❓ Mr. Rundle questions the Premier about counselling the Minister for Regional Development regarding decisions impacting farmers and the live export industry. The Premier defends the Minister and criticises the federal government's actions.
AnsweredQoN 518Legislative Assembly
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MINISTER FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
— PERFORMANCE
518. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. On
behalf of thousands of farmers in the state, has the Premier at least
counselled the minister against making more damaging decisions and directed her
to stand up for the people and the industry that she is supposed to be
supporting?
— PERFORMANCE
518. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. On
behalf of thousands of farmers in the state, has the Premier at least
counselled the minister against making more damaging decisions and directed her
to stand up for the people and the industry that she is supposed to be
supporting?
AnswerView source ↗
Who writes your questions? Honestly!
I will explain it to you again, because I think you have trouble understanding.
I have explained the situation with the live export industry numerous times in
this house. I think the way that industry has been managed, and in particular
the exporters, has been shameful for Australia. We have said that if they can
reform themselves—they need to reform themselves and to improve the
trade and the like, in particular over those summer months in the northern
hemisphere—then they deserve another opportunity. That is our position.
The federal government has closed it. When the member for Roe says that I should
counsel Alannah MacTiernan, has he counselled David Littleproud?
Mr P.J. Rundle : Yes.
Mr M. McGOWAN : You have! What
did you say to him?
Mr P.J. Rundle : I had a chat
to him last week.
Mr V.A. Catania : Have you met
with him?
Mr M. McGOWAN : David
Littleproud? No. What did you say to him?
Mr P.J. Rundle : I met with
him last week.
Mr M. McGOWAN : And what did
you say to him?
The SPEAKER : Premier, through
the Chair.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The argument,
as put by this relatively new member, is that somehow the closure of the
industry is Alannah MacTiernan's fault, when David Littleproud did it.
It is a bizarre and embarrassing argument to put.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
I will explain it to you again, because I think you have trouble understanding.
I have explained the situation with the live export industry numerous times in
this house. I think the way that industry has been managed, and in particular
the exporters, has been shameful for Australia. We have said that if they can
reform themselves—they need to reform themselves and to improve the
trade and the like, in particular over those summer months in the northern
hemisphere—then they deserve another opportunity. That is our position.
The federal government has closed it. When the member for Roe says that I should
counsel Alannah MacTiernan, has he counselled David Littleproud?
Mr P.J. Rundle : Yes.
Mr M. McGOWAN : You have! What
did you say to him?
Mr P.J. Rundle : I had a chat
to him last week.
Mr V.A. Catania : Have you met
with him?
Mr M. McGOWAN : David
Littleproud? No. What did you say to him?
Mr P.J. Rundle : I met with
him last week.
Mr M. McGOWAN : And what did
you say to him?
The SPEAKER : Premier, through
the Chair.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : The argument,
as put by this relatively new member, is that somehow the closure of the
industry is Alannah MacTiernan's fault, when David Littleproud did it.
It is a bizarre and embarrassing argument to put.
The SPEAKER : That is the end
of question time.
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