❓ The Premier outlines WA's strong economic ties with China, Japan, and South Korea, highlighting upcoming trade missions and the importance of these relationships for WA's economy. He also digresses to address unrelated political issues.
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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY
I would like to welcome students from St Joseph’s College from Albany to the gallery. Welcome, guys. I hope you enjoy your stay up there. Can the Premier please tell the house how Western Australia’s booming economy will continue to benefit from our strong ties with China, Japan and South Korea? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I would like to welcome students from St Joseph’s College from Albany to the gallery. Welcome, guys. I hope you enjoy your stay up there. Can the Premier please tell the house how Western Australia’s booming economy will continue to benefit from our strong ties with China, Japan and South Korea? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for Albany for the question. I acknowledge the presence in the gallery of the students of St Joseph’s College, Albany, and their schoolteacher, Mr Peter Colgate, an outstanding athlete in my time at Albany High School. He is part of a very good educational institution in Albany. By the way, just before I answer the question, I want to reflect on the questions asked about another issue. When I was at school in Albany, I was closely associated through my schoolboy days with a number of people who have subsequently gone on to be members of God’s Garbage. That is the nature of living in a place like Albany. I am sure Mr Colgate, in the gallery, would know half the members of God’s Garbage, and I shudder to think - perhaps Mr Colgate can pass on the message when he goes back to Albany: “For God’s sake, don’t ring up the Premier because if you do he will have to resign.” If they ring me up and say, “Hey, how about getting me off the speeding ticket?”, I will have to resign. The direction in which the opposition has been going is utterly nonsensical. I am looking forward to the trip that I am taking, leaving on Monday, to China, Japan and South Korea. It is because of Western Australia that the Prime Minister will be in China. We are leading the nation economically. Successive governments here have built up great relationships over a period of time with those three countries. Incidentally, they are our three biggest export destinations. Exports to Japan total $8.5 billion; to China, $6.6 billion; and to Korea, $3.2 billion. In China I will be present at the official opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Shenzhen. The Prime Minister will be there as well, as will former Premier Richard Court and his wife, Jo. They will be present to mark that day and the fact that Mr Court played a significant role in the development of that trade. The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
Can the Premier please tell the house how Western Australia’s booming economy will continue to benefit from our strong ties with China, Japan and South Korea? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Albany for the question. I acknowledge the presence in the gallery of the students of St Joseph’s College, Albany, and their schoolteacher, Mr Peter Colgate, an outstanding athlete in my time at Albany High School. He is part of a very good educational institution in Albany. By the way, just before I answer the question, I want to reflect on the questions asked about another issue. When I was at school in Albany, I was closely associated through my schoolboy days with a number of people who have subsequently gone on to be members of God’s Garbage. That is the nature of living in a place like Albany. I am sure Mr Colgate, in the gallery, would know half the members of God’s Garbage, and I shudder to think - perhaps Mr Colgate can pass on the message when he goes back to Albany: “For God’s sake, don’t ring up the Premier because if you do he will have to resign.” If they ring me up and say, “Hey, how about getting me off the speeding ticket?”, I will have to resign. The direction in which the opposition has been going is utterly nonsensical. I am looking forward to the trip that I am taking, leaving on Monday, to China, Japan and South Korea. It is because of Western Australia that the Prime Minister will be in China. We are leading the nation economically. Successive governments here have built up great relationships over a period of time with those three countries. Incidentally, they are our three biggest export destinations. Exports to Japan total $8.5 billion; to China, $6.6 billion; and to Korea, $3.2 billion. In China I will be present at the official opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Shenzhen. The Prime Minister will be there as well, as will former Premier Richard Court and his wife, Jo. They will be present to mark that day and the fact that Mr Court played a significant role in the development of that trade. The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Albany for the question. I acknowledge the presence in the gallery of the students of St Joseph’s College, Albany, and their schoolteacher, Mr Peter Colgate, an outstanding athlete in my time at Albany High School. He is part of a very good educational institution in Albany. By the