❓ Question regarding the Opposition's policy position on the port of Broome. Minister accuses the Opposition of hindering the port's development by advocating for research into an alternative port at Black Rocks, leading to heated denials and accusations of misrepresentation.
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Will the minister advise the House of the Opposition’s latest policy position on the port of Broome? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for Kimberley for her question and for her continued advocacy for and involvement in the port of Broome. No doubt she is surprised at the current policy position of the Opposition. Members will be aware that the State Government has allocated $6.5 million for the extension to the port of Broome, which is a thriving little port that will be afforded many more opportunities if we are able to build the extension. Although the Commonwealth has been somewhat less than generous and has cut back its contribution to $3 million from the $5 million that had been recommended, nevertheless, the federal member for Kalgoorlie, when he made the announcement, talked about how positive the port of Broome extension project is. The Leader of the National Party has also been racing around the countryside saying that it is a very important project. We thought that we would have the Opposition at a state level supporting these facilities, but, lo and behold, I was recently shocked to be asked a question by the member for Carine in which she demanded that I defer investment in the port of Broome until she - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: I did not demand anything of the sort. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: The member called upon me to commit to deferring investment until the completion of research into the development of a port at Black Rocks in King Sound. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You ought to stick to the facts. Do not mislead this House. You are definitely misrepresenting me. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for her question and for her continued advocacy for and involvement in the port of Broome. No doubt she is surprised at the current policy position of the Opposition. Members will be aware that the State Government has allocated $6.5 million for the extension to the port of Broome, which is a thriving little port that will be afforded many more opportunities if we are able to build the extension. Although the Commonwealth has been somewhat less than generous and has cut back its contribution to $3 million from the $5 million that had been recommended, nevertheless, the federal member for Kalgoorlie, when he made the announcement, talked about how positive the port of Broome extension project is. The Leader of the National Party has also been racing around the countryside saying that it is a very important project. We thought that we would have the Opposition at a state level supporting these facilities, but, lo and behold, I was recently shocked to be asked a question by the member for Carine in which she demanded that I defer investment in the port of Broome until she - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: I did not demand anything of the sort. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: The member called upon me to commit to deferring investment until the completion of research into the development of a port at Black Rocks in King Sound. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You ought to stick to the facts. Do not mislead this House. You are definitely misrepresenting me. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
I thank the member for Kimberley for her question and for her continued advocacy for and involvement in the port of Broome. No doubt she is surprised at the current policy position of the Opposition. Members will be aware that the State Government has allocated $6.5 million for the extension to the port of Broome, which is a thriving little port that will be afforded many more opportunities if we are able to build the extension. Although the Commonwealth has been somewhat less than generous and has cut back its contribution to $3 million from the $5 million that had been recommended, nevertheless, the federal member for Kalgoorlie, when he made the announcement, talked about how positive the port of Broome extension project is. The Leader of the National Party has also been racing around the countryside saying that it is a very important project. We thought that we would have the Opposition at a state level supporting these facilities, but, lo and behold, I was recently shocked to be asked a question by the member for Carine in which she demanded that I defer investment in the port of Broome until she - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: I did not demand anything of the sort. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: The member called upon me to commit to deferring investment until the completion of research into the development of a port at Black Rocks in King Sound. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You ought to stick to the facts. Do not mislead this House. You are definitely misrepresenting me. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: I did not demand anything of the sort. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: The member called upon me to commit to deferring investment until the completion of research into the development of a port at Black Rocks in King Sound. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You ought to stick to the facts. Do not mislead this House. You are definitely misrepresenting me. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: The member called upon me to commit to deferring investment until the completion of research into the development of a port at Black Rocks in King Sound. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You ought to stick to the facts. Do not mislead this House. You are definitely misrepresenting me. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You ought to stick to the facts. Do not mislead this House. You are definitely misrepresenting me. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for her question and for her continued advocacy for and involvement in the port of Broome. No doubt she is surprised at the current policy position of the Opposition. Members will be aware that the State Government has allocated $6.5 million for the extension to the port of Broome, which is a thriving little port that will be afforded many more opportunities if we are able to build the extension. Although the Commonwealth has been somewhat less than generous and has cut back its contribution to $3 million from the $5 million that had been recommended, nevertheless, the federal member for Kalgoorlie, when he made the announcement, talked about how positive the port of Broome extension project is. The Leader of the National Party has also been racing around the countryside saying that it is a very important project. We thought that we would have the Opposition at a state level supporting these facilities, but, lo and behold, I was recently shocked to be asked a question by the member for Carine in which she demanded that I defer investment in the port of Broome until she - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: I did not demand anything of the sort. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: The member called upon me to commit to deferring investment until the completion of research into the development of a port at Black Rocks in King Sound. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You ought to stick to the facts. Do not mislead this House. You are definitely misrepresenting me. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
I thank the member for Kimberley for her question and for her continued advocacy for and involvement in the port of Broome. No doubt she is surprised at the current policy position of the Opposition. Members will be aware that the State Government has allocated $6.5 million for the extension to the port of Broome, which is a thriving little port that will be afforded many more opportunities if we are able to build the extension. Although the Commonwealth has been somewhat less than generous and has cut back its contribution to $3 million from the $5 million that had been recommended, nevertheless, the federal member for Kalgoorlie, when he made the announcement, talked about how positive the port of Broome extension project is. The Leader of the National Party has also been racing around the countryside saying that it is a very important project. We thought that we would have the Opposition at a state level supporting these facilities, but, lo and behold, I was recently shocked to be asked a question by the member for Carine in which she demanded that I defer investment in the port of Broome until she - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: I did not demand anything of the sort. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: The member called upon me to commit to deferring investment until the completion of research into the development of a port at Black Rocks in King Sound. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You ought to stick to the facts. Do not mislead this House. You are definitely misrepresenting me. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: I did not demand anything of the sort. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: The member called upon me to commit to deferring investment until the completion of research into the development of a port at Black Rocks in King Sound. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You ought to stick to the facts. Do not mislead this House. You are definitely misrepresenting me. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: The member called upon me to commit to deferring investment until the completion of research into the development of a port at Black Rocks in King Sound. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You ought to stick to the facts. Do not mislead this House. You are definitely misrepresenting me. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You ought to stick to the facts. Do not mislead this House. You are definitely misrepresenting me. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: A report was commissioned 20 years ago, yet she wants a commitment to more research. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas: You are misrepresenting the position. Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN: I can only imagine that the member for Carine is taking advice from the Leader of the Opposition and pursuing phantom ports. They are turning their backs on real, live operational ports and pursuing a mirage. We all know what happened in Geraldton for eight years when this Opposition was in government: the port of Geraldton development was put on hold. We have been in government for three years, yet we have put almost $103 million into the port of Geraldton and turned that port’s business around. Unfortunately, I must say to my friend the member for Carine that we will not do what the Leader of the Opposition did to the port of Geraldton. We will not put the growth of the port of Broome on hold while we pursue a mirage that was developed some 20 years ago.
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