❓ The Premier discusses the government's commitment to the biotechnology sector, highlighting Professor Barry Marshall's appointment as an ambassador and the delegation's attendance at Bio2006 in Chicago. A side discussion occurs regarding opposition representation on the trip.
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BIO2006 - GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENTS
Can the Premier advise the house of the state government’s latest commitment to Western Australian’s emerging biotechnology sector? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
Can the Premier advise the house of the state government’s latest commitment to Western Australian’s emerging biotechnology sector? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. I apologise in advance to the Parliament - I know everyone will be upset - that I will not be here next week because I will be in Chicago in the United States for Bio2006. That is the largest conference of its kind in the world. I will be leading the Western Australian delegation to that conference. Quite a large number of Western Australians are going to that conference. We have achieved a coup this year, because we have managed to convince the recent Nobel Prize winner for medicine, Professor Barry Marshall, to be our ambassador for biotechnology. Given the status that Professor Marshall, and, incidentally, his research partner, Dr Robin Warren, now hold in the world of medical research, it is very propitious for Western Australia that we have this opportunity. We have brilliant research people and developers in biotech in this state, and a lot of publicity is being aimed in our direction. Therefore, while we are trying to build up the biotech industry in this state, coincidentally - serendipitously - the reigning Nobel Prize winners for medicine are also in Western Australia. We have brought the two together and have created a position of international ambassador to promote Western Australia’s emerging biotech industry. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why are you not taking someone from the opposition? I would be happy to accompany you to Chicago! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am quite prepared to countenance that. This is an interesting side issue. The Leader of the Opposition did seek, I think, to come on the trip. I thought that given the instability around him - Mr P.D. Omodei : That is a flimsy excuse. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. I apologise in advance to the Parliament - I know everyone will be upset - that I will not be here next week because I will be in Chicago in the United States for Bio2006. That is the largest conference of its kind in the world. I will be leading the Western Australian delegation to that conference. Quite a large number of Western Australians are going to that conference. We have achieved a coup this year, because we have managed to convince the recent Nobel Prize winner for medicine, Professor Barry Marshall, to be our ambassador for biotechnology. Given the status that Professor Marshall, and, incidentally, his research partner, Dr Robin Warren, now hold in the world of medical research, it is very propitious for Western Australia that we have this opportunity. We have brilliant research people and developers in biotech in this state, and a lot of publicity is being aimed in our direction. Therefore, while we are trying to build up the biotech industry in this state, coincidentally - serendipitously - the reigning Nobel Prize winners for medicine are also in Western Australia. We have brought the two together and have created a position of international ambassador to promote Western Australia’s emerging biotech industry. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why are you not taking someone from the opposition? I would be happy to accompany you to Chicago! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am quite prepared to countenance that. This is an interesting side issue. The Leader of the Opposition did seek, I think, to come on the trip. I thought that given the instability around him - Mr P.D. Omodei : That is a flimsy excuse. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. I apologise in advance to the Parliament - I know everyone will be upset - that I will not be here next week because I will be in Chicago in the United States for Bio2006. That is the largest conference of its kind in the world. I will be leading the Western Australian delegation to that conference. Quite a large number of Western Australians are going to that conference. We have achieved a coup this year, because we have managed to convince the recent Nobel Prize winner for medicine, Professor Barry Marshall, to be our ambassador for biotechnology. Given the status that Professor Marshall, and, incidentally, his research partner, Dr Robin Warren, now hold in the world of medical research, it is very propitious for Western Australia that we have this opportunity. We have brilliant research people and developers in biotech in this state, and a lot of publicity is being aimed in our direction. Therefore, while we are trying to build up the biotech industry in this state, coincidentally - serendipitously - the reigning Nobel Prize winners for medicine are also in Western Australia. We have brought the two together and have created a position of international ambassador to promote Western Australia’s emerging biotech industry. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why are you not taking someone from the opposition? I would be happy to accompany you to Chicago! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am quite prepared to countenance that. This is an interesting side issue. The Leader of the Opposition did seek, I think, to come on the trip. I thought that given the instability around him - Mr P.D. Omodei : That is a flimsy excuse. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why are you not taking someone from the opposition? I would be happy to accompany you to Chicago! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am quite prepared to countenance that. This is an interesting side issue. The Leader of the Opposition did seek, I think, to come on the trip. I thought that given the instability around him - Mr P.D. Omodei : That is a flimsy excuse. