❓ Mr. Quigley asks about the progress of restoring uniform electricity tariffs in regional areas. Mr. Ripper responds, criticising the previous government's differential tariffs and outlining the current government's actions, including a ministerial direction to Western Power.
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UNIFORM ELECTRICITY TARIFFS, REGIONAL AREAS
I refer to the Government’s decision to restore uniform electricity tariffs in regional areas. What progress is being made in that regard? Mr RIPPER
I refer to the Government’s decision to restore uniform electricity tariffs in regional areas. What progress is being made in that regard? Mr RIPPER
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I thank the member for his question. As members are aware, the Government announced in June that it would provide relief for regional small businesses by restoring uniform electricity tariffs. Mr Barnett interjected. Mr RIPPER: It is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition interjects because he introduced the differential electricity tariffs in 1998. That bloke from Cottesloe, the well-known champion of regional Western Australia, introduced the gold royalty, increased regional power prices, sold AlintaGas and did everything possible to kill off the Derby tidal power project. He should not pretend to have sympathy for regional Western Australia. The former coalition partners, the political labradors of the National Party, put up a half-hearted protest against the tariff policy before rolling over. I hope that the voters of Merredin remember the broken promises of both the National and Liberal Parties. We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Mr RIPPER replied: I thank the member for his question. As members are aware, the Government announced in June that it would provide relief for regional small businesses by restoring uniform electricity tariffs. Mr Barnett interjected. Mr RIPPER: It is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition interjects because he introduced the differential electricity tariffs in 1998. That bloke from Cottesloe, the well-known champion of regional Western Australia, introduced the gold royalty, increased regional power prices, sold AlintaGas and did everything possible to kill off the Derby tidal power project. He should not pretend to have sympathy for regional Western Australia. The former coalition partners, the political labradors of the National Party, put up a half-hearted protest against the tariff policy before rolling over. I hope that the voters of Merredin remember the broken promises of both the National and Liberal Parties. We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
I thank the member for his question. As members are aware, the Government announced in June that it would provide relief for regional small businesses by restoring uniform electricity tariffs. Mr Barnett interjected. Mr RIPPER: It is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition interjects because he introduced the differential electricity tariffs in 1998. That bloke from Cottesloe, the well-known champion of regional Western Australia, introduced the gold royalty, increased regional power prices, sold AlintaGas and did everything possible to kill off the Derby tidal power project. He should not pretend to have sympathy for regional Western Australia. The former coalition partners, the political labradors of the National Party, put up a half-hearted protest against the tariff policy before rolling over. I hope that the voters of Merredin remember the broken promises of both the National and Liberal Parties. We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
As members are aware, the Government announced in June that it would provide relief for regional small businesses by restoring uniform electricity tariffs. Mr Barnett interjected. Mr RIPPER: It is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition interjects because he introduced the differential electricity tariffs in 1998. That bloke from Cottesloe, the well-known champion of regional Western Australia, introduced the gold royalty, increased regional power prices, sold AlintaGas and did everything possible to kill off the Derby tidal power project. He should not pretend to have sympathy for regional Western Australia. The former coalition partners, the political labradors of the National Party, put up a half-hearted protest against the tariff policy before rolling over. I hope that the voters of Merredin remember the broken promises of both the National and Liberal Parties. We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Mr Barnett interjected. Mr RIPPER: It is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition interjects because he introduced the differential electricity tariffs in 1998. That bloke from Cottesloe, the well-known champion of regional Western Australia, introduced the gold royalty, increased regional power prices, sold AlintaGas and did everything possible to kill off the Derby tidal power project. He should not pretend to have sympathy for regional Western Australia. The former coalition partners, the political labradors of the National Party, put up a half-hearted protest against the tariff policy before rolling over. I hope that the voters of Merredin remember the broken promises of both the National and Liberal Parties. We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Mr RIPPER: It is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition interjects because he introduced the differential electricity tariffs in 1998. That bloke from Cottesloe, the well-known champion of regional Western Australia, introduced the gold royalty, increased regional power prices, sold AlintaGas and did everything possible to kill off the Derby tidal power project. He should not pretend to have sympathy for regional Western Australia. The former coalition partners, the political labradors of the National Party, put up a half-hearted protest against the tariff policy before rolling over. I hope that the voters of Merredin remember the broken promises of both the National and Liberal Parties. We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
