❓ Opposition MP Ripper questions Premier Barnett about Treasurer Buswell's performance. Barnett defends Buswell, praising his intelligence, work ethic, and competency.
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As a supplementary question, what is the Premier going to do about this minister who continually demonstrates low standards, who clowns around and who stumbles from one mistake to another? Mr C.J. BARNETT
As a supplementary question, what is the Premier going to do about this minister who continually demonstrates low standards, who clowns around and who stumbles from one mistake to another? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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What am I going to do about this minister? This minister is the best Treasurer that this state has had in a long, long time. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I know it is great entertainment for members opposite, but I am serious in saying that. Members opposite will not agree—I know that—but I just want to place on the public record that the Treasurer is an extraordinarily intelligent person and an extraordinarily hard worker. I doubt that anyone opposite could keep up with him. He has a big workload and a big legislative program. It is all right to sit on the other side of this chamber and criticise, and that is the job of opposition members, but I will tell them what; there is not a member opposite who could carry the workload with the level of competency of Hon Troy Buswell.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: What am I going to do about this minister? This minister is the best Treasurer that this state has had in a long, long time. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I know it is great entertainment for members opposite, but I am serious in saying that. Members opposite will not agree—I know that—but I just want to place on the public record that the Treasurer is an extraordinarily intelligent person and an extraordinarily hard worker. I doubt that anyone opposite could keep up with him. He has a big workload and a big legislative program. It is all right to sit on the other side of this chamber and criticise, and that is the job of opposition members, but I will tell them what; there is not a member opposite who could carry the workload with the level of competency of Hon Troy Buswell.
What am I going to do about this minister? This minister is the best Treasurer that this state has had in a long, long time. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I know it is great entertainment for members opposite, but I am serious in saying that. Members opposite will not agree—I know that—but I just want to place on the public record that the Treasurer is an extraordinarily intelligent person and an extraordinarily hard worker. I doubt that anyone opposite could keep up with him. He has a big workload and a big legislative program. It is all right to sit on the other side of this chamber and criticise, and that is the job of opposition members, but I will tell them what; there is not a member opposite who could carry the workload with the level of competency of Hon Troy Buswell.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I know it is great entertainment for members opposite, but I am serious in saying that. Members opposite will not agree—I know that—but I just want to place on the public record that the Treasurer is an extraordinarily intelligent person and an extraordinarily hard worker. I doubt that anyone opposite could keep up with him. He has a big workload and a big legislative program. It is all right to sit on the other side of this chamber and criticise, and that is the job of opposition members, but I will tell them what; there is not a member opposite who could carry the workload with the level of competency of Hon Troy Buswell.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I know it is great entertainment for members opposite, but I am serious in saying that. Members opposite will not agree—I know that—but I just want to place on the public record that the Treasurer is an extraordinarily intelligent person and an extraordinarily hard worker. I doubt that anyone opposite could keep up with him. He has a big workload and a big legislative program. It is all right to sit on the other side of this chamber and criticise, and that is the job of opposition members, but I will tell them what; there is not a member opposite who could carry the workload with the level of competency of Hon Troy Buswell.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: What am I going to do about this minister? This minister is the best Treasurer that this state has had in a long, long time. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I know it is great entertainment for members opposite, but I am serious in saying that. Members opposite will not agree—I know that—but I just want to place on the public record that the Treasurer is an extraordinarily intelligent person and an extraordinarily hard worker. I doubt that anyone opposite could keep up with him. He has a big workload and a big legislative program. It is all right to sit on the other side of this chamber and criticise, and that is the job of opposition members, but I will tell them what; there is not a member opposite who could carry the workload with the level of competency of Hon Troy Buswell.
What am I going to do about this minister? This minister is the best Treasurer that this state has had in a long, long time. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I know it is great entertainment for members opposite, but I am serious in saying that. Members opposite will not agree—I know that—but I just want to place on the public record that the Treasurer is an extraordinarily intelligent person and an extraordinarily hard worker. I doubt that anyone opposite could keep up with him. He has a big workload and a big legislative program. It is all right to sit on the other side of this chamber and criticise, and that is the job of opposition members, but I will tell them what; there is not a member opposite who could carry the workload with the level of competency of Hon Troy Buswell.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I know it is great entertainment for members opposite, but I am serious in saying that. Members opposite will not agree—I know that—but I just want to place on the public record that the Treasurer is an extraordinarily intelligent person and an extraordinarily hard worker. I doubt that anyone opposite could keep up with him. He has a big workload and a big legislative program. It is all right to sit on the other side of this chamber and criticise, and that is the job of opposition members, but I will tell them what; there is not a member opposite who could carry the workload with the level of competency of Hon Troy Buswell.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I know it is great entertainment for members opposite, but I am serious in saying that. Members opposite will not agree—I know that—but I just want to place on the public record that the Treasurer is an extraordinarily intelligent person and an extraordinarily hard worker. I doubt that anyone opposite could keep up with him. He has a big workload and a big legislative program. It is all right to sit on the other side of this chamber and criticise, and that is the job of opposition members, but I will tell them what; there is not a member opposite who could carry the workload with the level of competency of Hon Troy Buswell.
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