❓ The Minister reports on the oil and gas summit, highlighting agreement on maximising business and employment opportunities for WA industry and addressing contracting issues. He also criticises the Leader of the Opposition's past actions regarding local content.
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I refer to the offshore oil and gas summit held at Parliament House last week. (1) What were the outcomes of the summit? (2) What further action does the minister envisage will be taken to address matters after the summit? Mr C.M. BROWN
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(1)-(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his question and for his continuing and long-term interest in local content matters. The member for Cockburn has had an interest in supporting manufacturing industry in this State for 10 to 20 years. It has been an unswerving commitment on his part. I am pleased to report that last Friday an oil and gas summit was held in this Chamber, which was attended by senior members of the oil and gas industry. Among those who attended were the chief operating officer of Woodside; the managing director, Australia of ChevronTexaco; managing directors of other companies; and representatives of manufacturing industries. It was a very good event because it enabled us to examine a number of threshold questions. The first question that had to be examined was whether there was a genuine commitment to maximising the business and employment opportunities for Western Australian industry. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
(1) What were the outcomes of the summit? (2) What further action does the minister envisage will be taken to address matters after the summit? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his question and for his continuing and long-term interest in local content matters. The member for Cockburn has had an interest in supporting manufacturing industry in this State for 10 to 20 years. It has been an unswerving commitment on his part. I am pleased to report that last Friday an oil and gas summit was held in this Chamber, which was attended by senior members of the oil and gas industry. Among those who attended were the chief operating officer of Woodside; the managing director, Australia of ChevronTexaco; managing directors of other companies; and representatives of manufacturing industries. It was a very good event because it enabled us to examine a number of threshold questions. The first question that had to be examined was whether there was a genuine commitment to maximising the business and employment opportunities for Western Australian industry. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
(2) What further action does the minister envisage will be taken to address matters after the summit? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his question and for his continuing and long-term interest in local content matters. The member for Cockburn has had an interest in supporting manufacturing industry in this State for 10 to 20 years. It has been an unswerving commitment on his part. I am pleased to report that last Friday an oil and gas summit was held in this Chamber, which was attended by senior members of the oil and gas industry. Among those who attended were the chief operating officer of Woodside; the managing director, Australia of ChevronTexaco; managing directors of other companies; and representatives of manufacturing industries. It was a very good event because it enabled us to examine a number of threshold questions. The first question that had to be examined was whether there was a genuine commitment to maximising the business and employment opportunities for Western Australian industry. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his question and for his continuing and long-term interest in local content matters. The member for Cockburn has had an interest in supporting manufacturing industry in this State for 10 to 20 years. It has been an unswerving commitment on his part. I am pleased to report that last Friday an oil and gas summit was held in this Chamber, which was attended by senior members of the oil and gas industry. Among those who attended were the chief operating officer of Woodside; the managing director, Australia of ChevronTexaco; managing directors of other companies; and representatives of manufacturing industries. It was a very good event because it enabled us to examine a number of threshold questions. The first question that had to be examined was whether there was a genuine commitment to maximising the business and employment opportunities for Western Australian industry. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
(1)-(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his question and for his continuing and long-term interest in local content matters. The member for Cockburn has had an interest in supporting manufacturing industry in this State for 10 to 20 years. It has been an unswerving commitment on his part. I am pleased to report that last Friday an oil and gas summit was held in this Chamber, which was attended by senior members of the oil and gas industry. Among those who attended were the chief operating officer of Woodside; the managing director, Australia of ChevronTexaco; managing directors of other companies; and representatives of manufacturing industries. It was a very good event because it enabled us to examine a number of threshold questions. The first question that had to be examined was whether there was a genuine commitment to maximising the business and employment opportunities for Western Australian industry. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
I am pleased to report that last Friday an oil and gas summit was held in this Chamber, which was attended by senior members of the oil and gas industry. Among those who attended were the chief operating officer of Woodside; the managing director, Australia of ChevronTexaco; managing directors of other companies; and representatives of manufacturing industries. It was a very good event because it enabled us to examine a number of threshold questions. The first question that had to be examined was whether there was a genuine commitment to maximising the business and employment opportunities for Western Australian industry. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
