❓ Premier Gallop criticises the Howard government's industrial relations legislation, arguing it will harm WA workers and families by reducing wages and job security. He contrasts this with the WA government's commitment to protecting workers' rights and fostering a 'fair go'.
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In lieu of the fact that there was a great turnout at the rally this morning, will the Premier outline the impact of the Howard government’s industrial relations legislation on Western Australian workers and families? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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It is extraordinary that the opposition claims that it is against the legislation but never actually opposes it; it never does anything to send a message to John Howard that his intrusion into our state Parliament’s rights is unacceptable. There are lots of other people who support the state Parliament. They were at the rally earlier today. I am talking about employees, elderly people, pensioners, members of the general community and supporters of church groups in our society. They all understand the meaning of the word “community”. They understand the meaning of the concept of justice. They understand the need to give people incentives to contribute to the community and to provide productivity. Those people were at the rally. The people who do not understand the concept of community, who do not understand the concept of justice and who do not understand what we must do to make sure that people work harder and provide greater productivity are those in the Liberal Party and the Howard government. Let us look at Western Australia today. We have strong economic growth. Why have we got strong economic growth? It is because we have a strong resources-based economy. Secondly, we have excellent infrastructure investment by the state of Western Australia. Thirdly, we have a very committed work force across the state. The other side of the house does not understand. If we want people to work hard and to contribute to the community, we must understand that their rights and interests need to be protected. That is a concept that the Liberal Party has never understood, because its role is to tip the balance in favour of employers. Let us look at the legislation that the federal Liberal government is proposing. Its unfair dismissal proposals will produce insecurity in the workplace. Its proposal to establish Australian workplace agreements will lead to a reduction in working conditions and wages for many workers, particularly the vulnerable. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The member says rubbish. I quote statistics from research conducted into the workplace agreements system that was in place in Western Australia. We have had that system. There is now a new version of Graham Kierath, who is the member for Vasse! The people of Western Australia can see right through him. Listen to this: 74 per cent of those workplace agreements provided no weekend penalty rates; 67 per cent provided no overtime rates of pay; 56 per cent provided an ordinary rate of pay below the award rate; 49 per cent of full-time, part-time and fixed-term agreements absorbed annual leave into the ordinary hourly rate of pay; and 75 per cent of all agreements analysed were without a pay increase provision. That is what will happen under the John Howard system that is being proposed. One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: It is extraordinary that the opposition claims that it is against the legislation but never actually opposes it; it never does anything to send a message to John Howard that his intrusion into our state Parliament’s rights is unacceptable. There are lots of other people who support the state Parliament. They were at the rally earlier today. I am talking about employees, elderly people, pensioners, members of the general community and supporters of church groups in our society. They all understand the meaning of the word “community”. They understand the meaning of the concept of justice. They understand the need to give people incentives to contribute to the community and to provide productivity. Those people were at the rally. The people who do not understand the concept of community, who do not understand the concept of justice and who do not understand what we must do to make sure that people work harder and provide greater productivity are those in the Liberal Party and the Howard government. Let us look at Western Australia today. We have strong economic growth. Why have we got strong economic growth? It is because we have a strong resources-based economy. Secondly, we have excellent infrastructure investment by the state of Western Australia. Thirdly, we have a very committed work force across the state. The other side of the house does not understand. If we want people to work hard and to contribute to the community, we must understand that their rights and interests need to be protected. That is a concept that the Liberal Party has never understood, because its role is to tip the balance in favour of employers. Let us look at the legislation that the federal Liberal government is proposing. Its unfair dismissal proposals will produce insecurity in the workplace. Its proposal to establish Australian workplace agreements will lead to a reduction in working conditions and wages for many workers, particularly the vulnerable. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The member says rubbish. I quote statistics from research conducted into the workplace agreements system that was in place in Western Australia. We have had that system. There is now a new version of Graham Kierath, who is the member for Vasse! The people of Western Australia can see right through him. Listen to this: 74 per cent of those workplace agreements provided no weekend penalty rates; 67 per cent provided no overtime rates of pay; 56 per cent provided an ordinary rate of pay below the award rate; 49 per cent of full-time, part-time and fixed-term agreements absorbed annual leave into the ordinary hourly rate of pay; and 75 per cent of all agreements analysed were without a pay increase provision. That is what will happen under the John Howard system that is being proposed. One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