way, just before I answer the question, I want to reflect on the questions asked about another issue. When I was at school in Albany, I was closely associated through my schoolboy days with a number of people who have subsequently gone on to be members of God’s Garbage. That is the nature of living in a place like Albany. I am sure Mr Colgate, in the gallery, would know half the members of God’s Garbage, and I shudder to think - perhaps Mr Colgate can pass on the message when he goes back to Albany: “For God’s sake, don’t ring up the Premier because if you do he will have to resign.” If they ring me up and say, “Hey, how about getting me off the speeding ticket?”, I will have to resign. The direction in which the opposition has been going is utterly nonsensical. I am looking forward to the trip that I am taking, leaving on Monday, to China, Japan and South Korea. It is because of Western Australia that the Prime Minister will be in China. We are leading the nation economically. Successive governments here have built up great relationships over a period of time with those three countries. Incidentally, they are our three biggest export destinations. Exports to Japan total $8.5 billion; to China, $6.6 billion; and to Korea, $3.2 billion. In China I will be present at the official opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Shenzhen. The Prime Minister will be there as well, as will former Premier Richard Court and his wife, Jo. They will be present to mark that day and the fact that Mr Court played a significant role in the development of that trade. The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
I thank the member for Albany for the question. I acknowledge the presence in the gallery of the students of St Joseph’s College, Albany, and their schoolteacher, Mr Peter Colgate, an outstanding athlete in my time at Albany High School. He is part of a very good educational institution in Albany. By the way, just before I answer the question, I want to reflect on the questions asked about another issue. When I was at school in Albany, I was closely associated through my schoolboy days with a number of people who have subsequently gone on to be members of God’s Garbage. That is the nature of living in a place like Albany. I am sure Mr Colgate, in the gallery, would know half the members of God’s Garbage, and I shudder to think - perhaps Mr Colgate can pass on the message when he goes back to Albany: “For God’s sake, don’t ring up the Premier because if you do he will have to resign.” If they ring me up and say, “Hey, how about getting me off the speeding ticket?”, I will have to resign. The direction in which the opposition has been going is utterly nonsensical. I am looking forward to the trip that I am taking, leaving on Monday, to China, Japan and South Korea. It is because of Western Australia that the Prime Minister will be in China. We are leading the nation economically. Successive governments here have built up great relationships over a period of time with those three countries. Incidentally, they are our three biggest export destinations. Exports to Japan total $8.5 billion; to China, $6.6 billion; and to Korea, $3.2 billion. In China I will be present at the official opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Shenzhen. The Prime Minister will be there as well, as will former Premier Richard Court and his wife, Jo. They will be present to mark that day and the fact that Mr Court played a significant role in the development of that trade. The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
By the way, just before I answer the question, I want to reflect on the questions asked about another issue. When I was at school in Albany, I was closely associated through my schoolboy days with a number of people who have subsequently gone on to be members of God’s Garbage. That is the nature of living in a place like Albany. I am sure Mr Colgate, in the gallery, would know half the members of God’s Garbage, and I shudder to think - perhaps Mr Colgate can pass on the message when he goes back to Albany: “For God’s sake, don’t ring up the Premier because if you do he will have to resign.” If they ring me up and say, “Hey, how about getting me off the speeding ticket?”, I will have to resign. The direction in which the opposition has been going is utterly nonsensical. I am looking forward to the trip that I am taking, leaving on Monday, to China, Japan and South Korea. It is because of Western Australia that the Prime Minister will be in China. We are leading the nation economically. Successive governments here have built up great relationships over a period of time with those three countries. Incidentally, they are our three biggest export destinations. Exports to Japan total $8.5 billion; to China, $6.6 billion; and to Korea, $3.2 billion. In China I will be present at the official opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Shenzhen. The Prime Minister will be there as well, as will former Premier Richard Court and his wife, Jo. They will be present to mark that day and the fact that Mr Court played a significant role in the development of that trade. The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
