❓ Question regarding the Minister for Agriculture and Food's relationship with WAFarmers, with accusations of hindering farmers. The Minister defends his record and leadership in agriculture.
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MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD — RELATIONSHIP WITH WAFARMERS
I have a supplementary question. I would certainly like members to see this article I am holding. Is it not the job of the National Party and the minister to support, not hinder, farmers? Mr D.T. REDMAN
I have a supplementary question. I would certainly like members to see this article I am holding. Is it not the job of the National Party and the minister to support, not hinder, farmers? Mr D.T. REDMAN
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Mr Speaker — The SPEAKER : Thank you, member. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I formally call you to order for the second time today. I do not think the plane leaves until Saturday! Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: Mr Speaker — The SPEAKER : Thank you, member. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I formally call you to order for the second time today. I do not think the plane leaves until Saturday! Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr Speaker — The SPEAKER : Thank you, member. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I formally call you to order for the second time today. I do not think the plane leaves until Saturday! Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, member. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I formally call you to order for the second time today. I do not think the plane leaves until Saturday! Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I formally call you to order for the second time today. I do not think the plane leaves until Saturday! Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I formally call you to order for the second time today. I do not think the plane leaves until Saturday! Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: Mr Speaker — The SPEAKER : Thank you, member. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I formally call you to order for the second time today. I do not think the plane leaves until Saturday! Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr Speaker — The SPEAKER : Thank you, member. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I formally call you to order for the second time today. I do not think the plane leaves until Saturday! Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, member. Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I formally call you to order for the second time today. I do not think the plane leaves until Saturday! Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr P.B. Watson interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I formally call you to order for the second time today. I do not think the plane leaves until Saturday! Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
The SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I formally call you to order for the second time today. I do not think the plane leaves until Saturday! Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I thought the tenor of the member for Collie–Preston’s question referred to leadership. He is quite right; it is important for a minister to listen to his constituency, which I do. But I believe I have taken a number of leadership decisions — Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr M.P. Murray interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
The SPEAKER : Member for Collie–Preston, you had the opportunity to ask a supplementary question. That does not automatically entitle you to continually interject. I thought you might be interested in the answer the minister was providing. Perhaps not. I formally call you to order for the first time. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is about leadership. I believe this government is making good leadership decisions in agriculture. I will always accept a critique from any group about decisions we make. I also maintain that if I cannot defend or support my decisions, I should not be making them. I believe my record and the record of the Liberal–National government on agriculture stands.
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