❓ A parliamentary question probes whether a minister's decision on a plate buyback scheme was influenced by genuine industry concerns or fear of renewed scrutiny regarding Mr. Burke's involvement in the government. The Premier's response avoids directly answering the question, instead attacking the Opposition's motives.
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I have a supplementary question. Was the backdown by the minister last week on the issue of a plate buyback based on a genuine concern about industry opinion or on the fear that Mr Burke’s involvement would again raise questions about who is in charge of this Government? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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The Opposition reveals the way in which its mind works when it asks questions like this. Opposition members think everyone is like them, but they are not. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure is 180 per cent not like the Liberals opposite. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure considers all issues that she has to address on their merits after consultation with the community. That is exactly what she has done in this case. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys and Vasse.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Opposition reveals the way in which its mind works when it asks questions like this. Opposition members think everyone is like them, but they are not. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure is 180 per cent not like the Liberals opposite. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure considers all issues that she has to address on their merits after consultation with the community. That is exactly what she has done in this case. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys and Vasse.
The Opposition reveals the way in which its mind works when it asks questions like this. Opposition members think everyone is like them, but they are not. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure is 180 per cent not like the Liberals opposite. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure considers all issues that she has to address on their merits after consultation with the community. That is exactly what she has done in this case. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys and Vasse.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys and Vasse.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys and Vasse.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Opposition reveals the way in which its mind works when it asks questions like this. Opposition members think everyone is like them, but they are not. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure is 180 per cent not like the Liberals opposite. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure considers all issues that she has to address on their merits after consultation with the community. That is exactly what she has done in this case. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys and Vasse.
The Opposition reveals the way in which its mind works when it asks questions like this. Opposition members think everyone is like them, but they are not. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure is 180 per cent not like the Liberals opposite. The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure considers all issues that she has to address on their merits after consultation with the community. That is exactly what she has done in this case. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys and Vasse.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys and Vasse.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Kalgoorlie, Hillarys and Vasse.
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