❓ Hon Ray Halligan asks about a mayoral chain dispute between Joondalup and Wanneroo. Hon Tom Stephens dismisses the issue as trivial, highlighting more pressing concerns and accusing the City of Joondalup of being distracted by Liberal factional politics.
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The Cities of Joondalup and Wanneroo have an ongoing problem associated with the mayoral chain, which is currently held by the City of Wanneroo. What action does the minister intend to take in this matter? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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I am not aware of who currently has the mayoral chain. I must say that of all the local government issues in the northern suburbs at the moment, the one issue that is not worrying me is who has the mayoral chain, because there are so many other issues that are of concern to the ratepayers of the City of Joondalup in particular, and, therefore, of concern to the Government of the people of Western Australia. We are very anxious indeed that the City of Joondalup focuses its mind - Hon Alan Cadby: It will if it is left alone. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Indeed - from the Liberal factional politics! A former Liberal member of Parliament seems to be leading a faction in the City of Joondalup that is leaving that council apparently, at this moment at least, unable to focus its mind on bringing to resolution issues of far greater consequence than this. Of all the questions that the Opposition could have asked me today, it has asked me about the mayoral chain. What sort of an Opposition have we got here? The PRESIDENT: I give the call to Hon Simon O’Brien. Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I am not aware of who currently has the mayoral chain. I must say that of all the local government issues in the northern suburbs at the moment, the one issue that is not worrying me is who has the mayoral chain, because there are so many other issues that are of concern to the ratepayers of the City of Joondalup in particular, and, therefore, of concern to the Government of the people of Western Australia. We are very anxious indeed that the City of Joondalup focuses its mind - Hon Alan Cadby: It will if it is left alone. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Indeed - from the Liberal factional politics! A former Liberal member of Parliament seems to be leading a faction in the City of Joondalup that is leaving that council apparently, at this moment at least, unable to focus its mind on bringing to resolution issues of far greater consequence than this. Of all the questions that the Opposition could have asked me today, it has asked me about the mayoral chain. What sort of an Opposition have we got here? The PRESIDENT: I give the call to Hon Simon O’Brien. Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
I am not aware of who currently has the mayoral chain. I must say that of all the local government issues in the northern suburbs at the moment, the one issue that is not worrying me is who has the mayoral chain, because there are so many other issues that are of concern to the ratepayers of the City of Joondalup in particular, and, therefore, of concern to the Government of the people of Western Australia. We are very anxious indeed that the City of Joondalup focuses its mind - Hon Alan Cadby: It will if it is left alone. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Indeed - from the Liberal factional politics! A former Liberal member of Parliament seems to be leading a faction in the City of Joondalup that is leaving that council apparently, at this moment at least, unable to focus its mind on bringing to resolution issues of far greater consequence than this. Of all the questions that the Opposition could have asked me today, it has asked me about the mayoral chain. What sort of an Opposition have we got here? The PRESIDENT: I give the call to Hon Simon O’Brien. Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Alan Cadby: It will if it is left alone. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Indeed - from the Liberal factional politics! A former Liberal member of Parliament seems to be leading a faction in the City of Joondalup that is leaving that council apparently, at this moment at least, unable to focus its mind on bringing to resolution issues of far greater consequence than this. Of all the questions that the Opposition could have asked me today, it has asked me about the mayoral chain. What sort of an Opposition have we got here? The PRESIDENT: I give the call to Hon Simon O’Brien. Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: Indeed - from the Liberal factional politics! A former Liberal member of Parliament seems to be leading a faction in the City of Joondalup that is leaving that council apparently, at this moment at least, unable to focus its mind on bringing to resolution issues of far greater consequence than this. Of all the questions that the Opposition could have asked me today, it has asked me about the mayoral chain. What sort of an Opposition have we got here? The PRESIDENT: I give the call to Hon Simon O’Brien. Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
The PRESIDENT: I give the call to Hon Simon O’Brien. Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I am not aware of who currently has the mayoral chain. I must say that of all the local government issues in the northern suburbs at the moment, the one issue that is not worrying me is who has the mayoral chain, because there are so many other issues that are of concern to the ratepayers of the City of Joondalup in particular, and, therefore, of concern to the Government of the people of Western Australia. We are very anxious indeed that the City of Joondalup focuses its mind - Hon Alan Cadby: It will if it is left alone. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Indeed - from the Liberal factional politics! A former Liberal member of Parliament seems to be leading a faction in the City of Joondalup that is leaving that council apparently, at this moment at least, unable to focus its mind on bringing to resolution issues of far greater consequence than this. Of all the questions that the Opposition could have asked me today, it has asked me about the mayoral chain. What sort of an Opposition have we got here? The PRESIDENT: I give the call to Hon Simon O’Brien. Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
I am not aware of who currently has the mayoral chain. I must say that of all the local government issues in the northern suburbs at the moment, the one issue that is not worrying me is who has the mayoral chain, because there are so many other issues that are of concern to the ratepayers of the City of Joondalup in particular, and, therefore, of concern to the Government of the people of Western Australia. We are very anxious indeed that the City of Joondalup focuses its mind - Hon Alan Cadby: It will if it is left alone. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Indeed - from the Liberal factional politics! A former Liberal member of Parliament seems to be leading a faction in the City of Joondalup that is leaving that council apparently, at this moment at least, unable to focus its mind on bringing to resolution issues of far greater consequence than this. Of all the questions that the Opposition could have asked me today, it has asked me about the mayoral chain. What sort of an Opposition have we got here? The PRESIDENT: I give the call to Hon Simon O’Brien. Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Alan Cadby: It will if it is left alone. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Indeed - from the Liberal factional politics! A former Liberal member of Parliament seems to be leading a faction in the City of Joondalup that is leaving that council apparently, at this moment at least, unable to focus its mind on bringing to resolution issues of far greater consequence than this. Of all the questions that the Opposition could have asked me today, it has asked me about the mayoral chain. What sort of an Opposition have we got here? The PRESIDENT: I give the call to Hon Simon O’Brien. Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: Indeed - from the Liberal factional politics! A former Liberal member of Parliament seems to be leading a faction in the City of Joondalup that is leaving that council apparently, at this moment at least, unable to focus its mind on bringing to resolution issues of far greater consequence than this. Of all the questions that the Opposition could have asked me today, it has asked me about the mayoral chain. What sort of an Opposition have we got here? The PRESIDENT: I give the call to Hon Simon O’Brien. Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
The PRESIDENT: I give the call to Hon Simon O’Brien. Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Barry House: What sort of minister are you? You do nothing. Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Tom Stephens: What sort of airheads are they? Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister and the Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The minister has gone on to other questions that he was seeking, so I thought I would provide some other questions. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
The PRESIDENT: I gave Hon Simon O’Brien the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Tom Stephens: Strawheads! Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN: You will forgive me, Mr President, for thinking they have the call. Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Tom Stephens: Mayoral chains, for goodness sake! Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
Hon Norman Moore: Factions! You cannot even keep your seat in Parliament. The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
The PRESIDENT: Order, minister! That was the last question. There is another one coming.
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