❓ Question regarding the Leader of the Opposition's alleged plans to privatise the Collie power station. The Minister assures that new legislation will prevent privatisation by stealth and accuses the Leader of Opposition of misleading the public.
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I refer to the Leader of the Opposition’s statement as reported in The West Australian last week that he would privatise the Collie power station in the electorate of my colleague the member for Collie. Have there been any developments in relation to the issue of privatisation? Mr E.S. RIPPER
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The member is right to be worried about the Leader of the Opposition’s privatisation plans. His colleague the member for Collie also is certainly right to be worried. Mr C.J. Barnett: Give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition a couple of quotes in a minute; do not worry about that. We read what he says. Let us move on. Mr C.J. Barnett: No; give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: The member is right to be worried about the Leader of the Opposition’s privatisation plans. His colleague the member for Collie also is certainly right to be worried. Mr C.J. Barnett: Give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition a couple of quotes in a minute; do not worry about that. We read what he says. Let us move on. Mr C.J. Barnett: No; give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
The member is right to be worried about the Leader of the Opposition’s privatisation plans. His colleague the member for Collie also is certainly right to be worried. Mr C.J. Barnett: Give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition a couple of quotes in a minute; do not worry about that. We read what he says. Let us move on. Mr C.J. Barnett: No; give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition a couple of quotes in a minute; do not worry about that. We read what he says. Let us move on. Mr C.J. Barnett: No; give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition a couple of quotes in a minute; do not worry about that. We read what he says. Let us move on. Mr C.J. Barnett: No; give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No; give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: The member is right to be worried about the Leader of the Opposition’s privatisation plans. His colleague the member for Collie also is certainly right to be worried. Mr C.J. Barnett: Give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition a couple of quotes in a minute; do not worry about that. We read what he says. Let us move on. Mr C.J. Barnett: No; give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
The member is right to be worried about the Leader of the Opposition’s privatisation plans. His colleague the member for Collie also is certainly right to be worried. Mr C.J. Barnett: Give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition a couple of quotes in a minute; do not worry about that. We read what he says. Let us move on. Mr C.J. Barnett: No; give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition a couple of quotes in a minute; do not worry about that. We read what he says. Let us move on. Mr C.J. Barnett: No; give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition a couple of quotes in a minute; do not worry about that. We read what he says. Let us move on. Mr C.J. Barnett: No; give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No; give us the quote. Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: I will give the Leader of the Opposition the quote; he should just be patient. Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Or did you make it up? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition will not like the quote when he hears it, so maybe he should not be so insistent. The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
The people of Collie can take some comfort from the fact that the Government’s electricity reform Bills, which I will introduce to the House tomorrow, will address this question. No future Government will be able to sell off all or part of our energy utility by stealth. Any attempt to sell the Collie power station, or any other power station for that matter, will be subject to parliamentary disallowance under this legislation. There will be no backdoor route to privatisation for members opposite. The Liberal Party’s privatisation policies, as articulated by the Leader of the Opposition, are becoming clearer. I think we can thank him for his policy insights. Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr C.J. Barnett: What policy? Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: Members might remember a comment that was reported in The West Australian of 27 July last year. The Leader of the Opposition said that when there is an issue, he often sees the way out quicker than others do and that maybe that intimidates people. He said also that a few people have said to him that he does not suffer fools. Thankfully for members opposite - not for anyone else - the Leader of the Opposition has led them out of the policy wilderness and onto the path of privatisation. However, there his vision is encountering a couple of problems. First, some of his members do not agree. There is also the tricky issue of what he tells the people of Collie. Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr C.J. Barnett: The truth. Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition has a solution to that problem. When he is in Collie he tells them something different. I had a very interesting discussion with some people from the Collie Mail today. They have said that the Leader of the Opposition is saying to them that it is all a big mistake and that he has been misquoted by The West Australian . That is what the people from the Collie Mail said to me in my discussion with them today. The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
The Leader of the Opposition’s election policy in 2001 was that he would privatise a power station. He was reported in the Business News last year as saying that he would have privatised the power station by now. He told Liam Bartlett on 9 May this year that he would privatise the power station. He confirmed in a parliamentary interjection last year that the Collie and Muja power stations were on his privatisation hit list. The front page of The West Australian has reported him as saying that he will privatise the Collie power station. However, what does he tell the people from the Collie Mail ? He tells them that he has been misquoted. That is absolutely laughable! The best protection for the people of Collie, and for all the people of Western Australia who are against privatisation, is the re-election of the member for Collie and the re-election of the Gallop Labor Government.
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