❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the names and travel costs of spouses of Labor members, with the Premier providing some names and deferring the cost details. The Premier then digresses to criticize the Leader of the Opposition's leadership.
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Will the Premier provide answers to the following questions - (1) What is the name of the approved spouse for the purposes of parliamentary travel entitlements for the following Labor members of Parliament: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Perth; the member for Mandurah; the member for Swan Hills; the member for Geraldton; the Attorney General; and the Premier? (2) Will the Premier itemise the individual cost to taxpayers of all travel undertaken by the partners of each member in (1) since Labor came to power in 2001? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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I will resist the temptation to use the quote about the heat of the kitchen. (1) The policy for the treatment of all spouse-nominee travel entitlements is as follows - a spouse - that is, a person who is married to the member in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1961; a person living with the member in a de facto relationship on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; and when special circumstances are demonstrated, one other person, excluding persons on the member’s staff. Of the members nominated in the question, the following members have not sought approval for spouse travel: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Mandurah; and the member for Swan Hills. The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop (2) It has not been possible to obtain this information in the time available and I will now take that part of the question on notice. I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
(1) What is the name of the approved spouse for the purposes of parliamentary travel entitlements for the following Labor members of Parliament: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Perth; the member for Mandurah; the member for Swan Hills; the member for Geraldton; the Attorney General; and the Premier? (2) Will the Premier itemise the individual cost to taxpayers of all travel undertaken by the partners of each member in (1) since Labor came to power in 2001? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I will resist the temptation to use the quote about the heat of the kitchen. (1) The policy for the treatment of all spouse-nominee travel entitlements is as follows - a spouse - that is, a person who is married to the member in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1961; a person living with the member in a de facto relationship on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; and when special circumstances are demonstrated, one other person, excluding persons on the member’s staff. Of the members nominated in the question, the following members have not sought approval for spouse travel: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Mandurah; and the member for Swan Hills. The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop (2) It has not been possible to obtain this information in the time available and I will now take that part of the question on notice. I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
(2) Will the Premier itemise the individual cost to taxpayers of all travel undertaken by the partners of each member in (1) since Labor came to power in 2001? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I will resist the temptation to use the quote about the heat of the kitchen. (1) The policy for the treatment of all spouse-nominee travel entitlements is as follows - a spouse - that is, a person who is married to the member in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1961; a person living with the member in a de facto relationship on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; and when special circumstances are demonstrated, one other person, excluding persons on the member’s staff. Of the members nominated in the question, the following members have not sought approval for spouse travel: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Mandurah; and the member for Swan Hills. The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop (2) It has not been possible to obtain this information in the time available and I will now take that part of the question on notice. I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I will resist the temptation to use the quote about the heat of the kitchen. (1) The policy for the treatment of all spouse-nominee travel entitlements is as follows - a spouse - that is, a person who is married to the member in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1961; a person living with the member in a de facto relationship on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; and when special circumstances are demonstrated, one other person, excluding persons on the member’s staff. Of the members nominated in the question, the following members have not sought approval for spouse travel: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Mandurah; and the member for Swan Hills. The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop (2) It has not been possible to obtain this information in the time available and I will now take that part of the question on notice. I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
I will resist the temptation to use the quote about the heat of the kitchen. (1) The policy for the treatment of all spouse-nominee travel entitlements is as follows - a spouse - that is, a person who is married to the member in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1961; a person living with the member in a de facto relationship on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; and when special circumstances are demonstrated, one other person, excluding persons on the member’s staff. Of the members nominated in the question, the following members have not sought approval for spouse travel: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Mandurah; and the member for Swan Hills. The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop (2) It has not been possible to obtain this information in the time available and I will now take that part of the question on notice. I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
(1) The policy for the treatment of all spouse-nominee travel entitlements is as follows - a spouse - that is, a person who is married to the member in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1961; a person living with the member in a de facto relationship on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; and when special circumstances are demonstrated, one other person, excluding persons on the member’s staff. Of the members nominated in the question, the following members have not sought approval for spouse travel: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Mandurah; and the member for Swan Hills. The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop (2) It has not been possible to obtain this information in the time available and I will now take that part of the question on notice. I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop
