❓ A parliamentary question where Mr. Birney asks the Premier about comments made by Mr. Little, a Labor Party member, regarding the Premier. The exchange is marked by interjections and points of order.
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I have a supplementary question. Several members interjected. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: This is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, we have been going for 50 minutes and I estimate that interjections have cost about 20 of those minutes. I urge members not to interject. I give the call to the member for Kalgoorlie. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. Is the Premier also aware that Mr Little thinks that the Premier is a moron, and said so publicly in the Sunday Times article last week? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Several members interjected. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: This is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, we have been going for 50 minutes and I estimate that interjections have cost about 20 of those minutes. I urge members not to interject. I give the call to the member for Kalgoorlie. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. Is the Premier also aware that Mr Little thinks that the Premier is a moron, and said so publicly in the Sunday Times article last week? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Mr M.J. BIRNEY: This is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, we have been going for 50 minutes and I estimate that interjections have cost about 20 of those minutes. I urge members not to interject. I give the call to the member for Kalgoorlie. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. Is the Premier also aware that Mr Little thinks that the Premier is a moron, and said so publicly in the Sunday Times article last week? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, we have been going for 50 minutes and I estimate that interjections have cost about 20 of those minutes. I urge members not to interject. I give the call to the member for Kalgoorlie. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. Is the Premier also aware that Mr Little thinks that the Premier is a moron, and said so publicly in the Sunday Times article last week? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
The SPEAKER: Members, we have been going for 50 minutes and I estimate that interjections have cost about 20 of those minutes. I urge members not to interject. I give the call to the member for Kalgoorlie. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. Is the Premier also aware that Mr Little thinks that the Premier is a moron, and said so publicly in the Sunday Times article last week? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Mr M.J. BIRNEY: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. Is the Premier also aware that Mr Little thinks that the Premier is a moron, and said so publicly in the Sunday Times article last week? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Several members interjected. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: This is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, we have been going for 50 minutes and I estimate that interjections have cost about 20 of those minutes. I urge members not to interject. I give the call to the member for Kalgoorlie. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. Is the Premier also aware that Mr Little thinks that the Premier is a moron, and said so publicly in the Sunday Times article last week? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Mr M.J. BIRNEY: This is very important. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, we have been going for 50 minutes and I estimate that interjections have cost about 20 of those minutes. I urge members not to interject. I give the call to the member for Kalgoorlie. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. Is the Premier also aware that Mr Little thinks that the Premier is a moron, and said so publicly in the Sunday Times article last week? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members, we have been going for 50 minutes and I estimate that interjections have cost about 20 of those minutes. I urge members not to interject. I give the call to the member for Kalgoorlie. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. Is the Premier also aware that Mr Little thinks that the Premier is a moron, and said so publicly in the Sunday Times article last week? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
The SPEAKER: Members, we have been going for 50 minutes and I estimate that interjections have cost about 20 of those minutes. I urge members not to interject. I give the call to the member for Kalgoorlie. Mr M.J. BIRNEY: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. Is the Premier also aware that Mr Little thinks that the Premier is a moron, and said so publicly in the Sunday Times article last week? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Mr M.J. BIRNEY: Thank you for your protection, Mr Speaker. Is the Premier also aware that Mr Little thinks that the Premier is a moron, and said so publicly in the Sunday Times article last week? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
As I said, Mr Little can speak for himself. I do not believe that public debate in our community is helped one bit by comments such as that, nor is it helped by members of Parliament using the privileges of this Parliament to relay those comments. Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Mr M.J. Birney: He is a senior member of the Labor Party. Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: A lot of things have been said about me by members of the Labor Party. Does the member for Kalgoorlie know why? It is because I stand up for my beliefs. Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
Mr C.J. Barnett: No-one knows what you believe in. The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
The SPEAKER: Order! I will tell members what I believe in; it is that when I stand, members should not speak. I call the Leader of the Opposition to order for the first time. Withdrawal of Remark Dr G.I. GALLOP: I call on the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw that comment. The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
The SPEAKER: I did not hear what the Leader of the Opposition said. In relation to the last question, it is just as disorderly to quote something that is offensive to members of Parliament as it is to actually say it. It is not a defence to say that someone else said it.
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