❓ The Minister for Tourism outlines the state government's efforts to attract world-class events to Western Australia, highlighting recent successes and criticising the opposition's lack of ideas. The opposition raises a point of order regarding the number of questions asked.
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Will the minister please advise what the state government is doing to attract world-class events to the state? Mr M. McGOWAN
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I thank the member for Geraldton for his very good question and congratulate him on the successful conduct of the Geraldton Greenough Sunshine Festival over the past few weeks, a state government supported event. We have a fantastic record of attracting outstanding world-class events to Perth. This afternoon I launched the Hyundai Hopman Cup 2006. Players of the calibre of Marat Safin are coming to Perth for that event. Six weeks ago we held the South Africa-Australia rugby union test match, which was a sell out, of course, at Subiaco Oval. Last weekend we held the 2005 Gravity Games, which gave the state enormous publicity and a $1 million return on its small investment; 55 000 spectators came to that event. This coming weekend we are holding the International Canoe Marathon World Championships, a world-class event, in which 1 400 world-class champion canoeists are coming from around the world to participate on the Swan River. Throughout November and December we are holding the Margaret River Wine Region Festival, which is supported by the state government. The international 2005-06 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is arriving in Perth, with our own competitor, westernaustralia.com , as part of that race. The Indian Rim Asian University Games are coming to Perth; of course, the Ironman Western Australia Triathlon is taking place in Busselton; we have recently held the 2005 Multiplex Avon Descent; we have just held the World Darts Championships; and in February we are holding the Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournament in Perth. The international basketball championships have just been held in Perth. Next year Surf Life Saving Australia will hold its championships in Perth. For the highest participation sport in Australia, lawn bowls, the Tri-nation Bowls Series is being held in Perth. Perth has been successful in defeating Sydney to win what is commonly known around the world as the grand prix of the air, which is the Red Bull Air Race. This is a world-class event. It is held in cities like Toronto, San Francisco, Budapest and Rotterdam and now for the first time ever it is to be held in the southern hemisphere. The event will have a positive economic impact on Perth of $10 million on top of all those other events. This shows what a fantastic record we have of attracting events and coming up with ideas for new events. What ideas does the opposition have? The other week I was listening to that hard-hitting morning radio program of Millsy and Mack. Millsy asked the opposition spokesperson for tourism, the member for Hillarys, a few questions. He asked a hard-hitting question on 27 July when he said that it was easy to knock but could the opposition spokesman give some ideas. The opposition spokesperson for tourism replied that he had to be honest with him, he had no ideas. He is one of those talented and spirited opposition members! When people refer to Perth as Dullsville, they are not referring to our city but to the intellectual capacity of the opposition spokesperson for tourism. Mr J.H.D. DAY : My question is to - The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for his very good question and congratulate him on the successful conduct of the Geraldton Greenough Sunshine Festival over the past few weeks, a state government supported event. We have a fantastic record of attracting outstanding world-class events to Perth. This afternoon I launched the Hyundai Hopman Cup 2006. Players of the calibre of Marat Safin are coming to Perth for that event. Six weeks ago we held the South Africa-Australia rugby union test match, which was a sell out, of course, at Subiaco Oval. Last weekend we held the 2005 Gravity Games, which gave the state enormous publicity and a $1 million return on its small investment; 55 000 spectators came to that event. This coming weekend we are holding the International Canoe Marathon World Championships, a world-class event, in which 1 400 world-class champion canoeists are coming from around the world to participate on the Swan River. Throughout November and December we are holding the Margaret River Wine Region Festival, which is supported by the state government. The international 2005-06 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is arriving in Perth, with our own competitor, westernaustralia.com , as part of that race. The Indian Rim Asian University Games are coming to Perth; of course, the Ironman Western Australia Triathlon is taking place in Busselton; we have recently held the 2005 Multiplex Avon Descent; we have just held the World Darts Championships; and in February we are holding the Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournament in Perth. The international basketball championships have just been held in Perth. Next year Surf Life Saving Australia will hold its championships in Perth. For the highest participation sport in Australia, lawn bowls, the Tri-nation Bowls Series is being held in Perth. Perth has been successful in defeating Sydney to win what is commonly known around the world as the grand prix of the air, which is the Red Bull Air Race. This is a world-class event. It is held in cities like Toronto, San Francisco, Budapest and Rotterdam and now for the first time ever it is to be held in the southern hemisphere. The event will have a positive economic impact on Perth of $10 million on top of all those other events. This shows what a fantastic record we have of attracting events and coming up with ideas for new events. What ideas does the opposition have? The other week I was listening to that hard-hitting morning radio program of Millsy and Mack. Millsy asked the opposition spokesperson for tourism, the member for Hillarys, a few questions. He asked a hard-hitting question on 27 July when he said that it was easy to knock but could the opposition spokesman give some ideas. The opposition spokesperson for tourism replied that he had to be honest with him, he had no ideas. He is one of those talented and spirited opposition members! When people refer to Perth as Dullsville, they are not referring to our city but to the intellectual capacity of the opposition spokesperson for tourism. Mr J.H.D. DAY : My question is to - The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
