❓ The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure criticises the Opposition's changing policy on the Perth to Mandurah railway, highlighting perceived broken promises and lack of commitment to key electorates. The Minister references a Business News article outlining the Opposition's staged approach to the project.
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Can the minister advise the House of the Opposition’s latest policy on the Perth to Mandurah railway? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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Yes. I thank the member for the question. I can understand his horror and concern, which is no doubt shared by the members for Peel, Cockburn and Rockingham. We were all astounded to find out about yet another policy position of the Leader of the Opposition on the Perth to Mandurah rail line. An article published in the Business News reads - Mr Barnett believes the Kenwick route could be built in stages to stagger the financial burden, allowing the government to do it as it could be afforded. He is planning to stagger the Kenwick options. That is extraordinary given the Opposition’s policy before the last election. The article continues - He said the first stage to be constructed would be from Kenwick to Thomson Lake. Only once that was built and operational would the next stage to Rockingham be considered on its merits, as would the next stage to Mandurah. That means that the construction of a rail line to Rockingham would not be guaranteed, nor would the next stage to Mandurah. This is a complete departure from the coalition’s policy prior to the last election. It also represents a betrayal of the people of Kwinana, Rockingham and Mandurah. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I will take the member’s interjection in a minute, but I want to establish the context of this issue. Members will recall that when the Opposition was in government it projected that a rail line to Mandurah would be completed by 2015, but it gradually brought that date back to 2007. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: It was 2005. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: Yes. I thank the member for the question. I can understand his horror and concern, which is no doubt shared by the members for Peel, Cockburn and Rockingham. We were all astounded to find out about yet another policy position of the Leader of the Opposition on the Perth to Mandurah rail line. An article published in the Business News reads - Mr Barnett believes the Kenwick route could be built in stages to stagger the financial burden, allowing the government to do it as it could be afforded. He is planning to stagger the Kenwick options. That is extraordinary given the Opposition’s policy before the last election. The article continues - He said the first stage to be constructed would be from Kenwick to Thomson Lake. Only once that was built and operational would the next stage to Rockingham be considered on its merits, as would the next stage to Mandurah. That means that the construction of a rail line to Rockingham would not be guaranteed, nor would the next stage to Mandurah. This is a complete departure from the coalition’s policy prior to the last election. It also represents a betrayal of the people of Kwinana, Rockingham and Mandurah. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I will take the member’s interjection in a minute, but I want to establish the context of this issue. Members will recall that when the Opposition was in government it projected that a rail line to Mandurah would be completed by 2015, but it gradually brought that date back to 2007. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: It was 2005. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Yes. I thank the member for the question. I can understand his horror and concern, which is no doubt shared by the members for Peel, Cockburn and Rockingham. We were all astounded to find out about yet another policy position of the Leader of the Opposition on the Perth to Mandurah rail line. An article published in the Business News reads - Mr Barnett believes the Kenwick route could be built in stages to stagger the financial burden, allowing the government to do it as it could be afforded. He is planning to stagger the Kenwick options. That is extraordinary given the Opposition’s policy before the last election. The article continues - He said the first stage to be constructed would be from Kenwick to Thomson Lake. Only once that was built and operational would the next stage to Rockingham be considered on its merits, as would the next stage to Mandurah. That means that the construction of a rail line to Rockingham would not be guaranteed, nor would the next stage to Mandurah. This is a complete departure from the coalition’s policy prior to the last election. It also represents a betrayal of the people of Kwinana, Rockingham and Mandurah. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I will take the member’s interjection in a minute, but I want to establish the context of this issue. Members will recall that when the Opposition was in government it projected that a rail line to Mandurah would be completed by 2015, but it gradually brought that date back to 2007. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: It was 2005. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I will take the member’s interjection in a minute, but I want to establish the context of this issue. Members will recall that when the Opposition was in government it projected that a rail line to Mandurah would be completed by 2015, but it gradually brought that date back to 2007. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: It was 2005. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I will take the member’s interjection in a minute, but I want to establish the context of this issue. Members will recall that when the Opposition was in government it projected that a rail line to Mandurah would be completed by 2015, but it gradually brought that date back to 2007. