❓ Premier Gallop defends his upcoming trip to Brisbane to promote WA's economic strengths and attract investment, facing criticism from the opposition who question the value of focusing on Brisbane.
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PREMIER, VISIT TO BRISBANE
Can the Premier outline the reason for his intended visit to Brisbane early next week? Dr GALLOP
Can the Premier outline the reason for his intended visit to Brisbane early next week? Dr GALLOP
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It is with great pleasure that I inform the House that I have been invited by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane to address a seminar luncheon on economic development and investment. That will give me a good opportunity to take up the case for Western Australia within the State of Queensland. I intend to use this opportunity to highlight Western Australia’s incredible strengths and its attractiveness as a place in which to invest and live. Yesterday I presented the great news that Western Australia now leads the nation in the rate of permanent residency business migration. In the September quarter, 32 per cent of all arrivals to Australia - Mr Barnett: Promoting Western Australia in Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think we should not project Western Australia onto the interstate stage? Mr Barnett: Internationally; not in Brisbane. Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP replied: It is with great pleasure that I inform the House that I have been invited by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane to address a seminar luncheon on economic development and investment. That will give me a good opportunity to take up the case for Western Australia within the State of Queensland. I intend to use this opportunity to highlight Western Australia’s incredible strengths and its attractiveness as a place in which to invest and live. Yesterday I presented the great news that Western Australia now leads the nation in the rate of permanent residency business migration. In the September quarter, 32 per cent of all arrivals to Australia - Mr Barnett: Promoting Western Australia in Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think we should not project Western Australia onto the interstate stage? Mr Barnett: Internationally; not in Brisbane. Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
It is with great pleasure that I inform the House that I have been invited by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane to address a seminar luncheon on economic development and investment. That will give me a good opportunity to take up the case for Western Australia within the State of Queensland. I intend to use this opportunity to highlight Western Australia’s incredible strengths and its attractiveness as a place in which to invest and live. Yesterday I presented the great news that Western Australia now leads the nation in the rate of permanent residency business migration. In the September quarter, 32 per cent of all arrivals to Australia - Mr Barnett: Promoting Western Australia in Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think we should not project Western Australia onto the interstate stage? Mr Barnett: Internationally; not in Brisbane. Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: Promoting Western Australia in Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think we should not project Western Australia onto the interstate stage? Mr Barnett: Internationally; not in Brisbane. Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think we should not project Western Australia onto the interstate stage? Mr Barnett: Internationally; not in Brisbane. Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: Internationally; not in Brisbane. Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP replied: It is with great pleasure that I inform the House that I have been invited by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane to address a seminar luncheon on economic development and investment. That will give me a good opportunity to take up the case for Western Australia within the State of Queensland. I intend to use this opportunity to highlight Western Australia’s incredible strengths and its attractiveness as a place in which to invest and live. Yesterday I presented the great news that Western Australia now leads the nation in the rate of permanent residency business migration. In the September quarter, 32 per cent of all arrivals to Australia - Mr Barnett: Promoting Western Australia in Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think we should not project Western Australia onto the interstate stage? Mr Barnett: Internationally; not in Brisbane. Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
It is with great pleasure that I inform the House that I have been invited by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane to address a seminar luncheon on economic development and investment. That will give me a good opportunity to take up the case for Western Australia within the State of Queensland. I intend to use this opportunity to highlight Western Australia’s incredible strengths and its attractiveness as a place in which to invest and live. Yesterday I presented the great news that Western Australia now leads the nation in the rate of permanent residency business migration. In the September quarter, 32 per cent of all arrivals to Australia - Mr Barnett: Promoting Western Australia in Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think we should not project Western Australia onto the interstate stage? Mr Barnett: Internationally; not in Brisbane. Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: Promoting Western Australia in Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think we should not project Western Australia onto the interstate stage? Mr Barnett: Internationally; not in Brisbane. Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think we should not project Western Australia onto the interstate stage? Mr Barnett: Internationally; not in Brisbane. Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: Internationally; not in Brisbane. Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: I see. In case the Leader of the Opposition does not know, some of the major investment houses and leading players in Australian industry are located in the eastern States. I will go there and make a case for Western Australia on behalf of the people of this State. There is no doubt that Western Australia’s future - Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: Brisbane! Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: Does the Leader of the Opposition think I should not go? Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: No, you can go if that is your priority. Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: He is always negative, negative, negative. Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: If you think giving a 10-minute talk in Brisbane is a big deal, you have a long way to go. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: Some of the key issues I will raise in Brisbane include Western Australia’s affordability as a place to live. A cost of living index developed by Treasury shows that Perth is a relatively inexpensive city in which to live. In particular, housing costs here continue to be well below those of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. That is an important issue when firms are looking to invest and employ people. Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Masters: Why would you go to Brisbane? Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: Because I have been invited. Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: This is ridiculous. This is where the Opposition has got to. It has no pride in this State. Its members have become totally negative. I will make more visits to the eastern States to promote the State of Western Australia before the end of this term of government because our position within this federation needs more vigorous support. Members should consider the share of funding we have been getting for research and development, some of the major investment decisions that have been made in recent years throughout Australia, and the role of the current Commonwealth Government and the bias that is built into much of its decision-making. As the Premier of this State I need to be in the eastern States to make the case for Western Australia. I intend to do that. I will tell the business audience about the $3.3 billion capital works program that will go ahead. I will also have great pride in telling that audience that the Labor Government and the Labor Party that I represent in Western Australia, like the Labor Government and Labor Party in Queensland, stands firm on the question of preferences for One Nation. I remind members opposite of the stand taken by the now Premier of Queensland in the election before last in that State when One Nation went to the bottom of every Labor Party how-to-vote card. The Labor Party helped to elect significant numbers of National Party members to that Parliament on the basis of that principle and, because it took a principled stand, it won government. Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Mr Barnett: What has this to do with your conference? Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
Dr GALLOP: I am just teaching my friend the Leader of the Opposition a little lesson about political principle. In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
In this time of economic uncertainty it is important that we promote our State and I will be doing that next week.
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