I thank the member for Geraldton for his very good question and congratulate him on the successful conduct of the Geraldton Greenough Sunshine Festival over the past few weeks, a state government supported event. We have a fantastic record of attracting outstanding world-class events to Perth. This afternoon I launched the Hyundai Hopman Cup 2006. Players of the calibre of Marat Safin are coming to Perth for that event. Six weeks ago we held the South Africa-Australia rugby union test match, which was a sell out, of course, at Subiaco Oval. Last weekend we held the 2005 Gravity Games, which gave the state enormous publicity and a $1 million return on its small investment; 55 000 spectators came to that event. This coming weekend we are holding the International Canoe Marathon World Championships, a world-class event, in which 1 400 world-class champion canoeists are coming from around the world to participate on the Swan River. Throughout November and December we are holding the Margaret River Wine Region Festival, which is supported by the state government. The international 2005-06 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is arriving in Perth, with our own competitor, westernaustralia.com , as part of that race. The Indian Rim Asian University Games are coming to Perth; of course, the Ironman Western Australia Triathlon is taking place in Busselton; we have recently held the 2005 Multiplex Avon Descent; we have just held the World Darts Championships; and in February we are holding the Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournament in Perth. The international basketball championships have just been held in Perth. Next year Surf Life Saving Australia will hold its championships in Perth. For the highest participation sport in Australia, lawn bowls, the Tri-nation Bowls Series is being held in Perth. Perth has been successful in defeating Sydney to win what is commonly known around the world as the grand prix of the air, which is the Red Bull Air Race. This is a world-class event. It is held in cities like Toronto, San Francisco, Budapest and Rotterdam and now for the first time ever it is to be held in the southern hemisphere. The event will have a positive economic impact on Perth of $10 million on top of all those other events. This shows what a fantastic record we have of attracting events and coming up with ideas for new events. What ideas does the opposition have? The other week I was listening to that hard-hitting morning radio program of Millsy and Mack. Millsy asked the opposition spokesperson for tourism, the member for Hillarys, a few questions. He asked a hard-hitting question on 27 July when he said that it was easy to knock but could the opposition spokesman give some ideas. The opposition spokesperson for tourism replied that he had to be honest with him, he had no ideas. He is one of those talented and spirited opposition members! When people refer to Perth as Dullsville, they are not referring to our city but to the intellectual capacity of the opposition spokesperson for tourism. Mr J.H.D. DAY : My question is to - The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
We have a fantastic record of attracting outstanding world-class events to Perth. This afternoon I launched the Hyundai Hopman Cup 2006. Players of the calibre of Marat Safin are coming to Perth for that event. Six weeks ago we held the South Africa-Australia rugby union test match, which was a sell out, of course, at Subiaco Oval. Last weekend we held the 2005 Gravity Games, which gave the state enormous publicity and a $1 million return on its small investment; 55 000 spectators came to that event. This coming weekend we are holding the International Canoe Marathon World Championships, a world-class event, in which 1 400 world-class champion canoeists are coming from around the world to participate on the Swan River. Throughout November and December we are holding the Margaret River Wine Region Festival, which is supported by the state government. The international 2005-06 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is arriving in Perth, with our own competitor, westernaustralia.com , as part of that race. The Indian Rim Asian University Games are coming to Perth; of course, the Ironman Western Australia Triathlon is taking place in Busselton; we have recently held the 2005 Multiplex Avon Descent; we have just held the World Darts Championships; and in February we are holding the Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournament in Perth. The international basketball championships have just been held in Perth. Next year Surf Life Saving Australia will hold its championships in Perth. For the highest participation sport in Australia, lawn bowls, the Tri-nation Bowls Series is being held in Perth. Perth has been successful in defeating Sydney to win what is commonly known around the world as the grand prix of the air, which is the Red Bull Air Race. This is a world-class event. It is held in cities like Toronto, San Francisco, Budapest and Rotterdam and now for the first time ever it is to be held in the southern hemisphere. The event will have a positive economic impact on Perth of $10 million on top of all those other events. This shows what a fantastic record we have of attracting events and coming up with ideas for new events. What ideas does the opposition have? The other week I was listening to that hard-hitting morning radio program of Millsy and Mack. Millsy asked the opposition spokesperson for tourism, the member for Hillarys, a few questions. He asked a hard-hitting question on 27 July when he said that it was easy to knock but could the opposition spokesman give some ideas. The opposition spokesperson for tourism replied that he had to be honest with him, he had no ideas. He is one of those talented and spirited opposition members! When people refer to Perth as Dullsville, they are not referring to our city but to the intellectual capacity of the opposition spokesperson for tourism. Mr J.H.D. DAY : My question is to - The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
