❓ Mr. Rundle questions the Minister for Emergency Services about federal assistance for fire-affected communities, alleging WA is behind other states in securing arrangements. The Minister vehemently denies this, accusing Mr. Rundle of misleading the house.
AnsweredQoN 148Legislative Assembly
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KATANNING AND SOUTH WEST
148. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
Mr Speaker, I am appalled by that
response.
The SPEAKER : No preamble,
please.
Mr P.J. RUNDLE : I have a supplementary
question. I know the minister has written to the federal minister. Considering
that every other state has negotiated special arrangements with that minister
and his department, when will the minister intensify his efforts to seek
federal assistance for fire-affected regional communities?
KATANNING AND SOUTH WEST
148. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Emergency Services:
Mr Speaker, I am appalled by that
response.
The SPEAKER : No preamble,
please.
Mr P.J. RUNDLE : I have a supplementary
question. I know the minister has written to the federal minister. Considering
that every other state has negotiated special arrangements with that minister
and his department, when will the minister intensify his efforts to seek
federal assistance for fire-affected regional communities?
AnswerView source ↗
If the member is unaware of those
issues federally—that is probably an excuse—but I would ask the
member not to mislead the house, because
what he has just said is absolutely untrue. Those disaster recovery funding
arrangements that have been put in place by the Morrison government have
not changed at all. They apply to every single state. If the member has any
evidence whatsoever of those things changing, I would love for him to actually
produce it because we certainly do not know anything about it.
Mr P.J. Rundle : Every other
state has got —
Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, they have
not, member. The member still cannot get his head around this issue. No matter
that I set it out clearly in writing for the member, he still does not seem to
understand it. I will give you a briefing, mate, if you just do not understand
that much, and I will walk you through what you clearly just do not know.
issues federally—that is probably an excuse—but I would ask the
member not to mislead the house, because
what he has just said is absolutely untrue. Those disaster recovery funding
arrangements that have been put in place by the Morrison government have
not changed at all. They apply to every single state. If the member has any
evidence whatsoever of those things changing, I would love for him to actually
produce it because we certainly do not know anything about it.
Mr P.J. Rundle : Every other
state has got —
Mr F.M. LOGAN : No, they have
not, member. The member still cannot get his head around this issue. No matter
that I set it out clearly in writing for the member, he still does not seem to
understand it. I will give you a briefing, mate, if you just do not understand
that much, and I will walk you through what you clearly just do not know.
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