❓ WA Premier Carpenter avoids directly answering whether he asked Hon Shelley Archer to resign from the Australian Labor Party, repeatedly deflecting the question with unrelated queries and claims of having already answered.
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HON SHELLEY ARCHER - RESIGNATION FROM AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY
I have a supplementary question. Did the Premier ask Hon Shelley Archer to resign or did he not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I have a supplementary question. Did the Premier ask Hon Shelley Archer to resign or did he not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I responded to that question. Let me ask a question in return. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I responded to that question. Let me ask a question in return. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
I responded to that question. Let me ask a question in return. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I responded to that question. Let me ask a question in return. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
I responded to that question. Let me ask a question in return. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
The SPEAKER : Members! Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I feel a bit like Herschelle Gibbs facing the Dutch leg spin bowler. Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Has the Leader of the Opposition asked his deputy to resign? Has he asked Hon Anthony Fels to resign? Did the Leader of the Opposition send him on an 18-day study tour to Britain? Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr P.D. Omodei : Did you ask her to resign or not? Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I have answered the question.
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