❓ Opposition Leader Mark McGowan questions the Treasurer about a potential privatisation of Fremantle Port, referencing a prior commitment against it. The Treasurer defends the decision due to a significant revenue collapse and accuses the opposition of hypocrisy.
AnsweredQoN 104Legislative Assembly
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FREMANTLE
PORT — ASSET SALES
104. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Treasurer:
I have a supplementary question. If
the Treasurer's plan is to privatise the Fremantle port this term, why
did the government, including the Premier, indicate on 13 June 2012, prior to
the last election, and I quote —
So I want to make it very clear: this
government will not privatise Fremantle port �
PORT — ASSET SALES
104. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Treasurer:
I have a supplementary question. If
the Treasurer's plan is to privatise the Fremantle port this term, why
did the government, including the Premier, indicate on 13 June 2012, prior to
the last election, and I quote —
So I want to make it very clear: this
government will not privatise Fremantle port �
AnswerView source ↗
The Leader of the Opposition might
have been sleeping or worrying about other things over the last two years or
more. He might have realised, if he was awake and conscious, that that —
Mr
M. McGowan interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition!
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cannington, it is not your question. Let us get moving.
We are getting bogged down.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Premier, member for Warnbro and Leader of the Opposition! We are
not making good time at all.
Dr
M.D. NAHAN : The Leader of the Opposition might have noticed, if he had been
at all aware rather than looking in the mirror, that we have had a $17 billion
collapse in revenue. When we have those large deficits and debt, we have to
address it—that is what good, responsible governments do—and we
are about addressing it. One of the ways is to in fact lease out, with a long-term
lease, the port of Fremantle, which we announced in the budget.
Mr
P. Papalia interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time—totally
unnecessary.
Dr
M.D. NAHAN : I might add that in the Labor Party's big blue book,
which is the policy of the Labor Party, it states —
Recognises the State Government is
facing a massive budget deficit —
So, even if the Leader of the
Opposition does not recognise it, the Labor Party does —
which needs to be addressed by
raising revenues and not a short-sighted sell off of the state's
assets.
We are not short-sightedly selling
anything. We are selling assets. We are not going to raise revenue like you
clowns.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank
you. The question is finished.
have been sleeping or worrying about other things over the last two years or
more. He might have realised, if he was awake and conscious, that that —
Mr
M. McGowan interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Leader of the Opposition!
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cannington, it is not your question. Let us get moving.
We are getting bogged down.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Premier, member for Warnbro and Leader of the Opposition! We are
not making good time at all.
Dr
M.D. NAHAN : The Leader of the Opposition might have noticed, if he had been
at all aware rather than looking in the mirror, that we have had a $17 billion
collapse in revenue. When we have those large deficits and debt, we have to
address it—that is what good, responsible governments do—and we
are about addressing it. One of the ways is to in fact lease out, with a long-term
lease, the port of Fremantle, which we announced in the budget.
Mr
P. Papalia interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time—totally
unnecessary.
Dr
M.D. NAHAN : I might add that in the Labor Party's big blue book,
which is the policy of the Labor Party, it states —
Recognises the State Government is
facing a massive budget deficit —
So, even if the Leader of the
Opposition does not recognise it, the Labor Party does —
which needs to be addressed by
raising revenues and not a short-sighted sell off of the state's
assets.
We are not short-sightedly selling
anything. We are selling assets. We are not going to raise revenue like you
clowns.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Thank
you. The question is finished.
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