❓ The WA parliamentary question concerns funding for police stations in Ballajura and Secret Harbour. The Minister avoids direct answers, deferring to the budget announcement, and criticises the previous government's handling of the Secret Harbour project.
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COMMUNITY POLICE STATIONS
I refer to the minister’s response to a question in the Legislative Council and recent newspaper reports relating to community police stations. (1) Will the minister guarantee priority funding to build a new police station at Ballajura? (2) In the meantime, will the minister guarantee that the Ballajura Police Station will not be closed? (3) Will the minister confirm that the proposed $10 million Secret Harbour police station project has been cancelled? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
I refer to the minister’s response to a question in the Legislative Council and recent newspaper reports relating to community police stations. (1) Will the minister guarantee priority funding to build a new police station at Ballajura? (2) In the meantime, will the minister guarantee that the Ballajura Police Station will not be closed? (3) Will the minister confirm that the proposed $10 million Secret Harbour police station project has been cancelled? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
(1) Will the minister guarantee priority funding to build a new police station at Ballajura? (2) In the meantime, will the minister guarantee that the Ballajura Police Station will not be closed? (3) Will the minister confirm that the proposed $10 million Secret Harbour police station project has been cancelled? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
(2) In the meantime, will the minister guarantee that the Ballajura Police Station will not be closed? (3) Will the minister confirm that the proposed $10 million Secret Harbour police station project has been cancelled? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
(3) Will the minister confirm that the proposed $10 million Secret Harbour police station project has been cancelled? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
(1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
(1) Will the minister guarantee priority funding to build a new police station at Ballajura? (2) In the meantime, will the minister guarantee that the Ballajura Police Station will not be closed? (3) Will the minister confirm that the proposed $10 million Secret Harbour police station project has been cancelled? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
(2) In the meantime, will the minister guarantee that the Ballajura Police Station will not be closed? (3) Will the minister confirm that the proposed $10 million Secret Harbour police station project has been cancelled? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
(3) Will the minister confirm that the proposed $10 million Secret Harbour police station project has been cancelled? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
I thank the member for the question. (1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
(1)-(3) At the outset I advise the member that at budget time she will find out exactly what will happen with the police budget. Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Will you not guarantee the future of the Ballajura Police Station? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, I will not guarantee that. What I will say to the Leader of the Opposition is “Wait and see.” Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr P. Papalia : What about Secret Harbour? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I will talk about Secret Harbour police station for a minute. It was the famous police station that was announced during the by-election that I believe saw the now member for Warnbro come into this place. The police did not ask for the Secret Harbour police station. It was a big secret to them! What happened when the by-election took place and we saw the new member come in — Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr M. McGowan : You would not know the first thing about it. You would not have a clue. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It was a secret plan. I assure the house that — Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr P. Papalia : Have you been to Rockingham? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Of course I have been to Rockingham. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
The SPEAKER : While I urge the Minister for Police to be direct in his response to the question asked by the member for West Swan, I also urge the other members on my left to cease their interjecting for the time being. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Secret Harbour police station proposal was raised in the question and I am responding to that part of the question. Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : Talk about Ballajura. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member for Midland should wake up. She has not asked a question for a month. She is the shadow Minister for Education and there has not been one question from her—wakey, wakey. I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
I come back to the answer and I will give a response to that part of the question pertaining to the proposed Secret Harbour police station. I can tell members that my information is that it came as a shock to the police when they found that the Labor Party had announced during the by-election, which saw my colleague, the member for Warnbro, come into this place, that there would be a new police station. They thought they would get lots of votes for him. Out of the blue, without any justification for or analysis on whether a police station was needed there, they thought it would be good for the Labor candidate. That is what they announced. A police station is not needed at Secret Harbour. It was dreamed up. Members opposite can nod their heads, but I advise them that at budget time we will announce exactly what is happening with police stations. I would prefer to put a police station in my colleague’s electorate in Carnarvon. Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mrs C.A. Martin interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : No, not the member for Kimberley’s electorate. She is a very good friend of mine and I do everything that I can for her. Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mrs C.A. Martin : I gave up smoking. Do you want to come with me? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Hang on a minute: I am a married man, Betty. About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
About the police stations the member for West Swan mentioned—Ballajura and Secret Harbour—and the other police stations in which members might have a genuine interest, I can assure them that they will know what is happening at budget time. I will not leak anything. Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr F.M. Logan : You have in the past. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We have not been in government for eight years; the opposition was. They leaked the bad news a few months ahead to soften the public before they were given the bad news. We will give the public the good news at budget time. I will answer all those questions then. Everything will become clear at budget time.
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