It is extraordinary that the opposition claims that it is against the legislation but never actually opposes it; it never does anything to send a message to John Howard that his intrusion into our state Parliament’s rights is unacceptable. There are lots of other people who support the state Parliament. They were at the rally earlier today. I am talking about employees, elderly people, pensioners, members of the general community and supporters of church groups in our society. They all understand the meaning of the word “community”. They understand the meaning of the concept of justice. They understand the need to give people incentives to contribute to the community and to provide productivity. Those people were at the rally. The people who do not understand the concept of community, who do not understand the concept of justice and who do not understand what we must do to make sure that people work harder and provide greater productivity are those in the Liberal Party and the Howard government. Let us look at Western Australia today. We have strong economic growth. Why have we got strong economic growth? It is because we have a strong resources-based economy. Secondly, we have excellent infrastructure investment by the state of Western Australia. Thirdly, we have a very committed work force across the state. The other side of the house does not understand. If we want people to work hard and to contribute to the community, we must understand that their rights and interests need to be protected. That is a concept that the Liberal Party has never understood, because its role is to tip the balance in favour of employers. Let us look at the legislation that the federal Liberal government is proposing. Its unfair dismissal proposals will produce insecurity in the workplace. Its proposal to establish Australian workplace agreements will lead to a reduction in working conditions and wages for many workers, particularly the vulnerable. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The member says rubbish. I quote statistics from research conducted into the workplace agreements system that was in place in Western Australia. We have had that system. There is now a new version of Graham Kierath, who is the member for Vasse! The people of Western Australia can see right through him. Listen to this: 74 per cent of those workplace agreements provided no weekend penalty rates; 67 per cent provided no overtime rates of pay; 56 per cent provided an ordinary rate of pay below the award rate; 49 per cent of full-time, part-time and fixed-term agreements absorbed annual leave into the ordinary hourly rate of pay; and 75 per cent of all agreements analysed were without a pay increase provision. That is what will happen under the John Howard system that is being proposed. One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Let us look at Western Australia today. We have strong economic growth. Why have we got strong economic growth? It is because we have a strong resources-based economy. Secondly, we have excellent infrastructure investment by the state of Western Australia. Thirdly, we have a very committed work force across the state. The other side of the house does not understand. If we want people to work hard and to contribute to the community, we must understand that their rights and interests need to be protected. That is a concept that the Liberal Party has never understood, because its role is to tip the balance in favour of employers. Let us look at the legislation that the federal Liberal government is proposing. Its unfair dismissal proposals will produce insecurity in the workplace. Its proposal to establish Australian workplace agreements will lead to a reduction in working conditions and wages for many workers, particularly the vulnerable. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The member says rubbish. I quote statistics from research conducted into the workplace agreements system that was in place in Western Australia. We have had that system. There is now a new version of Graham Kierath, who is the member for Vasse! The people of Western Australia can see right through him. Listen to this: 74 per cent of those workplace agreements provided no weekend penalty rates; 67 per cent provided no overtime rates of pay; 56 per cent provided an ordinary rate of pay below the award rate; 49 per cent of full-time, part-time and fixed-term agreements absorbed annual leave into the ordinary hourly rate of pay; and 75 per cent of all agreements analysed were without a pay increase provision. That is what will happen under the John Howard system that is being proposed. One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The member says rubbish. I quote statistics from research conducted into the workplace agreements system that was in place in Western Australia. We have had that system. There is now a new version of Graham Kierath, who is the member for Vasse! The people of Western Australia can see right through him. Listen to this: 74 per cent of those workplace agreements provided no weekend penalty rates; 67 per