What ideas does the opposition have? The other week I was listening to that hard-hitting morning radio program of Millsy and Mack. Millsy asked the opposition spokesperson for tourism, the member for Hillarys, a few questions. He asked a hard-hitting question on 27 July when he said that it was easy to knock but could the opposition spokesman give some ideas. The opposition spokesperson for tourism replied that he had to be honest with him, he had no ideas. He is one of those talented and spirited opposition members! When people refer to Perth as Dullsville, they are not referring to our city but to the intellectual capacity of the opposition spokesperson for tourism. Mr J.H.D. DAY : My question is to - The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : My question is to - The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I thank the member for Geraldton for his very good question and congratulate him on the successful conduct of the Geraldton Greenough Sunshine Festival over the past few weeks, a state government supported event. We have a fantastic record of attracting outstanding world-class events to Perth. This afternoon I launched the Hyundai Hopman Cup 2006. Players of the calibre of Marat Safin are coming to Perth for that event. Six weeks ago we held the South Africa-Australia rugby union test match, which was a sell out, of course, at Subiaco Oval. Last weekend we held the 2005 Gravity Games, which gave the state enormous publicity and a $1 million return on its small investment; 55 000 spectators came to that event. This coming weekend we are holding the International Canoe Marathon World Championships, a world-class event, in which 1 400 world-class champion canoeists are coming from around the world to participate on the Swan River. Throughout November and December we are holding the Margaret River Wine Region Festival, which is supported by the state government. The international 2005-06 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is arriving in Perth, with our own competitor, westernaustralia.com , as part of that race. The Indian Rim Asian University Games are coming to Perth; of course, the Ironman Western Australia Triathlon is taking place in Busselton; we have recently held the 2005 Multiplex Avon Descent; we have just held the World Darts Championships; and in February we are holding the Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournament in Perth. The international basketball championships have just been held in Perth. Next year Surf Life Saving Australia will hold its championships in Perth. For the highest participation sport in Australia, lawn bowls, the Tri-nation Bowls Series is being held in Perth. Perth has been successful in defeating Sydney to win what is commonly known around the world as the grand prix of the air, which is the Red Bull Air Race. This is a world-class event. It is held in cities like Toronto, San Francisco, Budapest and Rotterdam and now for the first time ever it is to be held in the southern hemisphere. The event will have a positive economic impact on Perth of $10 million on top of all those other events. This shows what a fantastic record we have of attracting events and coming up with ideas for new events. What ideas does the opposition have? The other week I was listening to that hard-hitting morning radio program of Millsy and Mack. Millsy asked the opposition spokesperson for tourism, the member for Hillarys, a few questions. He asked a hard-hitting question on 27 July when he said that it was easy to knock but could the opposition spokesman give some ideas. The opposition spokesperson for tourism replied that he had to be honest with him, he had no ideas. He is one of those talented and spirited opposition members! When people refer to Perth as Dullsville, they are not referring to our city but to the intellectual capacity of the opposition spokesperson for tourism. Mr J.H.D. DAY : My question is to - The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
I thank the member for Geraldton for his very good question and congratulate him on the successful conduct of the Geraldton Greenough Sunshine Festival over the past few weeks, a state government supported event. We have a fantastic record of attracting outstanding world-class events to Perth. This afternoon I launched the Hyundai Hopman Cup 2006. Players of the calibre of Marat Safin are coming to Perth for that event. Six weeks ago we held the South Africa-Australia rugby union test match, which was a sell out, of course, at Subiaco Oval. Last weekend we held the 2005 Gravity Games, which gave the state enormous publicity and a $1 million return on its small investment; 55 000 spectators came to that event. This coming weekend we are holding the International Canoe Marathon World Championships, a world-class event, in which 1 400 world-class champion canoeists are coming from around the world to participate on the Swan River. Throughout November and December we are holding the Margaret River Wine Region Festival, which is supported by the state government. The international 2005-06 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is arriving in Perth, with our own competitor, westernaustralia.com , as part of that race. The Indian Rim Asian University Games are coming to Perth; of course, the Ironman Western Australia Triathlon is taking place in Busselton; we have recently held the 2005 Multiplex Avon Descent; we have just held the World Darts Championships; and in February we are holding the Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournament in Perth. The international basketball championships have just been held in Perth. Next year Surf Life Saving Australia