[See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Mr RIPPER replied: I thank the member for his question. As members are aware, the Government announced in June that it would provide relief for regional small businesses by restoring uniform electricity tariffs. Mr Barnett interjected. Mr RIPPER: It is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition interjects because he introduced the differential electricity tariffs in 1998. That bloke from Cottesloe, the well-known champion of regional Western Australia, introduced the gold royalty, increased regional power prices, sold AlintaGas and did everything possible to kill off the Derby tidal power project. He should not pretend to have sympathy for regional Western Australia. The former coalition partners, the political labradors of the National Party, put up a half-hearted protest against the tariff policy before rolling over. I hope that the voters of Merredin remember the broken promises of both the National and Liberal Parties. We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
I thank the member for his question. As members are aware, the Government announced in June that it would provide relief for regional small businesses by restoring uniform electricity tariffs. Mr Barnett interjected. Mr RIPPER: It is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition interjects because he introduced the differential electricity tariffs in 1998. That bloke from Cottesloe, the well-known champion of regional Western Australia, introduced the gold royalty, increased regional power prices, sold AlintaGas and did everything possible to kill off the Derby tidal power project. He should not pretend to have sympathy for regional Western Australia. The former coalition partners, the political labradors of the National Party, put up a half-hearted protest against the tariff policy before rolling over. I hope that the voters of Merredin remember the broken promises of both the National and Liberal Parties. We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
As members are aware, the Government announced in June that it would provide relief for regional small businesses by restoring uniform electricity tariffs. Mr Barnett interjected. Mr RIPPER: It is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition interjects because he introduced the differential electricity tariffs in 1998. That bloke from Cottesloe, the well-known champion of regional Western Australia, introduced the gold royalty, increased regional power prices, sold AlintaGas and did everything possible to kill off the Derby tidal power project. He should not pretend to have sympathy for regional Western Australia. The former coalition partners, the political labradors of the National Party, put up a half-hearted protest against the tariff policy before rolling over. I hope that the voters of Merredin remember the broken promises of both the National and Liberal Parties. We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Mr Barnett interjected. Mr RIPPER: It is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition interjects because he introduced the differential electricity tariffs in 1998. That bloke from Cottesloe, the well-known champion of regional Western Australia, introduced the gold royalty, increased regional power prices, sold AlintaGas and did everything possible to kill off the Derby tidal power project. He should not pretend to have sympathy for regional Western Australia. The former coalition partners, the political labradors of the National Party, put up a half-hearted protest against the tariff policy before rolling over. I hope that the voters of Merredin remember the broken promises of both the National and Liberal Parties. We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Mr RIPPER: It is interesting that the Leader of the Opposition interjects because he introduced the differential electricity tariffs in 1998. That bloke from Cottesloe, the well-known champion of regional Western Australia, introduced the gold royalty, increased regional power prices, sold AlintaGas and did everything possible to kill off the Derby tidal power project. He should not pretend to have sympathy for regional Western Australia. The former coalition partners, the political labradors of the National Party, put up a half-hearted protest against the tariff policy before rolling over. I hope that the voters of Merredin remember the broken promises of both the National and Liberal Parties. We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
We took the view that differential electricity tariffs are a disincentive for investment in regional Western Australia, and we promised that we would fix that when we got into government. The member for Ningaloo has congratulated us for that stance. The member is a statesman, and he has congratulated us for doing something about the uniform tariff. He pointed out that he would like the program extended. He has acknowledged that we are putting right the wrong created by the Leader of the Opposition. Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Western Power has delayed the implementation of this decision because it wants the cost of the tariff change offset by a community service obligation concession. The Government is tired of waiting. It wants relief provided to regional customers as soon as possible. It will deal with Western Power’s community services obligations as a separate issue. I advise the House that I have given Western Power a ministerial direction on this matter, and, in accordance with the legislation, I table a copy of that direction. [See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
[See paper No 869.] Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Mr Barnett: He gave a direction. How good is that? Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
Dr Gallop: We stand up for regional Western Australia, unlike those opposite.
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