❓ Question regarding potential deregistration of the CFMEU due to illegal strike action on the Perth to Mandurah railway project. The Minister avoids a direct commitment, citing federal advice and accusing the questioner of political opportunism.
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CFMEU STRIKE ACTION - DEREGISTRATION
Given the ongoing involvement of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in illegal strike activity on the Perth to Mandurah railway project, if workers do not return to work tomorrow, will the minister utilise his powers under section 73 of the Industrial Relations Act to commence deregistration of the CFMEU? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER
Given the ongoing involvement of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in illegal strike activity on the Perth to Mandurah railway project, if workers do not return to work tomorrow, will the minister utilise his powers under section 73 of the Industrial Relations Act to commence deregistration of the CFMEU? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER
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I thank the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the question. Deregistering the CFMEU in Western Australia will not help the dispute. We want the workers back to work tomorrow. If they are not back at work by tomorrow, we want them to be back at work on Thursday - Several members interjected. Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Or Friday or Saturday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I thank the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the question. Deregistering the CFMEU in Western Australia will not help the dispute. We want the workers back to work tomorrow. If they are not back at work by tomorrow, we want them to be back at work on Thursday - Several members interjected. Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Or Friday or Saturday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
I thank the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the question. Deregistering the CFMEU in Western Australia will not help the dispute. We want the workers back to work tomorrow. If they are not back at work by tomorrow, we want them to be back at work on Thursday - Several members interjected. Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Or Friday or Saturday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Several members interjected. Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Or Friday or Saturday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Or Friday or Saturday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER replied: I thank the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the question. Deregistering the CFMEU in Western Australia will not help the dispute. We want the workers back to work tomorrow. If they are not back at work by tomorrow, we want them to be back at work on Thursday - Several members interjected. Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Or Friday or Saturday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
I thank the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the question. Deregistering the CFMEU in Western Australia will not help the dispute. We want the workers back to work tomorrow. If they are not back at work by tomorrow, we want them to be back at work on Thursday - Several members interjected. Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Or Friday or Saturday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Several members interjected. Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Or Friday or Saturday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : Or Friday or Saturday. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : As the Premier has constantly said, in a unified voice from the government, the workers are acting illegally and they should get back to work. Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Mr T.R. Buswell : What have you done to address the problem? Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
Mr J.J.M. BOWLER : The Deputy Leader of the Opposition asked me what I have done. He releases a media statement a day, which is 50 per cent more media statements released per day than by the Leader of the Opposition. I can guess where he wants to move; he wants to move one seat to the right. I repeat: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition releases 50 per cent more media statements than does his own leader, and he will be judged by that. I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
I have been in constant contact with the Premier and the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. The Premier has spoken for the government on this matter and has constantly said that the workers should go back to work as soon as possible. The member for Vasse asked me a question about deregistration. Kevin Andrews is the federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has said that deregistering the CFMEU would have no impact on this dispute in Western Australia. That is what the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s own federal colleague has said. The member for Vasse had better learn about industrial relations because his own federal minister Kevin Andrews has said that in this case deregistering the union would have no impact on the dispute. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who wants to move one seat to his right, wants to do only one thing: he wants to inflame the situation. The Premier, the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and I want to make sure that the workers get back to work as soon as possible and that we do not make this issue a political football. It is about time that the member started listening to federal minister Kevin Andrews because he has told the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that deregistering the union would have no impact on this dispute. Why would we want to inflame the situation rather than get the workers back to work? We want to resolve the issue. We will get on with the job of making things happen in WA. All the opposition wants to do is make political capital. The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
The SPEAKER : I call to order the member for Vasse and indicate that question time is for him to ask a question and listen to the answer, not to ask a question and then constantly interject.
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