cent provided no overtime rates of pay; 56 per cent provided an ordinary rate of pay below the award rate; 49 per cent of full-time, part-time and fixed-term agreements absorbed annual leave into the ordinary hourly rate of pay; and 75 per cent of all agreements analysed were without a pay increase provision. That is what will happen under the John Howard system that is being proposed. One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The member says rubbish. I quote statistics from research conducted into the workplace agreements system that was in place in Western Australia. We have had that system. There is now a new version of Graham Kierath, who is the member for Vasse! The people of Western Australia can see right through him. Listen to this: 74 per cent of those workplace agreements provided no weekend penalty rates; 67 per cent provided no overtime rates of pay; 56 per cent provided an ordinary rate of pay below the award rate; 49 per cent of full-time, part-time and fixed-term agreements absorbed annual leave into the ordinary hourly rate of pay; and 75 per cent of all agreements analysed were without a pay increase provision. That is what will happen under the John Howard system that is being proposed. One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: It is extraordinary that the opposition claims that it is against the legislation but never actually opposes it; it never does anything to send a message to John Howard that his intrusion into our state Parliament’s rights is unacceptable. There are lots of other people who support the state Parliament. They were at the rally earlier today. I am talking about employees, elderly people, pensioners, members of the general community and supporters of church groups in our society. They all understand the meaning of the word “community”. They understand the meaning of the concept of justice. They understand the need to give people incentives to contribute to the community and to provide productivity. Those people were at the rally. The people who do not understand the concept of community, who do not understand the concept of justice and who do not understand what we must do to make sure that people work harder and provide greater productivity are those in the Liberal Party and the Howard government. Let us look at Western Australia today. We have strong economic growth. Why have we got strong economic growth? It is because we have a strong resources-based economy. Secondly, we have excellent infrastructure investment by the state of Western Australia. Thirdly, we have a very committed work force across the state. The other side of the house does not understand. If we want people to work hard and to contribute to the community, we must understand that their rights and interests need to be protected. That is a concept that the Liberal Party has never understood, because its role is to tip the balance in favour of employers. Let us look at the legislation that the federal Liberal government is proposing. Its unfair dismissal proposals will produce insecurity in the workplace. Its proposal to establish Australian workplace agreements will lead to a reduction in working conditions and wages for many workers, particularly the vulnerable. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The member says rubbish. I quote statistics from research conducted into the workplace agreements system that was in place in Western Australia. We have had that system. There is now a new version of Graham Kierath, who is the member for Vasse! The people of Western Australia can see right through him. Listen to this: 74 per cent of those workplace agreements provided no weekend penalty rates; 67 per cent provided no overtime rates of pay; 56 per cent provided an ordinary rate of pay below the award rate; 49 per cent of full-time, part-time and fixed-term agreements absorbed annual leave into the ordinary hourly rate of pay; and 75 per cent of all agreements analysed were without a pay increase provision. That is what will happen under the John Howard system that is being proposed. One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
It is extraordinary that the opposition claims that it is against the legislation but never actually opposes it; it never does anything to send a message to John Howard that his intrusion into our state Parliament’s rights is unacceptable. There are lots of other people who support the state Parliament. They were at the rally earlier today. I am talking about employees, elderly people, pensioners, members of the general community and supporters of church groups in our society. They all understand the meaning of the word “community”. They understand the meaning of the concept of justice. They understand the need to give people incentives to contribute to the community and to provide productivity. Those people were at the rally. The people who do not understand the concept of community, who do not understand the concept of justice and who do not understand what we must do to make sure that people work harder and provide greater productivity are those in the Liberal Party and the Howard government. Let us look at Western Australia today. We have strong economic growth. Why have we got strong economic growth? It is because we have a strong resources-based economy. Secondly, we have excellent infrastructure investment by the state of Western Australia. Thirdly, we have a very committed work force across the state. The other side of the house does not understand. If we want people to work hard and to contribute to the community, we must understand that their rights and interests need to be protected. That is a concept that the Liberal Party has never understood, because its role is to tip the balance in favour of employers. Let us look at the legislation that the federal Liberal government is proposing. Its unfair dismissal proposals will produce insecurity in the workplace. Its proposal to establish Australian workplace agreements will lead to a reduction in working conditions and wages for many workers, particularly the vulnerable. