❓ Opposition Leader Barnett questions Premier Gallop about a $463 million loss from SGIC during his time as minister, alleging it was used to cover up the Rothwells scandal. The Premier deflects, asserting his accountability and integrity, and welcomes a state election.
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I ask a supplementary question. Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from - Mr A.J. Carpenter interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! I am sure that some people think that the Minister for Education and Training’s comments are very humorous; however, when they stop someone from asking a question, they become disorderly. I call the Minister for Education and Training to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT: Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from SGIC when he was minister was used to cover up the Rothwells scandal? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from - Mr A.J. Carpenter interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! I am sure that some people think that the Minister for Education and Training’s comments are very humorous; however, when they stop someone from asking a question, they become disorderly. I call the Minister for Education and Training to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT: Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from SGIC when he was minister was used to cover up the Rothwells scandal? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Mr A.J. Carpenter interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! I am sure that some people think that the Minister for Education and Training’s comments are very humorous; however, when they stop someone from asking a question, they become disorderly. I call the Minister for Education and Training to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT: Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from SGIC when he was minister was used to cover up the Rothwells scandal? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! I am sure that some people think that the Minister for Education and Training’s comments are very humorous; however, when they stop someone from asking a question, they become disorderly. I call the Minister for Education and Training to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT: Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from SGIC when he was minister was used to cover up the Rothwells scandal? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Mr C.J. BARNETT: Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from SGIC when he was minister was used to cover up the Rothwells scandal? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from - Mr A.J. Carpenter interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! I am sure that some people think that the Minister for Education and Training’s comments are very humorous; however, when they stop someone from asking a question, they become disorderly. I call the Minister for Education and Training to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT: Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from SGIC when he was minister was used to cover up the Rothwells scandal? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Mr A.J. Carpenter interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! I am sure that some people think that the Minister for Education and Training’s comments are very humorous; however, when they stop someone from asking a question, they become disorderly. I call the Minister for Education and Training to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT: Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from SGIC when he was minister was used to cover up the Rothwells scandal? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! I am sure that some people think that the Minister for Education and Training’s comments are very humorous; however, when they stop someone from asking a question, they become disorderly. I call the Minister for Education and Training to order for the first time. Mr C.J. BARNETT: Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from SGIC when he was minister was used to cover up the Rothwells scandal? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Mr C.J. BARNETT: Does the Premier acknowledge that the $463 million lost from SGIC when he was minister was used to cover up the Rothwells scandal? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
I am accountable directly to the people of Western Australia. Since being in this Parliament, I have never acted in a way that was against the interests of the people of Western Australia. Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Sever members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: I have been fully accountable. I have faced the people. The Labor Party set up a royal commission of inquiry, and I do not recall ever being asked to attend. I do not recall ever seeing any recommendations or conclusions from that inquiry related to me. Bring on the state election, and we will get on with talking about the future of Western Australia. When the election comes, I cannot wait to debate the Leader of the Opposition before the public of Western Australia.
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