❓ Mr Rundle questions the Premier on working with Mr Shorten (federal opposition) to provide certainty to WA's sheep industry, linking it to GST discussions. The Premier deflects, highlighting the opposition's inability to implement policy and accusing Rundle of conceding federal government defeat.
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916. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Premier, in today's The West Australian , referencing the GST, Mr
Shorten was quoted saying —
� Mark McGowan and I worked together
for a long time to secure this.
Is the Premier going to work
together to provide certainty to WA's sheep industry?
916. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Premier, in today's The West Australian , referencing the GST, Mr
Shorten was quoted saying —
� Mark McGowan and I worked together
for a long time to secure this.
Is the Premier going to work
together to provide certainty to WA's sheep industry?
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Mr Speaker, the member for Roe has
conflated two issues. I am pleased that this government worked hard to secure a
better GST arrangement for Western Australia. I am very pleased, and I hope and
expect, that it will pass through federal Parliament next week. But we will
urge that there is a great deal of haste in resolving that issue in the federal
Parliament next week. It appears that the member for Roe is already conceding
defeat for the federal government. He is already saying they are not going to
be re-elected! That is the implication of your question, is it not?
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : It is not! Okay.
So the member is asking me about the federal opposition, which is not in
government and cannot implement a policy, and whether I am going to work with
people who are not in government and who cannot even implement a policy, so
they will not implement that policy; is that correct? It is Thursday afternoon,
member for Roe. It is good fun; is it not?
conflated two issues. I am pleased that this government worked hard to secure a
better GST arrangement for Western Australia. I am very pleased, and I hope and
expect, that it will pass through federal Parliament next week. But we will
urge that there is a great deal of haste in resolving that issue in the federal
Parliament next week. It appears that the member for Roe is already conceding
defeat for the federal government. He is already saying they are not going to
be re-elected! That is the implication of your question, is it not?
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN : It is not! Okay.
So the member is asking me about the federal opposition, which is not in
government and cannot implement a policy, and whether I am going to work with
people who are not in government and who cannot even implement a policy, so
they will not implement that policy; is that correct? It is Thursday afternoon,
member for Roe. It is good fun; is it not?
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