❓ The Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Barnett, questions the Treasurer, Mr. Ripper, about a $226 million discrepancy between the 2000-01 and 2001-02 financial years, citing budget papers from 2002-03. The Treasurer defends the budget and accuses the opposition leader of mismanaging budgets when in government.
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I have a supplementary question. The Treasurer just talked about events that occur during the year, such as supplementation. I referred to the statement of a 10 per cent increase from the financial year 2000-01 to 2001-02 - The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition knows that the preamble to the question that has just been answered is not allowed. I ask the Leader of the Opposition to ask the supplementary question if he has one. Mr C.J. BARNETT: My question relates specifically to the 2000-01 and 2001-02 financial years. The budget papers for 2002-03, from which the information was drawn, are a full year later. The Treasurer’s explanation does not hold water. Will the Treasurer explain the $226 million discrepancy? Mr E.S. RIPPER
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Expenses include supplementation, but they also include - Mr C.J. Barnett: A year later. Your data is a year old. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition knows that the preamble to the question that has just been answered is not allowed. I ask the Leader of the Opposition to ask the supplementary question if he has one. Mr C.J. BARNETT: My question relates specifically to the 2000-01 and 2001-02 financial years. The budget papers for 2002-03, from which the information was drawn, are a full year later. The Treasurer’s explanation does not hold water. Will the Treasurer explain the $226 million discrepancy? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: Expenses include supplementation, but they also include - Mr C.J. Barnett: A year later. Your data is a year old. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT: My question relates specifically to the 2000-01 and 2001-02 financial years. The budget papers for 2002-03, from which the information was drawn, are a full year later. The Treasurer’s explanation does not hold water. Will the Treasurer explain the $226 million discrepancy? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: Expenses include supplementation, but they also include - Mr C.J. Barnett: A year later. Your data is a year old. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: Expenses include supplementation, but they also include - Mr C.J. Barnett: A year later. Your data is a year old. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Expenses include supplementation, but they also include - Mr C.J. Barnett: A year later. Your data is a year old. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr C.J. Barnett: A year later. Your data is a year old. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
The SPEAKER: Members!
The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition knows that the preamble to the question that has just been answered is not allowed. I ask the Leader of the Opposition to ask the supplementary question if he has one. Mr C.J. BARNETT: My question relates specifically to the 2000-01 and 2001-02 financial years. The budget papers for 2002-03, from which the information was drawn, are a full year later. The Treasurer’s explanation does not hold water. Will the Treasurer explain the $226 million discrepancy? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: Expenses include supplementation, but they also include - Mr C.J. Barnett: A year later. Your data is a year old. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr C.J. BARNETT: My question relates specifically to the 2000-01 and 2001-02 financial years. The budget papers for 2002-03, from which the information was drawn, are a full year later. The Treasurer’s explanation does not hold water. Will the Treasurer explain the $226 million discrepancy? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: Expenses include supplementation, but they also include - Mr C.J. Barnett: A year later. Your data is a year old. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: Expenses include supplementation, but they also include - Mr C.J. Barnett: A year later. Your data is a year old. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Expenses include supplementation, but they also include - Mr C.J. Barnett: A year later. Your data is a year old. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr C.J. Barnett: A year later. Your data is a year old. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr E.S. RIPPER: The 2002-03 budget is - Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr C.J. Barnett: You fudged it. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition cannot understand a budget and wants to behave in opposition like the budget bandit he was when he was in government, it is no wonder that we will continue to have this sort of debate. When he was in government, the member for Cottesloe showed that he was incapable of managing a budget. He could not manage the education budget when he was in government, so it is no wonder that he cannot understand the budget when in opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is a budget cretin. It is no wonder he is having trouble understanding what is going on. I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
I will give the Leader of the Opposition a few facts to correct him. Firstly, the 2002-03 budget was brought down in May, which is before the end of the financial year in June. Things happen between a budget being brought down and an out turn. Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition seems to be talking about appropriations. “Expenses” is a broader term that includes appropriations, supplementation, run-down of cash reserves, commonwealth grants, sales of services - Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr C.J. Barnett: You will say anything to the media to try to prop up health. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I am not the one who will say anything to the media; that is the Leader of the Opposition. He will use any sleazy parliamentary tactic, make any allegation and put out any innuendo, because that is all he has. Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
Mr C.J. Barnett: One used to be able to believe the budget papers in this State. The SPEAKER: Members!
The SPEAKER: Members!
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