I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
(1) What is the name of the approved spouse for the purposes of parliamentary travel entitlements for the following Labor members of Parliament: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Perth; the member for Mandurah; the member for Swan Hills; the member for Geraldton; the Attorney General; and the Premier? (2) Will the Premier itemise the individual cost to taxpayers of all travel undertaken by the partners of each member in (1) since Labor came to power in 2001? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I will resist the temptation to use the quote about the heat of the kitchen. (1) The policy for the treatment of all spouse-nominee travel entitlements is as follows - a spouse - that is, a person who is married to the member in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1961; a person living with the member in a de facto relationship on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; and when special circumstances are demonstrated, one other person, excluding persons on the member’s staff. Of the members nominated in the question, the following members have not sought approval for spouse travel: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Mandurah; and the member for Swan Hills. The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop (2) It has not been possible to obtain this information in the time available and I will now take that part of the question on notice. I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
(2) Will the Premier itemise the individual cost to taxpayers of all travel undertaken by the partners of each member in (1) since Labor came to power in 2001? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I will resist the temptation to use the quote about the heat of the kitchen. (1) The policy for the treatment of all spouse-nominee travel entitlements is as follows - a spouse - that is, a person who is married to the member in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1961; a person living with the member in a de facto relationship on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; and when special circumstances are demonstrated, one other person, excluding persons on the member’s staff. Of the members nominated in the question, the following members have not sought approval for spouse travel: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Mandurah; and the member for Swan Hills. The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop (2) It has not been possible to obtain this information in the time available and I will now take that part of the question on notice. I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: I will resist the temptation to use the quote about the heat of the kitchen. (1) The policy for the treatment of all spouse-nominee travel entitlements is as follows - a spouse - that is, a person who is married to the member in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1961; a person living with the member in a de facto relationship on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; and when special circumstances are demonstrated, one other person, excluding persons on the member’s staff. Of the members nominated in the question, the following members have not sought approval for spouse travel: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Mandurah; and the member for Swan Hills. The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop (2) It has not been possible to obtain this information in the time available and I will now take that part of the question on notice. I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
I will resist the temptation to use the quote about the heat of the kitchen. (1) The policy for the treatment of all spouse-nominee travel entitlements is as follows - a spouse - that is, a person who is married to the member in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1961; a person living with the member in a de facto relationship on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; and when special circumstances are demonstrated, one other person, excluding persons on the member’s staff. Of the members nominated in the question, the following members have not sought approval for spouse travel: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Mandurah; and the member for Swan Hills. The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop (2) It has not been possible to obtain this information in the time available and I will now take that part of the question on notice. I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
(1) The policy for the treatment of all spouse-nominee travel entitlements is as follows - a spouse - that is, a person who is married to the member in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Act 1961; a person living with the member in a de facto relationship on a permanent and bona fide domestic basis; and when special circumstances are demonstrated, one other person, excluding persons on the member’s staff. Of the members nominated in the question, the following members have not sought approval for spouse travel: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Community Development; the member for Mandurah; and the member for Swan Hills. The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop (2) It has not been possible to obtain this information in the time available and I will now take that part of the question on notice. I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
The following members have sought approval for spouses as nominated: the member for Perth - Andrew David; the member for Geraldton - Peter Boshoff; the Attorney General - Heather McGinty; and the Premier - Beverley Gallop
I will add something to my answer today. I will talk about leadership. A lot of things were said yesterday, but two things interested me. One was the Leader of the Opposition’s statement that he would desert the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, although he has said that he would stand by the people in that electorate. Is that an example of leadership? Secondly, the Leader of the Opposition said that he had no responsibility for what happened in the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Those two comments are examples of leadership failure. The Leader of the Opposition has the gall to come into this Parliament today, because he has been put under a bit of heat by the media, as every one of us in this Parliament has been from time to time, and lashes out in a petulant and childish way. We on this side of the house defend the rights of all members. We defend the privacy of members on both sides of the house. If the Leader of the Opposition does not like the heat in the kitchen, he should get another job.
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