❓ Mr. Catania questions the Premier's handling of Pindan contracts compared to previous contract cancellations. The Premier responds defensively, attacking Mr. Catania's credibility and actions.
AnsweredQoN 152Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
PINDAN GROUP — GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
152. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
During the 2017 election campaign, the Premier promised to rip up existing
contracts both for the Matagarup Bridge and Roe 8, and he did. Why is he not
doing the same with Pindan?
152. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
During the 2017 election campaign, the Premier promised to rip up existing
contracts both for the Matagarup Bridge and Roe 8, and he did. Why is he not
doing the same with Pindan?
AnswerView source ↗
The
member brings in Matagarup Bridge. Let us talk about Matagarup Bridge. The last
Liberal–National government basically signed a contract for a bridge
to be manufactured in Malaysia. When investigations took place, it turned out
that there were two pieces of metal lying in a shed in some obscure town in
Malaysia. That was the extent of the work
that had been done. When the member says that, what did we do? We brought the
work back from overseas and got it done in the course of five months in Western
Australia using a Western Australian company. Trying to draw an analogy between what has happened with Pindan and the situation
with Matagarup Bridge is totally ludicrous . For this member, of all
people, to be raising any issues of propriety I think is outrageous,
considering your history, my friend, as one of the worst members ever to set
foot in this house.
Mr V.A. Catania interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
North West Central, you have asked a supplementary question, and if you would
like to have the opportunity to ask supplementaries in the future, you will not
interject like that.
Dr A.D. Buti : You broke your
contract with the Labor Party when you ratted on us!
Mr M. McGOWAN : He is an
expert! This member is an expert at breaching contracts, Madam Speaker, an
expert at it—breaching relationships, breaching friendships and
breaching obligations. That is what this member does. This member over here is
one of the worst members ever to set foot in this chamber.
I turn to Roe 8. Again, it is
completely different from what has happened with Pindan. What does the member
want us to do? I do not understand what he is suggesting to us. We are trying
to continue the maintenance of houses in the northern part of the state,
including the member's electorate, and he wants us not to. It is a strange
solution he is proposing to this house. The ministers are working through it in
a sober and sensible way. The member's contributions are totally and
utterly unhelpful.
member brings in Matagarup Bridge. Let us talk about Matagarup Bridge. The last
Liberal–National government basically signed a contract for a bridge
to be manufactured in Malaysia. When investigations took place, it turned out
that there were two pieces of metal lying in a shed in some obscure town in
Malaysia. That was the extent of the work
that had been done. When the member says that, what did we do? We brought the
work back from overseas and got it done in the course of five months in Western
Australia using a Western Australian company. Trying to draw an analogy between what has happened with Pindan and the situation
with Matagarup Bridge is totally ludicrous . For this member, of all
people, to be raising any issues of propriety I think is outrageous,
considering your history, my friend, as one of the worst members ever to set
foot in this house.
Mr V.A. Catania interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
North West Central, you have asked a supplementary question, and if you would
like to have the opportunity to ask supplementaries in the future, you will not
interject like that.
Dr A.D. Buti : You broke your
contract with the Labor Party when you ratted on us!
Mr M. McGOWAN : He is an
expert! This member is an expert at breaching contracts, Madam Speaker, an
expert at it—breaching relationships, breaching friendships and
breaching obligations. That is what this member does. This member over here is
one of the worst members ever to set foot in this chamber.
I turn to Roe 8. Again, it is
completely different from what has happened with Pindan. What does the member
want us to do? I do not understand what he is suggesting to us. We are trying
to continue the maintenance of houses in the northern part of the state,
including the member's electorate, and he wants us not to. It is a strange
solution he is proposing to this house. The ministers are working through it in
a sober and sensible way. The member's contributions are totally and
utterly unhelpful.
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