❓ Opposition questions the Premier about the clarity and logic of ministerial responsibilities following a Minister's driving record controversy and subsequent allocation of duties. The Premier avoids directly answering, instead attacking the Opposition's internal divisions.
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Given the Premier’s pledge to simplify the machinery of government, and following the revelation of the appalling driving record of the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, and his subsequent appointment of the Minister for Police as the minister assisting, is it true that the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure is now responsible for - (a) Main Roads but not safety on those roads; (b) taxis in Perth but not taxis in regional WA; (c) trains in the metropolitan area but not those outside Perth or Western Australian Government Railways Commission contracts; (d) ports and boating but not buses, bikes or planes; and (e) planning, but not as it relates to transport? If that is the Premier’s commitment to the government of this State, it is a disgrace. Dr GALLOP
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If the Leader of the Opposition wants to place on notice the question, I will deal with the specific issues that he has raised. Let me answer the question. There is a difference between those on this side of the House and those on the other side of the House, and it is this: Members of the Cabinet on this side of the House are capable of working together. I contrast that with the state of affairs that applies on the other side of the House. As the Leader of the Opposition is reported as saying in the Mosman-Cottesloe Post on 17 February, “My opponents are opposite me, my enemies are behind me.” The Leader of the Opposition comes into this Parliament and maintains that we have a problem on this side of the House because we have redistributed between two ministers functions in the transport area, when his enemies are with him on his side of the House. Enemy No 1 is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who I believe is seen by the Leader of the Opposition as the leader of the extra-parliamentary Liberal Party rather than the deputy leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. The Opposition is badly divided. The Government can stand up to its ministerial code responsibilities and know that as a result of the redistribution of functions, the Government of Western Australia is still in good hands and that we are capable of working together for a common objective. House adjourned at 4.31 pm __________
(b) taxis in Perth but not taxis in regional WA; (c) trains in the metropolitan area but not those outside Perth or Western Australian Government Railways Commission contracts; (d) ports and boating but not buses, bikes or planes; and (e) planning, but not as it relates to transport?
(c) trains in the metropolitan area but not those outside Perth or Western Australian Government Railways Commission contracts; (d) ports and boating but not buses, bikes or planes; and (e) planning, but not as it relates to transport?
(d) ports and boating but not buses, bikes or planes; and (e) planning, but not as it relates to transport?
(e) planning, but not as it relates to transport?
Dr GALLOP replied: If the Leader of the Opposition wants to place on notice the question, I will deal with the specific issues that he has raised. Let me answer the question. There is a difference between those on this side of the House and those on the other side of the House, and it is this: Members of the Cabinet on this side of the House are capable of working together. I contrast that with the state of affairs that applies on the other side of the House. As the Leader of the Opposition is reported as saying in the Mosman-Cottesloe Post on 17 February, “My opponents are opposite me, my enemies are behind me.” The Leader of the Opposition comes into this Parliament and maintains that we have a problem on this side of the House because we have redistributed between two ministers functions in the transport area, when his enemies are with him on his side of the House. Enemy No 1 is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who I believe is seen by the Leader of the Opposition as the leader of the extra-parliamentary Liberal Party rather than the deputy leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. The Opposition is badly divided. The Government can stand up to its ministerial code responsibilities and know that as a result of the redistribution of functions, the Government of Western Australia is still in good hands and that we are capable of working together for a common objective. House adjourned at 4.31 pm __________
If the Leader of the Opposition wants to place on notice the question, I will deal with the specific issues that he has raised. Let me answer the question. There is a difference between those on this side of the House and those on the other side of the House, and it is this: Members of the Cabinet on this side of the House are capable of working together. I contrast that with the state of affairs that applies on the other side of the House. As the Leader of the Opposition is reported as saying in the Mosman-Cottesloe Post on 17 February, “My opponents are opposite me, my enemies are behind me.” The Leader of the Opposition comes into this Parliament and maintains that we have a problem on this side of the House because we have redistributed between two ministers functions in the transport area, when his enemies are with him on his side of the House. Enemy No 1 is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who I believe is seen by the Leader of the Opposition as the leader of the extra-parliamentary Liberal Party rather than the deputy leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. The Opposition is badly divided. The Government can stand up to its ministerial code responsibilities and know that as a result of the redistribution of functions, the Government of Western Australia is still in good hands and that we are capable of working together for a common objective. House adjourned at 4.31 pm __________
Enemy No 1 is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who I believe is seen by the Leader of the Opposition as the leader of the extra-parliamentary Liberal Party rather than the deputy leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. The Opposition is badly divided. The Government can stand up to its ministerial code responsibilities and know that as a result of the redistribution of functions, the Government of Western Australia is still in good hands and that we are capable of working together for a common objective. House adjourned at 4.31 pm __________
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(b) taxis in Perth but not taxis in regional WA; (c) trains in the metropolitan area but not those outside Perth or Western Australian Government Railways Commission contracts; (d) ports and boating but not buses, bikes or planes; and (e) planning, but not as it relates to transport?
