❓ The Leader of the Opposition questions the Premier's control over his party due to differing votes on the Constitution and Electoral Amendment Bill 2016. The Premier dismisses the question, highlighting the taxi bill as the government's priority.
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CONSTITUTION
AND ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL 2016
625. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Is the fact that the Premier's
Liberal colleagues in the upper house have voted to support this legislation,
which he appears not to support, not further evidence that he has lost control
of his own MPs?
AND ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL 2016
625. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Is the fact that the Premier's
Liberal colleagues in the upper house have voted to support this legislation,
which he appears not to support, not further evidence that he has lost control
of his own MPs?
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For goodness sake!
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : At least there is a good game of footy on
tonight. That is all I can say about today, if that is the quality of the
opposition's number one question about a piece of legislation
introduced by our alliance partners and that upper house members voted in
favour of. I see no circumstance in which it will be debated in this chamber,
and the Leader of the Opposition thinks it is our priority! Our priority right
now is to get the taxi bill through. Is the opposition going to support that
today? We have allocated the whole day to the taxi bill. Is the opposition
going to support it today or is it going to stand in the way of people
receiving a $20 000 payment?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank you!
Mr C.J. BARNETT : At least there is a good game of footy on
tonight. That is all I can say about today, if that is the quality of the
opposition's number one question about a piece of legislation
introduced by our alliance partners and that upper house members voted in
favour of. I see no circumstance in which it will be debated in this chamber,
and the Leader of the Opposition thinks it is our priority! Our priority right
now is to get the taxi bill through. Is the opposition going to support that
today? We have allocated the whole day to the taxi bill. Is the opposition
going to support it today or is it going to stand in the way of people
receiving a $20 000 payment?
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