❓ The Premier outlines the Labor Government's opposition to privatisation, contrasting it with the previous Liberal Government's record and highlighting perceived negative consequences. He frames it as a key election issue.
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I refer to articles in The West Australian today regarding the Opposition’s stance on privatisation. Will the Premier outline the Labor Government’s position on privatisation? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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Our position on privatisation is clearly indicated by the way that we have governed this State since February 2001. Not only have we stopped the privatisation process that was under way under the previous Government, but we have also brought back in-house activities and assets that the previous Government was in the process of flogging off. Do members know why we did that? It was because in the case of the Matrix car leasing deal the people of Western Australia were losing millions of dollars. That is our record, that is our belief and that is our commitment. Is it not interesting to look at what happened under the Liberal Government? It privatised the state printing service, HealthCare Linen, SGIO, Total Western Transport, Westrail Freight, the Dampier-Bunbury natural gas pipeline and BankWest. It got $5 billion. Why did the Liberal Government do it? First, it is the Liberals’ prejudice and their philosophy, and, second, they cannot manage budgets. When people cannot manage their budgets, there is one of two solutions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: Our position on privatisation is clearly indicated by the way that we have governed this State since February 2001. Not only have we stopped the privatisation process that was under way under the previous Government, but we have also brought back in-house activities and assets that the previous Government was in the process of flogging off. Do members know why we did that? It was because in the case of the Matrix car leasing deal the people of Western Australia were losing millions of dollars. That is our record, that is our belief and that is our commitment. Is it not interesting to look at what happened under the Liberal Government? It privatised the state printing service, HealthCare Linen, SGIO, Total Western Transport, Westrail Freight, the Dampier-Bunbury natural gas pipeline and BankWest. It got $5 billion. Why did the Liberal Government do it? First, it is the Liberals’ prejudice and their philosophy, and, second, they cannot manage budgets. When people cannot manage their budgets, there is one of two solutions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Our position on privatisation is clearly indicated by the way that we have governed this State since February 2001. Not only have we stopped the privatisation process that was under way under the previous Government, but we have also brought back in-house activities and assets that the previous Government was in the process of flogging off. Do members know why we did that? It was because in the case of the Matrix car leasing deal the people of Western Australia were losing millions of dollars. That is our record, that is our belief and that is our commitment. Is it not interesting to look at what happened under the Liberal Government? It privatised the state printing service, HealthCare Linen, SGIO, Total Western Transport, Westrail Freight, the Dampier-Bunbury natural gas pipeline and BankWest. It got $5 billion. Why did the Liberal Government do it? First, it is the Liberals’ prejudice and their philosophy, and, second, they cannot manage budgets. When people cannot manage their budgets, there is one of two solutions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Is it not interesting to look at what happened under the Liberal Government? It privatised the state printing service, HealthCare Linen, SGIO, Total Western Transport, Westrail Freight, the Dampier-Bunbury natural gas pipeline and BankWest. It got $5 billion. Why did the Liberal Government do it? First, it is the Liberals’ prejudice and their philosophy, and, second, they cannot manage budgets. When people cannot manage their budgets, there is one of two solutions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: Our position on privatisation is clearly indicated by the way that we have governed this State since February 2001. Not only have we stopped the privatisation process that was under way under the previous Government, but we have also brought back in-house activities and assets that the previous Government was in the process of flogging off. Do members know why we did that? It was because in the case of the Matrix car leasing deal the people of Western Australia were losing millions of dollars. That is our record, that is our belief and that is our commitment. Is it not interesting to look at what happened under the Liberal Government? It privatised the state printing service, HealthCare Linen, SGIO, Total Western Transport, Westrail Freight, the Dampier-Bunbury natural gas pipeline and BankWest. It got $5 billion. Why did the Liberal Government do it? First, it is the Liberals’ prejudice and their philosophy, and, second, they cannot manage budgets. When people cannot manage their budgets, there is one of two solutions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Our position on privatisation is clearly indicated by the way that we have governed this State since February 2001. Not only have we stopped the privatisation process that was under way under the previous Government, but we have also brought back in-house activities and assets that the previous Government was in the process of flogging off. Do members know why we did that? It was because in the case of the Matrix car leasing deal the people of Western Australia were losing millions of dollars. That is our record, that is our belief and that is our commitment. Is it not interesting to look at what happened under the Liberal Government? It privatised the state printing service, HealthCare Linen, SGIO, Total Western Transport, Westrail Freight, the Dampier-Bunbury natural gas pipeline and BankWest. It got $5 billion. Why did the Liberal Government do it? First, it is the Liberals’ prejudice and their philosophy, and, second, they cannot manage budgets. When people cannot manage their budgets, there is one of two solutions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Is it not interesting to look at what happened under the Liberal Government? It privatised the state printing service, HealthCare Linen, SGIO, Total Western Transport, Westrail Freight, the Dampier-Bunbury natural gas pipeline and BankWest. It got $5 billion. Why did the Liberal Government do it? First, it is the Liberals’ prejudice and their philosophy, and, second, they cannot manage budgets. When people cannot manage their budgets, there is one of two solutions. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
The SPEAKER: Members! Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: They either control their expenditure or they sell off assets, and that is what the Liberals did. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
The SPEAKER: Members! I call to order the member for Warren-Blackwood and the member for Nedlands. Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: It is always interesting when this subject arises, because it seems to be the subject that the Leader of the Opposition never wants to talk about. He has been flushed out of his cave on this issue. We will make sure that the people of Western Australia know what it is that the Leader of the Opposition has in mind. This morning he mentioned the Totalisator Agency Board, Western Power, the Water Corporation, the port authorities, Westrail and Transperth. We have seen the Liberals’ record. We know what they do. We have reversed the madness. Now we will have a clear issue in the next election campaign. We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
We have seen privatisation bringing bad news to Western Australians. We are the party that is currently campaigning at the national level to ensure that Telstra is not privatised. We look forward to the next 12 to 18 months as we go into the election campaign. The divisions are there for all to see. We will preserve the old-growth forests; opposition members will be logging them. We will protect the Ningaloo Reef; they will put it at threat. They will continue their privatisation agenda that they had when last in government; we will maintain our current course, which is to protect and promote our public infrastructure on behalf of all the people of Western Australia wherever they live.
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