❓ Question regarding WA's population growth. The Treasurer highlights WA's leading population growth rate compared to other states and advocates for increased federal immigration allocation to address skills shortages and support economic growth.
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POPULATION FIGURES
Will the Treasurer inform the house of the latest available data on Western Australia’s ever-increasing population? Mr E.S. RIPPER
Will the Treasurer inform the house of the latest available data on Western Australia’s ever-increasing population? Mr E.S. RIPPER
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I thank the member for the question. Once again, Western Australia is leading the nation. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murdoch to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : We have the fastest growing domestic economy in the nation with 14 per cent economic growth, which is higher than the economic growth in China and India. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australia recorded the fastest population growth rate of any Australian state during the 2006 March quarter. Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent during the quarter, or 1.9 per cent over the year. Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: I thank the member for the question. Once again, Western Australia is leading the nation. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murdoch to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : We have the fastest growing domestic economy in the nation with 14 per cent economic growth, which is higher than the economic growth in China and India. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australia recorded the fastest population growth rate of any Australian state during the 2006 March quarter. Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent during the quarter, or 1.9 per cent over the year. Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
I thank the member for the question. Once again, Western Australia is leading the nation. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murdoch to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : We have the fastest growing domestic economy in the nation with 14 per cent economic growth, which is higher than the economic growth in China and India. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australia recorded the fastest population growth rate of any Australian state during the 2006 March quarter. Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent during the quarter, or 1.9 per cent over the year. Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murdoch to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : We have the fastest growing domestic economy in the nation with 14 per cent economic growth, which is higher than the economic growth in China and India. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australia recorded the fastest population growth rate of any Australian state during the 2006 March quarter. Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent during the quarter, or 1.9 per cent over the year. Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murdoch to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : We have the fastest growing domestic economy in the nation with 14 per cent economic growth, which is higher than the economic growth in China and India. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australia recorded the fastest population growth rate of any Australian state during the 2006 March quarter. Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent during the quarter, or 1.9 per cent over the year. Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : We have the fastest growing domestic economy in the nation with 14 per cent economic growth, which is higher than the economic growth in China and India. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australia recorded the fastest population growth rate of any Australian state during the 2006 March quarter. Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent during the quarter, or 1.9 per cent over the year. Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: I thank the member for the question. Once again, Western Australia is leading the nation. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murdoch to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : We have the fastest growing domestic economy in the nation with 14 per cent economic growth, which is higher than the economic growth in China and India. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australia recorded the fastest population growth rate of any Australian state during the 2006 March quarter. Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent during the quarter, or 1.9 per cent over the year. Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
I thank the member for the question. Once again, Western Australia is leading the nation. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murdoch to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : We have the fastest growing domestic economy in the nation with 14 per cent economic growth, which is higher than the economic growth in China and India. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australia recorded the fastest population growth rate of any Australian state during the 2006 March quarter. Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent during the quarter, or 1.9 per cent over the year. Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murdoch to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : We have the fastest growing domestic economy in the nation with 14 per cent economic growth, which is higher than the economic growth in China and India. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australia recorded the fastest population growth rate of any Australian state during the 2006 March quarter. Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent during the quarter, or 1.9 per cent over the year. Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Murdoch to order for the second time. Mr E.S. RIPPER : We have the fastest growing domestic economy in the nation with 14 per cent economic growth, which is higher than the economic growth in China and India. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australia recorded the fastest population growth rate of any Australian state during the 2006 March quarter. Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent during the quarter, or 1.9 per cent over the year. Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : We have the fastest growing domestic economy in the nation with 14 per cent economic growth, which is higher than the economic growth in China and India. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that Western Australia recorded the fastest population growth rate of any Australian state during the 2006 March quarter. Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent during the quarter, or 1.9 per cent over the year. Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr C.J. Barnett : A runaway population growth of 0.6 per cent! Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : What an amazingly dismissive interjection from the member for Cottesloe! He would have been wiser to wait to hear the comparisons between the states. Quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent; in Victoria it was 0.4 per cent; and in New South Wales it was 0.2 per cent. There is more. Our population grew by 38 600 persons in the 2006 March quarter compared with the same period a year earlier. The state’s total population at the end of March was 2 042 800. Western Australia is a great place in which to live, work and invest. Evidence suggests that more and more people are getting that message. According to the ABS, Western Australia attracted 2 600 persons from other states during the 2006 March quarter. New South Wales recorded a fall in net interstate migration of 24 500 people. Victoria recorded a fall of 2 300 persons and the Australian Capital Territory recorded a fall of 290 persons. Our population is growing faster - Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr C.J. Barnett : Tell us about Queensland. The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
The SPEAKER : I know that the member for Cottesloe likes to be heard a lot, but not in question time. I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the first time. Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr P.D. Omodei : What about Queensland? Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : I have already provided the figures for Queensland. In the March quarter, Western Australia’s population grew by 0.6 per cent. The quarterly growth in Queensland was 0.5 per cent. Our population growth rate was faster than Queensland’s in that quarter. That is the answer. In addition to leading the way with economic growth, Western Australia is also leading the way with population growth. We still need more people. We have a situation in which there are skills shortages. We need people to come to Western Australia. The government is getting on with the job of building a better future for Western Australians. However, it is time for the commonwealth government to do its part. It must ensure that Western Australia receives the share of migration to this country that it needs to support its economic growth and the nation’s economic growth. The commonwealth should bias the permanent immigration program so that Western Australia receives a greater share of immigrants than it has received to date. We have heard many dismissive interjections from the opposition. I think it is tired of hearing about the boom. It does like the fact that this government is managing the boom. The opposition has no policies, no plan, no discipline and no unity. That is the problem. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot fix that problem because it does not have the talent to fix it.
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