesting. They were all about innuendo on what government may or may not do in the future. The amounts that have been offered—3.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent—were roundly booed; obviously, while members were out there. When I look at agreements that have been made—I note other ones that the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has been involved in—I note that the amounts offered to employees of Perth Zoo and under consideration by the union are three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. That union is probably saying that it is not enough. But I go to the only other one that has been arbitrated; although I thought more than one had been arbitrated, it was made clear to me today that only one had been arbitrated. The arbitrated outcome of the “Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement” was three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. For this government, therefore, the independent umpire has arbitrated a significantly lower amount than was offered. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite can use whichever words they like; I have said exactly what will happen. The hospital will be a government hospital, a public hospital, and we will contract out to the private sector to run it. There was a demonstration outside Parliament House today by the missos. Some of the comments I heard from opposition members were very interesting. They were all about innuendo on what government may or may not do in the future. The amounts that have been offered—3.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent—were roundly booed; obviously, while members were out there. When I look at agreements that have been made—I note other ones that the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has been involved in—I note that the amounts offered to employees of Perth Zoo and under consideration by the union are three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. That union is probably saying that it is not enough. But I go to the only other one that has been arbitrated; although I thought more than one had been arbitrated, it was made clear to me today that only one had been arbitrated. The arbitrated outcome of the “Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement” was three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. For this government, therefore, the independent umpire has arbitrated a significantly lower amount than was offered. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite can use whichever words they like; I have said exactly what will happen. The hospital will be a government hospital, a public hospital, and we will contract out to the private sector to run it. There was a demonstration outside Parliament House today by the missos. Some of the comments I heard from opposition members were very interesting. They were all about innuendo on what government may or may not do in the future. The amounts that have been offered—3.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent—were roundly booed; obviously, while members were out there. When I look at agreements that have been made—I note other ones that the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has been involved in—I note that the amounts offered to employees of Perth Zoo and under consideration by the union are three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. That union is probably saying that it is not enough. But I go to the only other one that has been arbitrated; although I thought more than one had been arbitrated, it was made clear to me today that only one had been arbitrated. The arbitrated outcome of the “Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement” was three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. For this government, therefore, the independent umpire has arbitrated a significantly lower amount than was offered. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
There was a demonstration outside Parliament House today by the missos. Some of the comments I heard from opposition members were very interesting. They were all about innuendo on what government may or may not do in the future. The amounts that have been offered—3.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent—were roundly booed; obviously, while members were out there. When I look at agreements that have been made—I note other ones that the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has been involved in—I note that the amounts offered to employees of Perth Zoo and under consideration by the union are three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. That union is probably saying that it is not enough. But I go to the only other one that has been arbitrated; although I thought more than one had been arbitrated, it was made clear to me today that only one had been arbitrated. The arbitrated outcome of the “Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement” was three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. For this government, therefore, the independent umpire has arbitrated a significantly lower amount than was offered. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: This is a public hospital. It will remain a public hospital. We will contract out to the private sector to manage it for us—under contract. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite can use whichever words they like; I have said exactly what will happen. The hospital will be a government hospital, a public hospital, and we will contract out to the private sector to run it. There was a demonstration outside Parliament House today by the missos. Some of the comments I heard from opposition members were very interesting. They were all about innuendo on what government may or may not do in the future. The amounts that have been offered—3.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent—were roundly booed; obviously, while members were out there. When I look at agreements that have been made—I note other ones that the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has been involved in—I note that the amounts offered to employees of Perth Zoo and under consideration by the union are three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. That union is probably saying that it is not enough. But I go to the only other one that has been arbitrated; although I thought more than one had been arbitrated, it was made clear to me today that only one had been arbitrated. The arbitrated outcome of the “Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement” was three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. For this government, therefore, the independent umpire has arbitrated a significantly lower amount than was offered. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