I am looking forward to the trip that I am taking, leaving on Monday, to China, Japan and South Korea. It is because of Western Australia that the Prime Minister will be in China. We are leading the nation economically. Successive governments here have built up great relationships over a period of time with those three countries. Incidentally, they are our three biggest export destinations. Exports to Japan total $8.5 billion; to China, $6.6 billion; and to Korea, $3.2 billion. In China I will be present at the official opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Shenzhen. The Prime Minister will be there as well, as will former Premier Richard Court and his wife, Jo. They will be present to mark that day and the fact that Mr Court played a significant role in the development of that trade. The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
Can the Premier please tell the house how Western Australia’s booming economy will continue to benefit from our strong ties with China, Japan and South Korea? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Albany for the question. I acknowledge the presence in the gallery of the students of St Joseph’s College, Albany, and their schoolteacher, Mr Peter Colgate, an outstanding athlete in my time at Albany High School. He is part of a very good educational institution in Albany. By the way, just before I answer the question, I want to reflect on the questions asked about another issue. When I was at school in Albany, I was closely associated through my schoolboy days with a number of people who have subsequently gone on to be members of God’s Garbage. That is the nature of living in a place like Albany. I am sure Mr Colgate, in the gallery, would know half the members of God’s Garbage, and I shudder to think - perhaps Mr Colgate can pass on the message when he goes back to Albany: “For God’s sake, don’t ring up the Premier because if you do he will have to resign.” If they ring me up and say, “Hey, how about getting me off the speeding ticket?”, I will have to resign. The direction in which the opposition has been going is utterly nonsensical. I am looking forward to the trip that I am taking, leaving on Monday, to China, Japan and South Korea. It is because of Western Australia that the Prime Minister will be in China. We are leading the nation economically. Successive governments here have built up great relationships over a period of time with those three countries. Incidentally, they are our three biggest export destinations. Exports to Japan total $8.5 billion; to China, $6.6 billion; and to Korea, $3.2 billion. In China I will be present at the official opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Shenzhen. The Prime Minister will be there as well, as will former Premier Richard Court and his wife, Jo. They will be present to mark that day and the fact that Mr Court played a significant role in the development of that trade. The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Albany for the question. I acknowledge the presence in the gallery of the students of St Joseph’s College, Albany, and their schoolteacher, Mr Peter Colgate, an outstanding athlete in my time at Albany High School. He is part of a very good educational institution in Albany. By the way, just before I answer the question, I want to reflect on the questions asked about another issue. When I was at school in Albany, I was closely associated through my schoolboy days with a number of people who have subsequently gone on to be members of God’s Garbage. That is the nature of living in a place like Albany. I am sure Mr Colgate, in the gallery, would know half the members of God’s Garbage, and I shudder to think - perhaps Mr Colgate can pass on the message when he goes back to Albany: “For God’s sake, don’t ring up the Premier because if you do he will have to resign.” If they ring me up and say, “Hey, how about getting me off the speeding ticket?”, I will have to resign. The direction in which the opposition has been going is utterly nonsensical. I am looking forward to the trip that I am taking, leaving on Monday, to China, Japan and South Korea. It is because of Western Australia that the Prime Minister will be in China. We are leading the nation economically. Successive governments here have built up great relationships over a period of time with those three countries. Incidentally, they are our three biggest export destinations. Exports to Japan total $8.5 billion; to China, $6.6 billion; and to Korea, $3.2 billion. In China I will be present at the official opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Shenzhen. The Prime Minister will be there as well, as will former Premier Richard Court and his wife, Jo. They will be present to mark that day and the fact that Mr Court played a significant role in the development of that trade. The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