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: It was 2005. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: It was 2005. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: Yes. I thank the member for the question. I can understand his horror and concern, which is no doubt shared by the members for Peel, Cockburn and Rockingham. We were all astounded to find out about yet another policy position of the Leader of the Opposition on the Perth to Mandurah rail line. An article published in the Business News reads - Mr Barnett believes the Kenwick route could be built in stages to stagger the financial burden, allowing the government to do it as it could be afforded. He is planning to stagger the Kenwick options. That is extraordinary given the Opposition’s policy before the last election. The article continues - He said the first stage to be constructed would be from Kenwick to Thomson Lake. Only once that was built and operational would the next stage to Rockingham be considered on its merits, as would the next stage to Mandurah. That means that the construction of a rail line to Rockingham would not be guaranteed, nor would the next stage to Mandurah. This is a complete departure from the coalition’s policy prior to the last election. It also represents a betrayal of the people of Kwinana, Rockingham and Mandurah. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I will take the member’s interjection in a minute, but I want to establish the context of this issue. Members will recall that when the Opposition was in government it projected that a rail line to Mandurah would be completed by 2015, but it gradually brought that date back to 2007. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: It was 2005. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Yes. I thank the member for the question. I can understand his horror and concern, which is no doubt shared by the members for Peel, Cockburn and Rockingham. We were all astounded to find out about yet another policy position of the Leader of the Opposition on the Perth to Mandurah rail line. An article published in the Business News reads - Mr Barnett believes the Kenwick route could be built in stages to stagger the financial burden, allowing the government to do it as it could be afforded. He is planning to stagger the Kenwick options. That is extraordinary given the Opposition’s policy before the last election. The article continues - He said the first stage to be constructed would be from Kenwick to Thomson Lake. Only once that was built and operational would the next stage to Rockingham be considered on its merits, as would the next stage to Mandurah. That means that the construction of a rail line to Rockingham would not be guaranteed, nor would the next stage to Mandurah. This is a complete departure from the coalition’s policy prior to the last election. It also represents a betrayal of the people of Kwinana, Rockingham and Mandurah. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I will take the member’s interjection in a minute, but I want to establish the context of this issue. Members will recall that when the Opposition was in government it projected that a rail line to Mandurah would be completed by 2015, but it gradually brought that date back to 2007. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: It was 2005. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I will take the member’s interjection in a minute, but I want to establish the context of this issue. Members will recall that when the Opposition was in government it projected that a rail line to Mandurah would be completed by 2015, but it gradually brought that date back to 2007. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: It was 2005. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I will take the member’s interjection in a minute, but I want to establish the context of this issue. Members will recall that when the Opposition was in government it projected that a rail line to Mandurah would be completed by 2015, but it gradually brought that date back to 2007. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: It was 2005. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: It was 2005. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: Before the last election the coalition said the rail link to Mandurah would be completed by 2005. It is now saying it cannot guarantee it will build the rail line to Rockingham let alone Mandurah. Unfortunately, the opposition spokesperson on transport, the member for Carine, has not been told of the revised policy because she is still telling everybody that, if the coalition wins government, it will build the line to Mandurah as fast as it can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
The SPEAKER: Order! Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: It appears that the Opposition is not proposing to construct that part of the New MetroRail project that will go to the northern suburbs either, because in that very same article the budget bandit was comparing our project with his project, which he says was originally $950 million in 1998, or $1.1 billion dollars in today’s terms. That part of the project is only one part of the New MetroRail project. It does not include the extension to the northern suburbs and the new railcars. The clear statement from the Opposition is that it has no commitment to this rail project, no commitment to Rockingham and no commitment to Mandurah. It appears also that neither does it have a commitment to the people of Clarkson. The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
The SPEAKER: Order! Before I give the call to the next member, I remind members that I have made it quite plain that members shall be referred to by the position that they hold in this House or by the name of their electorate. I call the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure to order for the first time in relation to that matter.
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