❓ The question probes the Minister's support for the Premier's alleged plan regarding uranium use in nuclear power plants in WA. The Minister denies the Premier indicated support for uranium mining for nuclear power, reaffirming the government's opposition to both.
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NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS - PREMIER’S PLAN
I refer to the Premier’s vision for Western Australia’s nuclear-powered future. Does the minister support the Premier’s plan to use uranium in nuclear power plants in Western Australia? Mr F.M. LOGAN
I refer to the Premier’s vision for Western Australia’s nuclear-powered future. Does the minister support the Premier’s plan to use uranium in nuclear power plants in Western Australia? Mr F.M. LOGAN
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Clearly, the member for Darling Range was not listening carefully when the Premier made his response to media questioning the other day. The Premier certainly did not indicate that we would be mining uranium for use in nuclear power stations. Mr T. Buswell : Yes, he did. Mr F.M. LOGAN : He did not say that. He did not say that we would be mining uranium at all. What the Premier said the other day is consistent with what he has said over the past few years, including - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: Clearly, the member for Darling Range was not listening carefully when the Premier made his response to media questioning the other day. The Premier certainly did not indicate that we would be mining uranium for use in nuclear power stations. Mr T. Buswell : Yes, he did. Mr F.M. LOGAN : He did not say that. He did not say that we would be mining uranium at all. What the Premier said the other day is consistent with what he has said over the past few years, including - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Clearly, the member for Darling Range was not listening carefully when the Premier made his response to media questioning the other day. The Premier certainly did not indicate that we would be mining uranium for use in nuclear power stations. Mr T. Buswell : Yes, he did. Mr F.M. LOGAN : He did not say that. He did not say that we would be mining uranium at all. What the Premier said the other day is consistent with what he has said over the past few years, including - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr T. Buswell : Yes, he did. Mr F.M. LOGAN : He did not say that. He did not say that we would be mining uranium at all. What the Premier said the other day is consistent with what he has said over the past few years, including - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : He did not say that. He did not say that we would be mining uranium at all. What the Premier said the other day is consistent with what he has said over the past few years, including - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: Clearly, the member for Darling Range was not listening carefully when the Premier made his response to media questioning the other day. The Premier certainly did not indicate that we would be mining uranium for use in nuclear power stations. Mr T. Buswell : Yes, he did. Mr F.M. LOGAN : He did not say that. He did not say that we would be mining uranium at all. What the Premier said the other day is consistent with what he has said over the past few years, including - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Clearly, the member for Darling Range was not listening carefully when the Premier made his response to media questioning the other day. The Premier certainly did not indicate that we would be mining uranium for use in nuclear power stations. Mr T. Buswell : Yes, he did. Mr F.M. LOGAN : He did not say that. He did not say that we would be mining uranium at all. What the Premier said the other day is consistent with what he has said over the past few years, including - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr T. Buswell : Yes, he did. Mr F.M. LOGAN : He did not say that. He did not say that we would be mining uranium at all. What the Premier said the other day is consistent with what he has said over the past few years, including - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : He did not say that. He did not say that we would be mining uranium at all. What the Premier said the other day is consistent with what he has said over the past few years, including - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
The SPEAKER : Order! The problem I have with interjections at that level is that it gets to the point that the minister is about to answer the question, and he is drowned out by what the Opposition’s views are. The question has been asked. Let the minister finish. Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker, The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
The Premier’s statement was consistent with all the statements that he has made over the past few years - Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr C.J. Barnett interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the member for Cottesloe to order for the second time. Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : - including the time when he was Minister for Energy; that is, that the uranium that exists in the ground in Western Australia may well be of some use to a future government, when all the problems that are associated with the use of uranium in the nuclear industry have been resolved. The Premier has not shifted from that position. The position of the government of Western Australia is that we oppose uranium mining, and we oppose the establishment of a nuclear industry.
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