❓ Opposition questions the Premier on land release targets and government performance in addressing the housing affordability crisis. The Premier defends the government's efforts, blaming developers' pace and external factors like population growth.
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LAND RELEASE - STATE GOVERNMENT APPROVALS
Last week with much fanfare the Premier announced a package designed in part to halve the time for state government approvals and release more land. This was in addition to a package announced by the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure in August last year designed to deliver 20 000 lots to final approval this financial year. Given this, I ask - (1) Why is the government on track to deliver just 15 700 blocks this financial year and why has the minister abandoned the 20 000 lot target? (2) How many blocks of land will the Premier’s new announcement see delivered per annum and what is the new annual lot release target? (3) Why, after six years and a $300 000 increase in the median house price, has the Premier failed to address the land supply crisis in Western Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
Last week with much fanfare the Premier announced a package designed in part to halve the time for state government approvals and release more land. This was in addition to a package announced by the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure in August last year designed to deliver 20 000 lots to final approval this financial year. Given this, I ask - (1) Why is the government on track to deliver just 15 700 blocks this financial year and why has the minister abandoned the 20 000 lot target? (2) How many blocks of land will the Premier’s new announcement see delivered per annum and what is the new annual lot release target? (3) Why, after six years and a $300 000 increase in the median house price, has the Premier failed to address the land supply crisis in Western Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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(1)-(3) There is some specific detail in that question that requires me to provide an answer through a little bit of research. I reject the general thrust of the question that we have failed in our efforts. Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
(1) Why is the government on track to deliver just 15 700 blocks this financial year and why has the minister abandoned the 20 000 lot target? (2) How many blocks of land will the Premier’s new announcement see delivered per annum and what is the new annual lot release target? (3) Why, after six years and a $300 000 increase in the median house price, has the Premier failed to address the land supply crisis in Western Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) There is some specific detail in that question that requires me to provide an answer through a little bit of research. I reject the general thrust of the question that we have failed in our efforts. Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
(2) How many blocks of land will the Premier’s new announcement see delivered per annum and what is the new annual lot release target? (3) Why, after six years and a $300 000 increase in the median house price, has the Premier failed to address the land supply crisis in Western Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) There is some specific detail in that question that requires me to provide an answer through a little bit of research. I reject the general thrust of the question that we have failed in our efforts. Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
(3) Why, after six years and a $300 000 increase in the median house price, has the Premier failed to address the land supply crisis in Western Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) There is some specific detail in that question that requires me to provide an answer through a little bit of research. I reject the general thrust of the question that we have failed in our efforts. Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) There is some specific detail in that question that requires me to provide an answer through a little bit of research. I reject the general thrust of the question that we have failed in our efforts. Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
(1)-(3) There is some specific detail in that question that requires me to provide an answer through a little bit of research. I reject the general thrust of the question that we have failed in our efforts. Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
(1) Why is the government on track to deliver just 15 700 blocks this financial year and why has the minister abandoned the 20 000 lot target? (2) How many blocks of land will the Premier’s new announcement see delivered per annum and what is the new annual lot release target? (3) Why, after six years and a $300 000 increase in the median house price, has the Premier failed to address the land supply crisis in Western Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) There is some specific detail in that question that requires me to provide an answer through a little bit of research. I reject the general thrust of the question that we have failed in our efforts. Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
(2) How many blocks of land will the Premier’s new announcement see delivered per annum and what is the new annual lot release target? (3) Why, after six years and a $300 000 increase in the median house price, has the Premier failed to address the land supply crisis in Western Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) There is some specific detail in that question that requires me to provide an answer through a little bit of research. I reject the general thrust of the question that we have failed in our efforts. Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
(3) Why, after six years and a $300 000 increase in the median house price, has the Premier failed to address the land supply crisis in Western Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) There is some specific detail in that question that requires me to provide an answer through a little bit of research. I reject the general thrust of the question that we have failed in our efforts. Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: (1)-(3) There is some specific detail in that question that requires me to provide an answer through a little bit of research. I reject the general thrust of the question that we have failed in our efforts. Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
(1)-(3) There is some specific detail in that question that requires me to provide an answer through a little bit of research. I reject the general thrust of the question that we have failed in our efforts. Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr T. Buswell : You have. You set a target of 20 000 lots and you cannot get there. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : One of the things the member must understand - I am sure the minister would be able to provide him with a tutorial on it - is that we do not control the land developers. Despite our efforts to get more land available to the developers, in the end for much of that land we are dependent on the developers’ speed to get that land onto the market. That is the answer to that question. Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr T. Buswell : Rubbish! It is the approvals process. Everybody knows it and you refuse to acknowledge it. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We cannot stand in the land developer’s office with a loaded gun and say, “Release the land now or you’re going to be dealt with.” We can provide an approvals process that allows land to be released to them for release for development more quickly, which is what we announced last week. As I recall, there was a very positive response from the industry. I think it was Dale Alcock who made the effort to put his position into the media, congratulating the minister and the government for the changes we had announced in relation to land release. It has to be remembered that we have a magnificent economic story in Western Australia that is drawing a large number of people to the state. About 500 people are moving to Western Australia per week to try to be part of our economic story. That is the size of a small country town population arriving in Western Australia seeking homes every single week. As will be announced later today, we have introduced and we will continue to introduce a series of measures to improve access to land and housing for the broader community, including for those 500 who arrive each week. While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
While I am on my feet, I point out that I believe the Parliament was deliberately misled yesterday by the member for Vasse in the question that he put to me about staffing in ministerial offices. I believe that he deliberately misled the Parliament and he deliberately misrepresented the email he was in possession of. Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr T. Buswell : I didn’t have an email. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, he did. He had a copy of it and he deliberately misled the content of it in the assertion he made about the figures that were provided relating to ministerial staff. The note that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition had quite clearly says that the figure of 145 includes 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers. If the Deputy Leader of the Opposition took that 145 figure that he used and subtracted the 28 people in the policy division who are not ministerial staffers, he would have arrived at that other figure - Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : Mr Speaker, as you have pointed out, this is a shortened question time. Long, rambling and irrelevant answers to the question are not consistent with that. The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
The SPEAKER : It is true that this is a shortened question time. The attack by the Premier of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is very close to being an imputation against the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. As such, should the Premier wish to continue with that, it should be conducted through a substantive motion suggesting a deliberate misleading of Parliament. That is what I direct. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I take that advice. I will desist, other than to say that there is a pattern of behaviour from the Leader of the Opposition. Yesterday I was trying to remember who he reminded me of. He reminds me of the character that Steve Bisley played in the movie The Big Steal . He played a sleazy car salesman who was prepared to say or do anything. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has grossly misrepresented the situation. The information that he is seeking will be provided in part later in the day in the budget speech. We have a very good story to tell. I cannot wait for the Treasurer to tell that very good story this afternoon. I am looking forward to it.
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