will hold its championships in Perth. For the highest participation sport in Australia, lawn bowls, the Tri-nation Bowls Series is being held in Perth. Perth has been successful in defeating Sydney to win what is commonly known around the world as the grand prix of the air, which is the Red Bull Air Race. This is a world-class event. It is held in cities like Toronto, San Francisco, Budapest and Rotterdam and now for the first time ever it is to be held in the southern hemisphere. The event will have a positive economic impact on Perth of $10 million on top of all those other events. This shows what a fantastic record we have of attracting events and coming up with ideas for new events. What ideas does the opposition have? The other week I was listening to that hard-hitting morning radio program of Millsy and Mack. Millsy asked the opposition spokesperson for tourism, the member for Hillarys, a few questions. He asked a hard-hitting question on 27 July when he said that it was easy to knock but could the opposition spokesman give some ideas. The opposition spokesperson for tourism replied that he had to be honest with him, he had no ideas. He is one of those talented and spirited opposition members! When people refer to Perth as Dullsville, they are not referring to our city but to the intellectual capacity of the opposition spokesperson for tourism. Mr J.H.D. DAY : My question is to - The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
We have a fantastic record of attracting outstanding world-class events to Perth. This afternoon I launched the Hyundai Hopman Cup 2006. Players of the calibre of Marat Safin are coming to Perth for that event. Six weeks ago we held the South Africa-Australia rugby union test match, which was a sell out, of course, at Subiaco Oval. Last weekend we held the 2005 Gravity Games, which gave the state enormous publicity and a $1 million return on its small investment; 55 000 spectators came to that event. This coming weekend we are holding the International Canoe Marathon World Championships, a world-class event, in which 1 400 world-class champion canoeists are coming from around the world to participate on the Swan River. Throughout November and December we are holding the Margaret River Wine Region Festival, which is supported by the state government. The international 2005-06 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is arriving in Perth, with our own competitor, westernaustralia.com , as part of that race. The Indian Rim Asian University Games are coming to Perth; of course, the Ironman Western Australia Triathlon is taking place in Busselton; we have recently held the 2005 Multiplex Avon Descent; we have just held the World Darts Championships; and in February we are holding the Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournament in Perth. The international basketball championships have just been held in Perth. Next year Surf Life Saving Australia will hold its championships in Perth. For the highest participation sport in Australia, lawn bowls, the Tri-nation Bowls Series is being held in Perth. Perth has been successful in defeating Sydney to win what is commonly known around the world as the grand prix of the air, which is the Red Bull Air Race. This is a world-class event. It is held in cities like Toronto, San Francisco, Budapest and Rotterdam and now for the first time ever it is to be held in the southern hemisphere. The event will have a positive economic impact on Perth of $10 million on top of all those other events. This shows what a fantastic record we have of attracting events and coming up with ideas for new events. What ideas does the opposition have? The other week I was listening to that hard-hitting morning radio program of Millsy and Mack. Millsy asked the opposition spokesperson for tourism, the member for Hillarys, a few questions. He asked a hard-hitting question on 27 July when he said that it was easy to knock but could the opposition spokesman give some ideas. The opposition spokesperson for tourism replied that he had to be honest with him, he had no ideas. He is one of those talented and spirited opposition members! When people refer to Perth as Dullsville, they are not referring to our city but to the intellectual capacity of the opposition spokesperson for tourism. Mr J.H.D. DAY : My question is to - The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
What ideas does the opposition have? The other week I was listening to that hard-hitting morning radio program of Millsy and Mack. Millsy asked the opposition spokesperson for tourism, the member for Hillarys, a few questions. He asked a hard-hitting question on 27 July when he said that it was easy to knock but could the opposition spokesman give some ideas. The opposition spokesperson for tourism replied that he had to be honest with him, he had no ideas. He is one of those talented and spirited opposition members! When people refer to Perth as Dullsville, they are not referring to our city but to the intellectual capacity of the opposition spokesperson for tourism. Mr J.H.D. DAY : My question is to - The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : My question is to - The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Member, question time has finished. Point of Order Mr J.H.D. DAY : In that case I take a point of order. Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
Several members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Order! Members will show courtesy to the member who is raising a point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been the usual practice, and I think probably the invariable practice over at least the past four and a half years, that there be five substantive questions from the Liberal opposition during question time. We have had only four today. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : There have actually been five. There is no point of order. Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : We had four. The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER : Five questions were asked from either side. There is no point of order.
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