❓ A parliamentary question regarding the significance of the 'Dialogue with the City' event in Fremantle for democracy in Western Australia, with the Minister emphasising community involvement in planning for future population growth and criticising opposition cynicism.
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The Dialogue with the City event to be held in Fremantle this Saturday is the biggest community consultation exercise ever to take place in the Southern Hemisphere. I am particularly pleased that the Youth Dialogue that was held last night elicited views from young people that will also be incorporated into the dialogue process. Can the minister please advise the House of the significance of Dialogue with the City for democracy in Western Australia? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for the active role she has taken in all of the Government’s programs to enable participation in government decision making. In particular, I thank the member for chairing the special youth event as a prelude to the big dialogue event on the weekend. It is important to explain the event to some members who might not understand the process and the significance of what is being attempted. This event, which is being opened by the Premier, takes a very new approach to the way people are involved in decision making. The State must focus on accommodating 750 000-odd people in our city over the next 25 years. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Darling Range! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I know some members opposite have trouble coming to terms with this new way of doing things. I am glad a few enlightened members opposite - the members for Carine and Kingsley, for example - have indicated that they are willing to participate in the dialogue event. Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for the active role she has taken in all of the Government’s programs to enable participation in government decision making. In particular, I thank the member for chairing the special youth event as a prelude to the big dialogue event on the weekend. It is important to explain the event to some members who might not understand the process and the significance of what is being attempted. This event, which is being opened by the Premier, takes a very new approach to the way people are involved in decision making. The State must focus on accommodating 750 000-odd people in our city over the next 25 years. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Darling Range! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I know some members opposite have trouble coming to terms with this new way of doing things. I am glad a few enlightened members opposite - the members for Carine and Kingsley, for example - have indicated that they are willing to participate in the dialogue event. Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
I thank the member for the active role she has taken in all of the Government’s programs to enable participation in government decision making. In particular, I thank the member for chairing the special youth event as a prelude to the big dialogue event on the weekend. It is important to explain the event to some members who might not understand the process and the significance of what is being attempted. This event, which is being opened by the Premier, takes a very new approach to the way people are involved in decision making. The State must focus on accommodating 750 000-odd people in our city over the next 25 years. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Darling Range! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I know some members opposite have trouble coming to terms with this new way of doing things. I am glad a few enlightened members opposite - the members for Carine and Kingsley, for example - have indicated that they are willing to participate in the dialogue event. Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Darling Range! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I know some members opposite have trouble coming to terms with this new way of doing things. I am glad a few enlightened members opposite - the members for Carine and Kingsley, for example - have indicated that they are willing to participate in the dialogue event. Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Darling Range! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I know some members opposite have trouble coming to terms with this new way of doing things. I am glad a few enlightened members opposite - the members for Carine and Kingsley, for example - have indicated that they are willing to participate in the dialogue event. Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I know some members opposite have trouble coming to terms with this new way of doing things. I am glad a few enlightened members opposite - the members for Carine and Kingsley, for example - have indicated that they are willing to participate in the dialogue event. Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for the active role she has taken in all of the Government’s programs to enable participation in government decision making. In particular, I thank the member for chairing the special youth event as a prelude to the big dialogue event on the weekend. It is important to explain the event to some members who might not understand the process and the significance of what is being attempted. This event, which is being opened by the Premier, takes a very new approach to the way people are involved in decision making. The State must focus on accommodating 750 000-odd people in our city over the next 25 years. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Darling Range! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I know some members opposite have trouble coming to terms with this new way of doing things. I am glad a few enlightened members opposite - the members for Carine and Kingsley, for example - have indicated that they are willing to participate in the dialogue event. Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
I thank the member for the active role she has taken in all of the Government’s programs to enable participation in government decision making. In particular, I thank the member for chairing the special youth event as a prelude to the big dialogue event on the weekend. It is important to explain the event to some members who might not understand the process and the significance of what is being attempted. This event, which is being opened by the Premier, takes a very new approach to the way people are involved in decision making. The State must focus on accommodating 750 000-odd people in our city over the next 25 years. Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Darling Range! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I know some members opposite have trouble coming to terms with this new way of doing things. I am glad a few enlightened members opposite - the members for Carine and Kingsley, for example - have indicated that they are willing to participate in the dialogue event. Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Mr J.H.D. Day interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Darling Range! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I know some members opposite have trouble coming to terms with this new way of doing things. I am glad a few enlightened members opposite - the members for Carine and Kingsley, for example - have indicated that they are willing to participate in the dialogue event. Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Darling Range! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I know some members opposite have trouble coming to terms with this new way of doing things. I am glad a few enlightened members opposite - the members for Carine and Kingsley, for example - have indicated that they are willing to participate in the dialogue event. Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I know some members opposite have trouble coming to terms with this new way of doing things. I am glad a few enlightened members opposite - the members for Carine and Kingsley, for example - have indicated that they are willing to participate in the dialogue event. Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
The SPEAKER: Order! Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Mr M.F. Board interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call the member for Murdoch to order twice: once for interjecting, and once for speaking while I was on my feet. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: To address these planning issues, we could have summoned all the planning experts from Western Australia, and elsewhere in Australia and the rest of the world, and, no doubt, they would come up with some creative plans. Nevertheless, the Government wanted to ensure that the community had a say from the very outset of this process. Ultimately, if the Government produces a plan that does not have community endorsement, it simply will not happen. We have a desperate need to ensure that we get this planning right. The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
The Government is pleased to say, notwithstanding the cynicism of some of the troglodytes on the other side, that 1 300 people want to be involved in the dialogue. I appreciate that a number of members of this place will be involved. I am very enthusiastic that the more creative and enlightened members of the Opposition are prepared to give it a go and try a more bipartisan approach to these issues. I look forward to the experiment with democracy. I will happily report on the event the next time we sit.
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