❓ Opposition questions the Premier on METRONET rail project progress, alleging no rail built in three years. Premier defends, citing construction start and accusing the opposition of undermining WA jobs and supporting a lawsuit against the state.
AnsweredQoN 1100Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
METRONET — RAIL
PROJECTS
1100. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the Premier confirm that in addition to not building a single kilometre of rail
in three years, his government has not built a single train or a single
Metronet train station?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
PROJECTS
1100. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the Premier confirm that in addition to not building a single kilometre of rail
in three years, his government has not built a single train or a single
Metronet train station?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members!
AnswerView source ↗
Again, Leader of the Opposition,
they are appalling questions. Once again, as I explained to the house, we are
doing an enormous amount to build new rail in Western Australia. We started
construction on Sunday, with Christian Porter no less. He was happy. He was out
there with a shovel, thrilled to bits to be standing next to me and starting
there.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : He was. We got
on very well. We had a good conversation. There is one thing we will do: we
will stand up for Western Australian jobs, which is why our Western Australian
Jobs Act applies to Metronet projects. But I do know one group of people who do
not stand up for Western Australian jobs. I do know one group of people who are
selling out Western Australia. I do know one group of people who have
jeopardised the state's position in relation to John Holland suing the
state of Western Australia over the children's hospital.
Point of Order
Mr Z.R.F.
KIRKUP : I draw the Speaker's attention to the relevancy of
the Premier's answer.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members, I will
hear this in —
Mr T. Healy interjected.
The SPEAKER : You will be
sorry. I call you to order for the first time, member for Southern River.
Can I have the point of order again,
please.
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : Sure. I draw the Speaker's
attention to the relevancy of the Premier's response. He started
talking about John Holland. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question about
railways.
The
SPEAKER : I do not think it is a point
of order. It is part of the question that there was nothing done on railways and things like that. It is part of the answer.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr M. McGOWAN : There is one
person, and that is the member for Riverton. Today in The West Australian he has backed John Holland's claim against the people of Western Australia
for $300 million. This is traitorous behaviour by the Liberal Party, and there
he is nodding.
Government members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Premier, I am
struggling to hear you from your own side interjecting.
Mr M. McGOWAN : This is
traitorous behaviour by the Liberal Party in Western Australia. I want to know
from the Leader of the Opposition whether she supports Mike Nahan and his
actions on behalf of John Holland against the people of Western Australia.
Mr F.M. Logan : Don't
try to defend the tax dodger! That is what he is.
The SPEAKER : You are also
called to order for the first time, minister for prisons or whatever we call
it.
Withdrawal of Remark
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : I have
three points of order, Mr Speaker. One, the Premier —
The SPEAKER : No, you only
have one.
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : I refer to
standing order 78 and the Premier's relevance in responding to the
Leader of the Opposition's question about rail. He also referred to the
member for Riverton by his first name, and I ask the member for Cockburn to
withdraw the name that he called the member for Riverton.
The SPEAKER : Minister, will
you withdraw, please?
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw.
The SPEAKER : That was number
three. What were one and two? Yes, I am sure the Premier will get back on
course with the question.
Dr D.J. HONEY : The point of
order was very straightforward, and that is that the Premier referred to the
member for Riverton by his first and second names, not as the member for
Riverton. He should be using his designation as the member for Riverton.
The SPEAKER : I am sure the
Premier will now call him by his correct title.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr
M. McGOWAN : The member for
Riverton has sold out the people of Western Australia by backing John Holland in its claim against the taxpayers of this state. It is a disgrace. The member
for Riverton is a disgrace to this Parliament, and the Leader of the Opposition
is a disgrace for not disowning his conduct.
they are appalling questions. Once again, as I explained to the house, we are
doing an enormous amount to build new rail in Western Australia. We started
construction on Sunday, with Christian Porter no less. He was happy. He was out
there with a shovel, thrilled to bits to be standing next to me and starting
there.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : He was. We got
on very well. We had a good conversation. There is one thing we will do: we
will stand up for Western Australian jobs, which is why our Western Australian
Jobs Act applies to Metronet projects. But I do know one group of people who do
not stand up for Western Australian jobs. I do know one group of people who are
selling out Western Australia. I do know one group of people who have
jeopardised the state's position in relation to John Holland suing the
state of Western Australia over the children's hospital.
Point of Order
Mr Z.R.F.
KIRKUP : I draw the Speaker's attention to the relevancy of
the Premier's answer.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Members, I will
hear this in —
Mr T. Healy interjected.
The SPEAKER : You will be
sorry. I call you to order for the first time, member for Southern River.
Can I have the point of order again,
please.
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : Sure. I draw the Speaker's
attention to the relevancy of the Premier's response. He started
talking about John Holland. The Leader of the Opposition asked a question about
railways.
The
SPEAKER : I do not think it is a point
of order. It is part of the question that there was nothing done on railways and things like that. It is part of the answer.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr M. McGOWAN : There is one
person, and that is the member for Riverton. Today in The West Australian he has backed John Holland's claim against the people of Western Australia
for $300 million. This is traitorous behaviour by the Liberal Party, and there
he is nodding.
Government members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Premier, I am
struggling to hear you from your own side interjecting.
Mr M. McGOWAN : This is
traitorous behaviour by the Liberal Party in Western Australia. I want to know
from the Leader of the Opposition whether she supports Mike Nahan and his
actions on behalf of John Holland against the people of Western Australia.
Mr F.M. Logan : Don't
try to defend the tax dodger! That is what he is.
The SPEAKER : You are also
called to order for the first time, minister for prisons or whatever we call
it.
Withdrawal of Remark
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : I have
three points of order, Mr Speaker. One, the Premier —
The SPEAKER : No, you only
have one.
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : I refer to
standing order 78 and the Premier's relevance in responding to the
Leader of the Opposition's question about rail. He also referred to the
member for Riverton by his first name, and I ask the member for Cockburn to
withdraw the name that he called the member for Riverton.
The SPEAKER : Minister, will
you withdraw, please?
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I withdraw.
The SPEAKER : That was number
three. What were one and two? Yes, I am sure the Premier will get back on
course with the question.
Dr D.J. HONEY : The point of
order was very straightforward, and that is that the Premier referred to the
member for Riverton by his first and second names, not as the member for
Riverton. He should be using his designation as the member for Riverton.
The SPEAKER : I am sure the
Premier will now call him by his correct title.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr
M. McGOWAN : The member for
Riverton has sold out the people of Western Australia by backing John Holland in its claim against the taxpayers of this state. It is a disgrace. The member
for Riverton is a disgrace to this Parliament, and the Leader of the Opposition
is a disgrace for not disowning his conduct.
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