(c) trains in the metropolitan area but not those outside Perth or Western Australian Government Railways Commission contracts; (d) ports and boating but not buses, bikes or planes; and (e) planning, but not as it relates to transport?
(d) ports and boating but not buses, bikes or planes; and (e) planning, but not as it relates to transport?
(e) planning, but not as it relates to transport?
Dr GALLOP replied: If the Leader of the Opposition wants to place on notice the question, I will deal with the specific issues that he has raised. Let me answer the question. There is a difference between those on this side of the House and those on the other side of the House, and it is this: Members of the Cabinet on this side of the House are capable of working together. I contrast that with the state of affairs that applies on the other side of the House. As the Leader of the Opposition is reported as saying in the Mosman-Cottesloe Post on 17 February, “My opponents are opposite me, my enemies are behind me.” The Leader of the Opposition comes into this Parliament and maintains that we have a problem on this side of the House because we have redistributed between two ministers functions in the transport area, when his enemies are with him on his side of the House. Enemy No 1 is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who I believe is seen by the Leader of the Opposition as the leader of the extra-parliamentary Liberal Party rather than the deputy leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. The Opposition is badly divided. The Government can stand up to its ministerial code responsibilities and know that as a result of the redistribution of functions, the Government of Western Australia is still in good hands and that we are capable of working together for a common objective. House adjourned at 4.31 pm __________
If the Leader of the Opposition wants to place on notice the question, I will deal with the specific issues that he has raised. Let me answer the question. There is a difference between those on this side of the House and those on the other side of the House, and it is this: Members of the Cabinet on this side of the House are capable of working together. I contrast that with the state of affairs that applies on the other side of the House. As the Leader of the Opposition is reported as saying in the Mosman-Cottesloe Post on 17 February, “My opponents are opposite me, my enemies are behind me.” The Leader of the Opposition comes into this Parliament and maintains that we have a problem on this side of the House because we have redistributed between two ministers functions in the transport area, when his enemies are with him on his side of the House. Enemy No 1 is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who I believe is seen by the Leader of the Opposition as the leader of the extra-parliamentary Liberal Party rather than the deputy leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. The Opposition is badly divided. The Government can stand up to its ministerial code responsibilities and know that as a result of the redistribution of functions, the Government of Western Australia is still in good hands and that we are capable of working together for a common objective. House adjourned at 4.31 pm __________
Enemy No 1 is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, who I believe is seen by the Leader of the Opposition as the leader of the extra-parliamentary Liberal Party rather than the deputy leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. The Opposition is badly divided. The Government can stand up to its ministerial code responsibilities and know that as a result of the redistribution of functions, the Government of Western Australia is still in good hands and that we are capable of working together for a common objective. House adjourned at 4.31 pm __________
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