❓ Mr. McGowan questions the Minister for Regional Development on their stance regarding conflicting policy positions on a mining tax proposal announced by the Leader of the National Party and the Premier. The Minister confirms support for the National Party Leader's position.
AnsweredQoN 533Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
MINING TAX — NATIONAL PARTY PROPOSAL
533. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for Regional
Development:
I have a supplementary question. To
be entirely clear, the minister's leader has announced a policy
position, whilst the Premier claims to have a different policy position.
Mr
V.A. Catania interjected.
The
SPEAKER : I do not know who shouted out.
Mr
P.C. Tinley : The member for North West Central.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Willagee! I want to hear these questions in silence.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : Which position does the Minister for Regional Development
support: the position of the Leader of the National Party or the Premier?
533. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for Regional
Development:
I have a supplementary question. To
be entirely clear, the minister's leader has announced a policy
position, whilst the Premier claims to have a different policy position.
Mr
V.A. Catania interjected.
The
SPEAKER : I do not know who shouted out.
Mr
P.C. Tinley : The member for North West Central.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Willagee! I want to hear these questions in silence.
Mr
M. McGOWAN : Which position does the Minister for Regional Development
support: the position of the Leader of the National Party or the Premier?
AnswerView source ↗
The Leader of the Opposition has no
credibility in regional Western Australia.
Several members interjected.
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : He is trying to make whatever challenge he can to try to put a
crack in the game so that he can go out to regional Western Australia with some
sort of credibility. He has no hope of doing that. He has no credibility there.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Sit down.
Mr
D.A. Templeman interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah!
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : The National Party is absolutely entitled to make its position
clear about policies it takes to the election. I thought that position was
clearly articulated last week by the Leader of the National Party and it is the
position that I support.
credibility in regional Western Australia.
Several members interjected.
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : He is trying to make whatever challenge he can to try to put a
crack in the game so that he can go out to regional Western Australia with some
sort of credibility. He has no hope of doing that. He has no credibility there.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Sit down.
Mr
D.A. Templeman interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah!
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : The National Party is absolutely entitled to make its position
clear about policies it takes to the election. I thought that position was
clearly articulated last week by the Leader of the National Party and it is the
position that I support.
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