❓ Mr. Buswell questions the Premier about negative findings in the Community Attitude Monitor report regarding health, education, and antisocial behaviour. The Premier acknowledges the report's usefulness but notes its age and defends the government's efforts.
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“COMMUNITY ATTITUDE MONITOR” REPORT
Before I ask my question, I take the opportunity to wish all gathered in the house a safe Easter break this year, and wish Australia’s greatest football team all the best as it ventures forth into the 2008 football season. A government member : What about the Dockers? Mr T. BUSWELL : I wish the Dockers all the best as well. (1) As the Premier goes off on his holiday this Easter, will the latest “Community Attitude Monitor” report, published by his own department, be among his bedside reading? (2) Without wanting to spoil the end of this highly interesting read, is the Premier aware that this report found that 63 per cent of Western Australians do not believe his government has done the long-term planning necessary for health and hospitals, 50 per cent of people believe the government’s performance in the provision of education is poor or very poor, and 61 per cent of people believe that antisocial behaviour has become worse under his government? (3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
Before I ask my question, I take the opportunity to wish all gathered in the house a safe Easter break this year, and wish Australia’s greatest football team all the best as it ventures forth into the 2008 football season. A government member : What about the Dockers? Mr T. BUSWELL : I wish the Dockers all the best as well. (1) As the Premier goes off on his holiday this Easter, will the latest “Community Attitude Monitor” report, published by his own department, be among his bedside reading? (2) Without wanting to spoil the end of this highly interesting read, is the Premier aware that this report found that 63 per cent of Western Australians do not believe his government has done the long-term planning necessary for health and hospitals, 50 per cent of people believe the government’s performance in the provision of education is poor or very poor, and 61 per cent of people believe that antisocial behaviour has become worse under his government? (3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
A government member : What about the Dockers? Mr T. BUSWELL : I wish the Dockers all the best as well. (1) As the Premier goes off on his holiday this Easter, will the latest “Community Attitude Monitor” report, published by his own department, be among his bedside reading? (2) Without wanting to spoil the end of this highly interesting read, is the Premier aware that this report found that 63 per cent of Western Australians do not believe his government has done the long-term planning necessary for health and hospitals, 50 per cent of people believe the government’s performance in the provision of education is poor or very poor, and 61 per cent of people believe that antisocial behaviour has become worse under his government? (3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
Mr T. BUSWELL : I wish the Dockers all the best as well. (1) As the Premier goes off on his holiday this Easter, will the latest “Community Attitude Monitor” report, published by his own department, be among his bedside reading? (2) Without wanting to spoil the end of this highly interesting read, is the Premier aware that this report found that 63 per cent of Western Australians do not believe his government has done the long-term planning necessary for health and hospitals, 50 per cent of people believe the government’s performance in the provision of education is poor or very poor, and 61 per cent of people believe that antisocial behaviour has become worse under his government? (3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
(1) As the Premier goes off on his holiday this Easter, will the latest “Community Attitude Monitor” report, published by his own department, be among his bedside reading? (2) Without wanting to spoil the end of this highly interesting read, is the Premier aware that this report found that 63 per cent of Western Australians do not believe his government has done the long-term planning necessary for health and hospitals, 50 per cent of people believe the government’s performance in the provision of education is poor or very poor, and 61 per cent of people believe that antisocial behaviour has become worse under his government? (3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
(2) Without wanting to spoil the end of this highly interesting read, is the Premier aware that this report found that 63 per cent of Western Australians do not believe his government has done the long-term planning necessary for health and hospitals, 50 per cent of people believe the government’s performance in the provision of education is poor or very poor, and 61 per cent of people believe that antisocial behaviour has become worse under his government? (3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
(3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
(1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
A government member : What about the Dockers? Mr T. BUSWELL : I wish the Dockers all the best as well. (1) As the Premier goes off on his holiday this Easter, will the latest “Community Attitude Monitor” report, published by his own department, be among his bedside reading? (2) Without wanting to spoil the end of this highly interesting read, is the Premier aware that this report found that 63 per cent of Western Australians do not believe his government has done the long-term planning necessary for health and hospitals, 50 per cent of people believe the government’s performance in the provision of education is poor or very poor, and 61 per cent of people believe that antisocial behaviour has become worse under his government? (3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
Mr T. BUSWELL : I wish the Dockers all the best as well. (1) As the Premier goes off on his holiday this Easter, will the latest “Community Attitude Monitor” report, published by his own department, be among his bedside reading? (2) Without wanting to spoil the end of this highly interesting read, is the Premier aware that this report found that 63 per cent of Western Australians do not believe his government has done the long-term planning necessary for health and hospitals, 50 per cent of people believe the government’s performance in the provision of education is poor or very poor, and 61 per cent of people believe that antisocial behaviour has become worse under his government? (3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
(1) As the Premier goes off on his holiday this Easter, will the latest “Community Attitude Monitor” report, published by his own department, be among his bedside reading? (2) Without wanting to spoil the end of this highly interesting read, is the Premier aware that this report found that 63 per cent of Western Australians do not believe his government has done the long-term planning necessary for health and hospitals, 50 per cent of people believe the government’s performance in the provision of education is poor or very poor, and 61 per cent of people believe that antisocial behaviour has become worse under his government? (3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
(2) Without wanting to spoil the end of this highly interesting read, is the Premier aware that this report found that 63 per cent of Western Australians do not believe his government has done the long-term planning necessary for health and hospitals, 50 per cent of people believe the government’s performance in the provision of education is poor or very poor, and 61 per cent of people believe that antisocial behaviour has become worse under his government? (3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
(3) What does the Premier have to say to hard-working Western Australians who have delivered to his government an economic boom and record tax revenues, yet obviously feel that all they have in return is this horror story? Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
I thank the member for the question. I echo his sentiments in relation to Easter. (1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
(1)-(3) Community attitudinal surveys are useful tools for government, a process begun under the Court government in 1994, I think, to test community attitudes over a range of issues. From time to time, they provide salutary stocktaking information to government about policy settings and the way members of the community are responding to different trends and dynamics in their lives. This survey is no exception, although I understand that the one tabled today is nine months old. My general response is that these surveys provide useful information because we are, after all, elected by the community of Western Australia to try to address the issues that people have in their lives. Although it was probably contested as a tool when it was first implemented, it is a good way of receiving some feedback from the community other than via the normal channels. We must take note of these survey responses, although, as I said, by the time they work their way through the system and are tabled in Parliament, the information tends to be a bit dated. In relation to the contributions made by ordinary Western Australians, I am glad that they have put their faith in this government. We are responding to the requirements for establishing a successful economic and social policy setting for the long-term benefit of the community of Western Australia. I think most people appreciate that we are doing that. Everybody knows that it is a challenging task. Any state government is always faced with very difficult challenges. The fact that we are given fairly broad support for what we do is a reflection of the fact that the general community understands that we are taking on the challenges and that those challenges are vast, but the effort is incredibly important in the “building Western Australia” theme that we are running. Everybody sees it with their own eyes all over Western Australia, from the north to the south. The service delivery effort of government is unprecedented, especially at a time when demand is also extremely high because the economy is growing at an amazing pace. There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
There are challenges for us in government. This report is a reminder of those challenges, a reminder that we should never take people for granted in what we are trying to do in government and that we should always be aware of the capacity to do things better, differently, with an eye on providing the best possible outcomes for the general community.
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