❓ Opposition Leader Barnett accuses Premier Gallop of exaggerating the Police Royal Commission findings for political gain. Gallop deflects, attacking Barnett's credibility and the Liberal Party's historical handling of police issues.
AnsweredQoN 17Legislative Assembly
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I have a supplementary question. Mr J.N. Hyde: Resign! Resign! Mr C.J. BARNETT: The voters will do it for the member - he will not need to resign. Will the Premier admit that in his statement yesterday he sexed up the findings of the police royal commission simply for a political purpose? Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT: The Premier did that yesterday in his statement. Dr G.I. GALLOP
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He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Mr J.N. Hyde: Resign! Resign! Mr C.J. BARNETT: The voters will do it for the member - he will not need to resign. Will the Premier admit that in his statement yesterday he sexed up the findings of the police royal commission simply for a political purpose? Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT: The Premier did that yesterday in his statement. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Mr C.J. BARNETT: The voters will do it for the member - he will not need to resign. Will the Premier admit that in his statement yesterday he sexed up the findings of the police royal commission simply for a political purpose? Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT: The Premier did that yesterday in his statement. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Will the Premier admit that in his statement yesterday he sexed up the findings of the police royal commission simply for a political purpose? Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT: The Premier did that yesterday in his statement. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT: The Premier did that yesterday in his statement. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Mr C.J. BARNETT: The Premier did that yesterday in his statement. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Mr J.N. Hyde: Resign! Resign! Mr C.J. BARNETT: The voters will do it for the member - he will not need to resign. Will the Premier admit that in his statement yesterday he sexed up the findings of the police royal commission simply for a political purpose? Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT: The Premier did that yesterday in his statement. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Mr C.J. BARNETT: The voters will do it for the member - he will not need to resign. Will the Premier admit that in his statement yesterday he sexed up the findings of the police royal commission simply for a political purpose? Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT: The Premier did that yesterday in his statement. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Will the Premier admit that in his statement yesterday he sexed up the findings of the police royal commission simply for a political purpose? Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT: The Premier did that yesterday in his statement. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Several members interjected. Mr C.J. BARNETT: The Premier did that yesterday in his statement. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Mr C.J. BARNETT: The Premier did that yesterday in his statement. Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
He is pretty original, this bloke, is he not? I wonder where he saw that word recently in public debate. The Leader of the Opposition’s credibility is on the line on this matter. He said something that is not true and has been caught out. His credibility is on the line in relation to the most important report ever seen on the Police Service in Western Australia. There are the Liberals: cover it up, sweep it under the carpet and deny that it exists. The Government received a report that says these problems exist, that they have continued to exist over many years and that insufficient action has been taken to stamp them out. What does the Leader of the Opposition do? He denies the reality of the report. That is the modern Liberal Party for you, Mr Speaker. Members opposite do not learn anything from the history of this State.
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