❓ Opposition Leader Omodei questions Premier Carpenter's claim of not pandering to interest groups, citing funding to a union education foundation and job placement assistance for specific individuals. Carpenter deflects, questioning the basis of the question and highlighting criticism from unions.
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STATE BUDGET CRITICISM - PREMIER’S RESPONSE
I have a supplementary question. How can the Premier claim that he does not pander to any single interest group when his government gave $1.5 million to the union education foundation and was able to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars finding jobs for Sharryn Jackson and Helen Creed? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I have a supplementary question. How can the Premier claim that he does not pander to any single interest group when his government gave $1.5 million to the union education foundation and was able to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars finding jobs for Sharryn Jackson and Helen Creed? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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Is there some basis to this question? What was the question again - how can we claim that we do not pander? We do not pander. There are many interest groups out there. I thought the preface to the Leader of the Opposition’s first question included reference to criticism from the unions movement, did it not? Mr P.D. Omodei : Yes - the teachers’ union and the public sector union. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the member.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: Is there some basis to this question? What was the question again - how can we claim that we do not pander? We do not pander. There are many interest groups out there. I thought the preface to the Leader of the Opposition’s first question included reference to criticism from the unions movement, did it not? Mr P.D. Omodei : Yes - the teachers’ union and the public sector union. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the member.
Is there some basis to this question? What was the question again - how can we claim that we do not pander? We do not pander. There are many interest groups out there. I thought the preface to the Leader of the Opposition’s first question included reference to criticism from the unions movement, did it not? Mr P.D. Omodei : Yes - the teachers’ union and the public sector union. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the member.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Yes - the teachers’ union and the public sector union. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the member.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the member.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: Is there some basis to this question? What was the question again - how can we claim that we do not pander? We do not pander. There are many interest groups out there. I thought the preface to the Leader of the Opposition’s first question included reference to criticism from the unions movement, did it not? Mr P.D. Omodei : Yes - the teachers’ union and the public sector union. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the member.
Is there some basis to this question? What was the question again - how can we claim that we do not pander? We do not pander. There are many interest groups out there. I thought the preface to the Leader of the Opposition’s first question included reference to criticism from the unions movement, did it not? Mr P.D. Omodei : Yes - the teachers’ union and the public sector union. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the member.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Yes - the teachers’ union and the public sector union. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the member.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the member.
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