❓ Mr Rundle questions the Premier about the Minister for Agriculture using the State Barrier Fence project for political leverage to gain more federal funding, while sheep are being attacked. The Premier responds by highlighting the importance of completing the fence and criticizes the federal government's lack of funding.
AnsweredQoN 1021Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
WILD DOGS — STATE BARRIER FENCE
1021. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Is
the Premier comfortable that his Minister for Agriculture and Food is using
this project as a political toy to try to leverage more federal funding when
sheep are being attacked every day and the minister already has 85 per cent of
project funding in hand?
1021. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Is
the Premier comfortable that his Minister for Agriculture and Food is using
this project as a political toy to try to leverage more federal funding when
sheep are being attacked every day and the minister already has 85 per cent of
project funding in hand?
AnswerView source ↗
I do not know whether the member
knows the nature of a fence, but if you build a fence and you cover 85 per cent
of the area and 15 per cent is uncovered, it does not fix the problem.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : It's
called a hole.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Yes, it is
called a hole. There is a big hole in the fence.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member's
complaint, as I understand it, is that this government, the Labor government,
is funding 85 per cent of the fence and the federal Liberal–National
government will not fund any of it. That is his complaint.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Nationals!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Does the
member not think, being a Nationals WA person who appears to be well connected
nationally, he might make a phone call to the federal minister, Mr Littleproud —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! Leader
of the National Party!
Mr
M. McGOWAN : — and say, ''How
about you help stump up a little support for the fence?'' rather than
come in here and complain that the Labor government is funding 85 per
cent and the federal Liberal–National government is funding nothing?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for North
West Central, I call you to order for the second time. Leader of the National Party,
I call you to order for the first time.
knows the nature of a fence, but if you build a fence and you cover 85 per cent
of the area and 15 per cent is uncovered, it does not fix the problem.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : It's
called a hole.
Mr M. McGOWAN : Yes, it is
called a hole. There is a big hole in the fence.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Mr M. McGOWAN : The member's
complaint, as I understand it, is that this government, the Labor government,
is funding 85 per cent of the fence and the federal Liberal–National
government will not fund any of it. That is his complaint.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
Ms M.J. Davies interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Nationals!
Mr M. McGOWAN : Does the
member not think, being a Nationals WA person who appears to be well connected
nationally, he might make a phone call to the federal minister, Mr Littleproud —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members! Leader
of the National Party!
Mr
M. McGOWAN : — and say, ''How
about you help stump up a little support for the fence?'' rather than
come in here and complain that the Labor government is funding 85 per
cent and the federal Liberal–National government is funding nothing?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for North
West Central, I call you to order for the second time. Leader of the National Party,
I call you to order for the first time.
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