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am quite prepared to countenance that. This is an interesting side issue. The Leader of the Opposition did seek, I think, to come on the trip. I thought that given the instability around him - Mr P.D. Omodei : That is a flimsy excuse. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr P.D. Omodei : That is a flimsy excuse. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. I apologise in advance to the Parliament - I know everyone will be upset - that I will not be here next week because I will be in Chicago in the United States for Bio2006. That is the largest conference of its kind in the world. I will be leading the Western Australian delegation to that conference. Quite a large number of Western Australians are going to that conference. We have achieved a coup this year, because we have managed to convince the recent Nobel Prize winner for medicine, Professor Barry Marshall, to be our ambassador for biotechnology. Given the status that Professor Marshall, and, incidentally, his research partner, Dr Robin Warren, now hold in the world of medical research, it is very propitious for Western Australia that we have this opportunity. We have brilliant research people and developers in biotech in this state, and a lot of publicity is being aimed in our direction. Therefore, while we are trying to build up the biotech industry in this state, coincidentally - serendipitously - the reigning Nobel Prize winners for medicine are also in Western Australia. We have brought the two together and have created a position of international ambassador to promote Western Australia’s emerging biotech industry. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why are you not taking someone from the opposition? I would be happy to accompany you to Chicago! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am quite prepared to countenance that. This is an interesting side issue. The Leader of the Opposition did seek, I think, to come on the trip. I thought that given the instability around him - Mr P.D. Omodei : That is a flimsy excuse. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
I thank the member for Geraldton for the question. I apologise in advance to the Parliament - I know everyone will be upset - that I will not be here next week because I will be in Chicago in the United States for Bio2006. That is the largest conference of its kind in the world. I will be leading the Western Australian delegation to that conference. Quite a large number of Western Australians are going to that conference. We have achieved a coup this year, because we have managed to convince the recent Nobel Prize winner for medicine, Professor Barry Marshall, to be our ambassador for biotechnology. Given the status that Professor Marshall, and, incidentally, his research partner, Dr Robin Warren, now hold in the world of medical research, it is very propitious for Western Australia that we have this opportunity. We have brilliant research people and developers in biotech in this state, and a lot of publicity is being aimed in our direction. Therefore, while we are trying to build up the biotech industry in this state, coincidentally - serendipitously - the reigning Nobel Prize winners for medicine are also in Western Australia. We have brought the two together and have created a position of international ambassador to promote Western Australia’s emerging biotech industry. Mr P.D. Omodei : Why are you not taking someone from the opposition? I would be happy to accompany you to Chicago! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am quite prepared to countenance that. This is an interesting side issue. The Leader of the Opposition did seek, I think, to come on the trip. I thought that given the instability around him - Mr P.D. Omodei : That is a flimsy excuse. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Why are you not taking someone from the opposition? I would be happy to accompany you to Chicago! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am quite prepared to countenance that. This is an interesting side issue. The Leader of the Opposition did seek, I think, to come on the trip. I thought that given the instability around him - Mr P.D. Omodei : That is a flimsy excuse. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I am quite prepared to countenance that. This is an interesting side issue. The Leader of the Opposition did seek, I think, to come on the trip. I thought that given the instability around him - Mr P.D. Omodei : That is a flimsy excuse. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr P.D. Omodei : That is a flimsy excuse. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The Leader of the Opposition knows how fond I am of him. I did not want to take him on this trip with us and then find out when we got back that I had taken the former Leader of the Opposition. He has a difficult task because he has to look over both shoulders at the same time, and that is a real challenge. The prospect of him getting whiplash from keeping an eye on what is going on behind him is very real. Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr P.D. Omodei : We will have a conference every year. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Next time we will have a discussion. The Leader of the Opposition in the upper house is representing the opposition this year on the Anzac trip, and I hope that goes well. I am very fond of the Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, Hon Norman Moore. Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr P.D. Omodei : He is very fond of me too. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I understand that. I also understand that he regularly lets messengers come down the hallway to tell the Leader of the Opposition what he thinks about him, and that that is the way communication takes place. That is fine. Hon Norman Moore was with me in London just before the news broke about Dr Gallop. It was a wonderful little coincidence. I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
I should report to the Parliament that we have applied $850 000 over three years to these ambassadorial roles, because there is a support structure that goes behind these appointments. I am very grateful to Professor Marshall. He is not only a brilliant researcher, but also a great advocate and an incredibly articulate person. Western Australia will be the beneficiary of his agreeing to take on this role.
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