❓ Mr Rundle questions the Premier about Labor electorate staff receiving campaign and fundraising training at taxpayer expense during work hours. The Premier defends the practice as standard for all parties and offers to detail similar activities by the National Party.
AnsweredQoN 737Legislative Assembly
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ELECTORATE STAFF — TRAINING
737. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I refer to media reports published
by WAtoday and aired on 6PR that Labor electorate staff members have been
undertaking intensive training programs at taxpayers' expense related
to campaigning and fundraising for the 2025 election. Does the Premier believe
that it is appropriate for fundraising and campaign training to be delivered by
the Labor secretariat to publicly funded electorate officers during their work
hours?
737. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I refer to media reports published
by WAtoday and aired on 6PR that Labor electorate staff members have been
undertaking intensive training programs at taxpayers' expense related
to campaigning and fundraising for the 2025 election. Does the Premier believe
that it is appropriate for fundraising and campaign training to be delivered by
the Labor secretariat to publicly funded electorate officers during their work
hours?
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A
range of training programs are in place for electorate staff around the state,
I understand, by all political parties, to ensure they are well informed in how
to operate modern technology and ensure they understand how to communicate with
the electorate and all those sorts of things. That has been going on forever.
That is what electorate staff do. If the member would like, I could outline
some of the activities of the National Party in its electorate offices.
range of training programs are in place for electorate staff around the state,
I understand, by all political parties, to ensure they are well informed in how
to operate modern technology and ensure they understand how to communicate with
the electorate and all those sorts of things. That has been going on forever.
That is what electorate staff do. If the member would like, I could outline
some of the activities of the National Party in its electorate offices.
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