❓ Question regarding the WA government's response to calls for a nuclear waste repository in WA. The Premier firmly opposes the idea, vowing to prevent it while in power.
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NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY
I also thank the people of Greenough and Geraldton for their generous hospitality. Thank you very much. I love the mid-west, Mr Speaker. I love it so much I do not want it to become a nuclear waste dump, which brings me to my question without notice. Can the Premier outline to the house the state government’s response to calls by the federal Liberal member for O’Connor for an international nuclear waste repository to be located in Western Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
I also thank the people of Greenough and Geraldton for their generous hospitality. Thank you very much. I love the mid-west, Mr Speaker. I love it so much I do not want it to become a nuclear waste dump, which brings me to my question without notice. Can the Premier outline to the house the state government’s response to calls by the federal Liberal member for O’Connor for an international nuclear waste repository to be located in Western Australia? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I thank the new member for Victoria Park for the question. Is it not great to get brilliant, new talent like the member for Victoria Park into the Parliament? We are in the Geraldton area in the mid-west. We have an audience full of people from Geraldton and the mid-west. Let me ask the audience a rhetorical question, through you, Mr Speaker, as the standing orders require: do the people of the mid-west and the Geraldton area want their city - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Through you, Mr Speaker, I ask the rhetorical question: do the people of Geraldton and the mid-west want their area to become a nuclear waste dump? Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the new member for Victoria Park for the question. Is it not great to get brilliant, new talent like the member for Victoria Park into the Parliament? We are in the Geraldton area in the mid-west. We have an audience full of people from Geraldton and the mid-west. Let me ask the audience a rhetorical question, through you, Mr Speaker, as the standing orders require: do the people of the mid-west and the Geraldton area want their city - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Through you, Mr Speaker, I ask the rhetorical question: do the people of Geraldton and the mid-west want their area to become a nuclear waste dump? Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
I thank the new member for Victoria Park for the question. Is it not great to get brilliant, new talent like the member for Victoria Park into the Parliament? We are in the Geraldton area in the mid-west. We have an audience full of people from Geraldton and the mid-west. Let me ask the audience a rhetorical question, through you, Mr Speaker, as the standing orders require: do the people of the mid-west and the Geraldton area want their city - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Through you, Mr Speaker, I ask the rhetorical question: do the people of Geraldton and the mid-west want their area to become a nuclear waste dump? Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Through you, Mr Speaker, I ask the rhetorical question: do the people of Geraldton and the mid-west want their area to become a nuclear waste dump? Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Through you, Mr Speaker, I ask the rhetorical question: do the people of Geraldton and the mid-west want their area to become a nuclear waste dump? Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Through you, Mr Speaker, I ask the rhetorical question: do the people of Geraldton and the mid-west want their area to become a nuclear waste dump? Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I thank the new member for Victoria Park for the question. Is it not great to get brilliant, new talent like the member for Victoria Park into the Parliament? We are in the Geraldton area in the mid-west. We have an audience full of people from Geraldton and the mid-west. Let me ask the audience a rhetorical question, through you, Mr Speaker, as the standing orders require: do the people of the mid-west and the Geraldton area want their city - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Through you, Mr Speaker, I ask the rhetorical question: do the people of Geraldton and the mid-west want their area to become a nuclear waste dump? Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
I thank the new member for Victoria Park for the question. Is it not great to get brilliant, new talent like the member for Victoria Park into the Parliament? We are in the Geraldton area in the mid-west. We have an audience full of people from Geraldton and the mid-west. Let me ask the audience a rhetorical question, through you, Mr Speaker, as the standing orders require: do the people of the mid-west and the Geraldton area want their city - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Through you, Mr Speaker, I ask the rhetorical question: do the people of Geraldton and the mid-west want their area to become a nuclear waste dump? Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Through you, Mr Speaker, I ask the rhetorical question: do the people of Geraldton and the mid-west want their area to become a nuclear waste dump? Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Through you, Mr Speaker, I ask the rhetorical question: do the people of Geraldton and the mid-west want their area to become a nuclear waste dump? Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Through you, Mr Speaker, I ask the rhetorical question: do the people of Geraldton and the mid-west want their area to become a nuclear waste dump? Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Several government members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : I thank the people of Geraldton. Let me now ask - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr C.J. Barnett : Do you want to ban the mineral sands industry? I don’t think so. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : The member has a supporter in WA, so he wants to convert this area into a nuclear waste dump. Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Several members interjected. Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : He does. He tells people that privately. The government in Canberra does not think about Western Australia very often, but it is now thinking of Western Australia and where the commonwealth can store nuclear waste. The commentary from Canberra is about where the federal government can store nuclear waste. The federal government considers Western Australia to be the ideal place for it. The federal member for this area, Wilson Tuckey - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : We normally do not take much notice of Barry Haase. Even Senator Ian Campbell, who is striking up a rather peculiar record as the federal environment minister, is against wind power but he supports nuclear power. He is taking some strange positions on some issues. There is absolutely no doubt that the federal government would like to establish a place in Western Australia to receive nuclear waste. Why would we want that? We have the most successful economy and the best lifestyle in Australia. Why would we want to jeopardise that? While we are in government and while I am the Premier, we will not allow Western Australia to become the site of a nuclear waste facility.
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