I thank the member for Albany for the question. I acknowledge the presence in the gallery of the students of St Joseph’s College, Albany, and their schoolteacher, Mr Peter Colgate, an outstanding athlete in my time at Albany High School. He is part of a very good educational institution in Albany. By the way, just before I answer the question, I want to reflect on the questions asked about another issue. When I was at school in Albany, I was closely associated through my schoolboy days with a number of people who have subsequently gone on to be members of God’s Garbage. That is the nature of living in a place like Albany. I am sure Mr Colgate, in the gallery, would know half the members of God’s Garbage, and I shudder to think - perhaps Mr Colgate can pass on the message when he goes back to Albany: “For God’s sake, don’t ring up the Premier because if you do he will have to resign.” If they ring me up and say, “Hey, how about getting me off the speeding ticket?”, I will have to resign. The direction in which the opposition has been going is utterly nonsensical. I am looking forward to the trip that I am taking, leaving on Monday, to China, Japan and South Korea. It is because of Western Australia that the Prime Minister will be in China. We are leading the nation economically. Successive governments here have built up great relationships over a period of time with those three countries. Incidentally, they are our three biggest export destinations. Exports to Japan total $8.5 billion; to China, $6.6 billion; and to Korea, $3.2 billion. In China I will be present at the official opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Shenzhen. The Prime Minister will be there as well, as will former Premier Richard Court and his wife, Jo. They will be present to mark that day and the fact that Mr Court played a significant role in the development of that trade. The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
By the way, just before I answer the question, I want to reflect on the questions asked about another issue. When I was at school in Albany, I was closely associated through my schoolboy days with a number of people who have subsequently gone on to be members of God’s Garbage. That is the nature of living in a place like Albany. I am sure Mr Colgate, in the gallery, would know half the members of God’s Garbage, and I shudder to think - perhaps Mr Colgate can pass on the message when he goes back to Albany: “For God’s sake, don’t ring up the Premier because if you do he will have to resign.” If they ring me up and say, “Hey, how about getting me off the speeding ticket?”, I will have to resign. The direction in which the opposition has been going is utterly nonsensical. I am looking forward to the trip that I am taking, leaving on Monday, to China, Japan and South Korea. It is because of Western Australia that the Prime Minister will be in China. We are leading the nation economically. Successive governments here have built up great relationships over a period of time with those three countries. Incidentally, they are our three biggest export destinations. Exports to Japan total $8.5 billion; to China, $6.6 billion; and to Korea, $3.2 billion. In China I will be present at the official opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Shenzhen. The Prime Minister will be there as well, as will former Premier Richard Court and his wife, Jo. They will be present to mark that day and the fact that Mr Court played a significant role in the development of that trade. The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
I am looking forward to the trip that I am taking, leaving on Monday, to China, Japan and South Korea. It is because of Western Australia that the Prime Minister will be in China. We are leading the nation economically. Successive governments here have built up great relationships over a period of time with those three countries. Incidentally, they are our three biggest export destinations. Exports to Japan total $8.5 billion; to China, $6.6 billion; and to Korea, $3.2 billion. In China I will be present at the official opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal in Shenzhen. The Prime Minister will be there as well, as will former Premier Richard Court and his wife, Jo. They will be present to mark that day and the fact that Mr Court played a significant role in the development of that trade. The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
The worth and importance of this particular contract is underscored in that it is valued at $25 billion, which is one of the biggest contracts ever signed. In Japan and Korea I will have the pleasure of meeting many of the key representatives of the gas, electricity and iron ore industries, as well as senior government officials, including Governor Ido, in our sister state prefecture of Hyogo. Former Premier Gallop was in Japan last year and I was in China, but as state development minister. This will be the first time as Premier I have been able to visit any of these places, but the first time in my life I will have visited Japan and South Korea. I am looking forward to it. I think the Premier of a state such as Western Australia, with these trading partners, should go there as soon as is possible for this reason. I will also host a biotechnology seminar in Tokyo, featuring WA’s Nobel Prize winner Dr Barry Marshall. We have a very strong and growing research and development industry, which the Treasurer kindly acknowledged in the budget by applying an opportunity for funding to those industries in Western Australia. It is a very important time for us to consolidate and further our relationships with our three major trading partners, and I look forward to that opportunity. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Hillarys. Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
Mr A.J. Carpenter : Here we go.
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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.