❓ Opposition Leader Ripper questions Premier Barnett about Western Power executive salary increases amidst rising electricity prices. Barnett deflects, blaming Ripper's previous energy policies. The exchange becomes heated with interjections and accusations.
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WESTERN POWER — PERFORMANCE BONUSES
I ask a supplementary question. How many Western Power executives have just had a 25 per cent increase and how many executives have just had an 11 per cent increase in their base salary while the Premier has increased electricity prices by 57 per cent? Mr C.J. BARNETT
I ask a supplementary question. How many Western Power executives have just had a 25 per cent increase and how many executives have just had an 11 per cent increase in their base salary while the Premier has increased electricity prices by 57 per cent? Mr C.J. BARNETT
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The Leader of the Opposition should answer the question. He was the Minister for Energy who set up these contracts. He probably knows the answer better than I do. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re the Premier. Respond. Mr C.J. BARNETT : How many bonus and incentive contracts did the Leader of the Opposition set up when he was the Minister for Energy? He invented this. He brought it about. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said you’d abolish it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: The Leader of the Opposition should answer the question. He was the Minister for Energy who set up these contracts. He probably knows the answer better than I do. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re the Premier. Respond. Mr C.J. BARNETT : How many bonus and incentive contracts did the Leader of the Opposition set up when he was the Minister for Energy? He invented this. He brought it about. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said you’d abolish it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
The Leader of the Opposition should answer the question. He was the Minister for Energy who set up these contracts. He probably knows the answer better than I do. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re the Premier. Respond. Mr C.J. BARNETT : How many bonus and incentive contracts did the Leader of the Opposition set up when he was the Minister for Energy? He invented this. He brought it about. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said you’d abolish it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re the Premier. Respond. Mr C.J. BARNETT : How many bonus and incentive contracts did the Leader of the Opposition set up when he was the Minister for Energy? He invented this. He brought it about. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said you’d abolish it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : How many bonus and incentive contracts did the Leader of the Opposition set up when he was the Minister for Energy? He invented this. He brought it about. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said you’d abolish it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You said you’d abolish it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT replied: The Leader of the Opposition should answer the question. He was the Minister for Energy who set up these contracts. He probably knows the answer better than I do. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re the Premier. Respond. Mr C.J. BARNETT : How many bonus and incentive contracts did the Leader of the Opposition set up when he was the Minister for Energy? He invented this. He brought it about. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said you’d abolish it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
The Leader of the Opposition should answer the question. He was the Minister for Energy who set up these contracts. He probably knows the answer better than I do. Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re the Premier. Respond. Mr C.J. BARNETT : How many bonus and incentive contracts did the Leader of the Opposition set up when he was the Minister for Energy? He invented this. He brought it about. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said you’d abolish it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You’re the Premier. Respond. Mr C.J. BARNETT : How many bonus and incentive contracts did the Leader of the Opposition set up when he was the Minister for Energy? He invented this. He brought it about. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said you’d abolish it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : How many bonus and incentive contracts did the Leader of the Opposition set up when he was the Minister for Energy? He invented this. He brought it about. Mr E.S. Ripper : You said you’d abolish it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr E.S. Ripper : You said you’d abolish it. Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : And we have. Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What you’ve done has made it worse. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. We did not say — Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr E.S. Ripper : But you’ve given them a 25 per cent wage increase. Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : We got rid of it. Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : I do not know why members opposite are interjecting because they are the ones who set this up. The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
The SPEAKER : Order! Take a seat, Premier. Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr P.B. Watson : Pig-headed! Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
Mr C.J. BARNETT : Pig-headed? The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
The SPEAKER : Premier! I do not know whether you have finished your answer, Premier. I do not know whether the Leader of the Opposition actually heard the answer to his supplementary question as there is so much noise in this place. I am going to presume that the Premier has finished answering the question.
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