(1) What were the outcomes of the summit? (2) What further action does the minister envisage will be taken to address matters after the summit? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his question and for his continuing and long-term interest in local content matters. The member for Cockburn has had an interest in supporting manufacturing industry in this State for 10 to 20 years. It has been an unswerving commitment on his part. I am pleased to report that last Friday an oil and gas summit was held in this Chamber, which was attended by senior members of the oil and gas industry. Among those who attended were the chief operating officer of Woodside; the managing director, Australia of ChevronTexaco; managing directors of other companies; and representatives of manufacturing industries. It was a very good event because it enabled us to examine a number of threshold questions. The first question that had to be examined was whether there was a genuine commitment to maximising the business and employment opportunities for Western Australian industry. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
(2) What further action does the minister envisage will be taken to address matters after the summit? Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his question and for his continuing and long-term interest in local content matters. The member for Cockburn has had an interest in supporting manufacturing industry in this State for 10 to 20 years. It has been an unswerving commitment on his part. I am pleased to report that last Friday an oil and gas summit was held in this Chamber, which was attended by senior members of the oil and gas industry. Among those who attended were the chief operating officer of Woodside; the managing director, Australia of ChevronTexaco; managing directors of other companies; and representatives of manufacturing industries. It was a very good event because it enabled us to examine a number of threshold questions. The first question that had to be examined was whether there was a genuine commitment to maximising the business and employment opportunities for Western Australian industry. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
Mr C.M. BROWN replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his question and for his continuing and long-term interest in local content matters. The member for Cockburn has had an interest in supporting manufacturing industry in this State for 10 to 20 years. It has been an unswerving commitment on his part. I am pleased to report that last Friday an oil and gas summit was held in this Chamber, which was attended by senior members of the oil and gas industry. Among those who attended were the chief operating officer of Woodside; the managing director, Australia of ChevronTexaco; managing directors of other companies; and representatives of manufacturing industries. It was a very good event because it enabled us to examine a number of threshold questions. The first question that had to be examined was whether there was a genuine commitment to maximising the business and employment opportunities for Western Australian industry. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
(1)-(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his question and for his continuing and long-term interest in local content matters. The member for Cockburn has had an interest in supporting manufacturing industry in this State for 10 to 20 years. It has been an unswerving commitment on his part. I am pleased to report that last Friday an oil and gas summit was held in this Chamber, which was attended by senior members of the oil and gas industry. Among those who attended were the chief operating officer of Woodside; the managing director, Australia of ChevronTexaco; managing directors of other companies; and representatives of manufacturing industries. It was a very good event because it enabled us to examine a number of threshold questions. The first question that had to be examined was whether there was a genuine commitment to maximising the business and employment opportunities for Western Australian industry. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
I am pleased to report that last Friday an oil and gas summit was held in this Chamber, which was attended by senior members of the oil and gas industry. Among those who attended were the chief operating officer of Woodside; the managing director, Australia of ChevronTexaco; managing directors of other companies; and representatives of manufacturing industries. It was a very good event because it enabled us to examine a number of threshold questions. The first question that had to be examined was whether there was a genuine commitment to maximising the business and employment opportunities for Western Australian industry. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Warren-Blackwood to order for the first time. Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
Mr C.M. BROWN: I am pleased to report that there was agreement across the whole Chamber that whether in the oil and gas sector or the manufacturing sector, people should be working hard to create employment opportunities through the further development of those sectors. That is very important given the fact that the State has some very significant opportunities for business growth in the oil and gas sector over the next decade. We will have to address some fundamental questions, such as the issues of contracting and giving confidence to smaller businesses to contract so that they are prepared to invest in a higher level of resources that are necessary to submit comprehensive tenders for the contracts on offer from the industry. It means getting advice to local industry on international supply chains and how to tap into those international supply chains. It means addressing a whole range of other matters. We are very pleased with the outcome and we can now go forward. The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
The Leader of the Opposition asked why he was not invited. Let me tell members the one glorious thing that the Leader of the Opposition did during his eight years as Minister for Resources Development. He closed down the local content unit in his department. He said that he did not need it and that he was not interested. He wonders why he was not invited. I know that he is rapidly trying to forget about everything he did and is reinventing himself. He is saying that the fellow back then was not him but someone else, and that fellow was not implementing his policies at all. The reason some people are invited to such a forum is that they have credibility; the reason others are not invited is that they have none. The Leader of the Opposition has nothing in this area, because he deserted the manufacturing industry, opposed it and did nothing for it. Why would we invite him to a forum at which he could continue with the destruction of the manufacturing industry in this State?
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