This is a public hospital. It will remain a public hospital. We will contract out to the private sector to manage it for us—under contract. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite can use whichever words they like; I have said exactly what will happen. The hospital will be a government hospital, a public hospital, and we will contract out to the private sector to run it. There was a demonstration outside Parliament House today by the missos. Some of the comments I heard from opposition members were very interesting. They were all about innuendo on what government may or may not do in the future. The amounts that have been offered—3.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent—were roundly booed; obviously, while members were out there. When I look at agreements that have been made—I note other ones that the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has been involved in—I note that the amounts offered to employees of Perth Zoo and under consideration by the union are three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. That union is probably saying that it is not enough. But I go to the only other one that has been arbitrated; although I thought more than one had been arbitrated, it was made clear to me today that only one had been arbitrated. The arbitrated outcome of the “Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement” was three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. For this government, therefore, the independent umpire has arbitrated a significantly lower amount than was offered. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite can use whichever words they like; I have said exactly what will happen. The hospital will be a government hospital, a public hospital, and we will contract out to the private sector to run it. There was a demonstration outside Parliament House today by the missos. Some of the comments I heard from opposition members were very interesting. They were all about innuendo on what government may or may not do in the future. The amounts that have been offered—3.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent—were roundly booed; obviously, while members were out there. When I look at agreements that have been made—I note other ones that the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has been involved in—I note that the amounts offered to employees of Perth Zoo and under consideration by the union are three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. That union is probably saying that it is not enough. But I go to the only other one that has been arbitrated; although I thought more than one had been arbitrated, it was made clear to me today that only one had been arbitrated. The arbitrated outcome of the “Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement” was three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. For this government, therefore, the independent umpire has arbitrated a significantly lower amount than was offered. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Dr K.D. HAMES : Members opposite can use whichever words they like; I have said exactly what will happen. The hospital will be a government hospital, a public hospital, and we will contract out to the private sector to run it. There was a demonstration outside Parliament House today by the missos. Some of the comments I heard from opposition members were very interesting. They were all about innuendo on what government may or may not do in the future. The amounts that have been offered—3.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent—were roundly booed; obviously, while members were out there. When I look at agreements that have been made—I note other ones that the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has been involved in—I note that the amounts offered to employees of Perth Zoo and under consideration by the union are three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. That union is probably saying that it is not enough. But I go to the only other one that has been arbitrated; although I thought more than one had been arbitrated, it was made clear to me today that only one had been arbitrated. The arbitrated outcome of the “Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement” was three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. For this government, therefore, the independent umpire has arbitrated a significantly lower amount than was offered. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
There was a demonstration outside Parliament House today by the missos. Some of the comments I heard from opposition members were very interesting. They were all about innuendo on what government may or may not do in the future. The amounts that have been offered—3.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent—were roundly booed; obviously, while members were out there. When I look at agreements that have been made—I note other ones that the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has been involved in—I note that the amounts offered to employees of Perth Zoo and under consideration by the union are three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. That union is probably saying that it is not enough. But I go to the only other one that has been arbitrated; although I thought more than one had been arbitrated, it was made clear to me today that only one had been arbitrated. The arbitrated outcome of the “Government Services (Miscellaneous) General Agreement” was three per cent, 2.75 per cent and three per cent. For this government, therefore, the independent umpire has arbitrated a significantly lower amount than was offered. Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Several members interjected. Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Dr K.D. HAMES : Members should bear in mind that these are the lowest paid workers in the state government system. Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Mr R.H. Cook : And you’re going to keep it that way! Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
Dr K.D. HAMES : Those guys—members opposite—should be embarrassed, because the LHMU contributed over $400 000 to their campaign. They should have said, “No. Look, thanks, guys; we’d appreciate over $400 000, but you are the lowest paid workers in Western Australia. You’d better keep it. You need that money more than we need it. You keep that 400 grand and we won’t take it off you.” That is a massive amount of money that members opposite have sucked out of the lowest paid workers in this state.
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