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The member says rubbish. I quote statistics from research conducted into the workplace agreements system that was in place in Western Australia. We have had that system. There is now a new version of Graham Kierath, who is the member for Vasse! The people of Western Australia can see right through him. Listen to this: 74 per cent of those workplace agreements provided no weekend penalty rates; 67 per cent provided no overtime rates of pay; 56 per cent provided an ordinary rate of pay below the award rate; 49 per cent of full-time, part-time and fixed-term agreements absorbed annual leave into the ordinary hourly rate of pay; and 75 per cent of all agreements analysed were without a pay increase provision. That is what will happen under the John Howard system that is being proposed. One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Let us look at Western Australia today. We have strong economic growth. Why have we got strong economic growth? It is because we have a strong resources-based economy. Secondly, we have excellent infrastructure investment by the state of Western Australia. Thirdly, we have a very committed work force across the state. The other side of the house does not understand. If we want people to work hard and to contribute to the community, we must understand that their rights and interests need to be protected. That is a concept that the Liberal Party has never understood, because its role is to tip the balance in favour of employers. Let us look at the legislation that the federal Liberal government is proposing. Its unfair dismissal proposals will produce insecurity in the workplace. Its proposal to establish Australian workplace agreements will lead to a reduction in working conditions and wages for many workers, particularly the vulnerable. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The member says rubbish. I quote statistics from research conducted into the workplace agreements system that was in place in Western Australia. We have had that system. There is now a new version of Graham Kierath, who is the member for Vasse! The people of Western Australia can see right through him. Listen to this: 74 per cent of those workplace agreements provided no weekend penalty rates; 67 per cent provided no overtime rates of pay; 56 per cent provided an ordinary rate of pay below the award rate; 49 per cent of full-time, part-time and fixed-term agreements absorbed annual leave into the ordinary hourly rate of pay; and 75 per cent of all agreements analysed were without a pay increase provision. That is what will happen under the John Howard system that is being proposed. One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : The member says rubbish. I quote statistics from research conducted into the workplace agreements system that was in place in Western Australia. We have had that system. There is now a new version of Graham Kierath, who is the member for Vasse! The people of Western Australia can see right through him. Listen to this: 74 per cent of those workplace agreements provided no weekend penalty rates; 67 per cent provided no overtime rates of pay; 56 per cent provided an ordinary rate of pay below the award rate; 49 per cent of full-time, part-time and fixed-term agreements absorbed annual leave into the ordinary hourly rate of pay; and 75 per cent of all agreements analysed were without a pay increase provision. That is what will happen under the John Howard system that is being proposed. One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : The member says rubbish. I quote statistics from research conducted into the workplace agreements system that was in place in Western Australia. We have had that system. There is now a new version of Graham Kierath, who is the member for Vasse! The people of Western Australia can see right through him. Listen to this: 74 per cent of those workplace agreements provided no weekend penalty rates; 67 per cent provided no overtime rates of pay; 56 per cent provided an ordinary rate of pay below the award rate; 49 per cent of full-time, part-time and fixed-term agreements absorbed annual leave into the ordinary hourly rate of pay; and 75 per cent of all agreements analysed were without a pay increase provision. That is what will happen under the John Howard system that is being proposed. One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
One of the most obvious developments we have seen as a result of Howard’s push to introduce this legislation is a clear demonstration, not only in Western Australia but also throughout Australia, of the commitment of the Australian people to the concept of a fair go. It is embedded in our culture, it is in our psychology and it is in our community. Members opposite can try all they like to get rid of the concept of a fair go, but they will never succeed, just as former conservative governments have never succeeded. The concept of a fair go is so central to the Australian character and way of life that no government will be able to dislodge it from the hearts and minds of the Australian people. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the second time. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Collie-Wellington to order for the first time.
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