❓ Opposition MP Buswell questions Premier Gallop regarding reported comments by the member for Collie-Wellington, perceived as a threat to cut off power. Premier Gallop defends his colleague's passion but does not endorse the specific comments.
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I refer the Premier to the threatening comments made by the member for Collie-Wellington reported in last Thursday’s Collie Mail . The paper reports him as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? Mr M.P. Murray : I will stand on my own two feet, thanks! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The second part of the question - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will repeat those comments in case the Premier missed them. The paper reports the member as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? (2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us.
Mr M.P. Murray : I will stand on my own two feet, thanks! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The second part of the question - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will repeat those comments in case the Premier missed them. The paper reports the member as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? (2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The second part of the question - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will repeat those comments in case the Premier missed them. The paper reports the member as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? (2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will repeat those comments in case the Premier missed them. The paper reports the member as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? (2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will repeat those comments in case the Premier missed them. The paper reports the member as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? (2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will repeat those comments in case the Premier missed them. The paper reports the member as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? (2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us.
(2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
(1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us.
Mr M.P. Murray : I will stand on my own two feet, thanks! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The second part of the question - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will repeat those comments in case the Premier missed them. The paper reports the member as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? (2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : The second part of the question - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will repeat those comments in case the Premier missed them. The paper reports the member as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? (2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will repeat those comments in case the Premier missed them. The paper reports the member as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? (2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will repeat those comments in case the Premier missed them. The paper reports the member as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? (2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL : I will repeat those comments in case the Premier missed them. The paper reports the member as saying - In February if they have the chance to flick the power off, why wouldn’t they do it? This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us. (1) Does the Premier endorse his Labor colleague’s blatant threat against Western Australian families and businesses? (2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
This is not an idle threat, if they have no air conditioning they’ll soon be listening to us.
(2) Has the Premier reprimanded the member for Collie-Wellington; and, if not, why not? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
(1)-(2) I begin my answer by saying to the house that I am absolutely delighted that sitting alongside me on this side of the Parliament is the member for Collie-Wellington. I do not agree with everything that my friend the member for Collie-Wellington says, but I respect the vigour with which he supports his community. I support the vigour with which he supports his fellow workers in Collie. I do not endorse the member for Collie-Wellington’s comments about that matter, just as I disagree with the member for Collie on what would be the best option for the next base-load power station in Western Australia. However, on this side of the house we are capable of having this dialogue within our ranks on the way to go forward and coming into this Parliament united. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : We will have a test of the unity of Liberal Party members when the electricity legislation returns to this Parliament. Their honour and undertakings will be put to the test when that matter goes back to the Legislative Council.
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