❓ The Premier is questioned about misleading the public regarding plans to recall Parliament for 'one vote, one value' legislation. The Premier avoids directly answering, focusing on the election victory and criticising the opposition.
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I remind the Premier that on 25 February on the Liam Bartlett show, one day before the election, he was asked by a caller named Denise about a rumour that if re-elected he would immediately recall Parliament to push through his one vote, one value legislation before the changes to the make-up of the Legislative Council. The Premier stated that it was not being considered and that no discussions were taking place. Given that less than two weeks after the election the Premier announced the recall of Parliament to do exactly as the caller stated, does that not suggest that the rumour was true? Will the Premier categorically deny that any minister was planning this course of action prior to the election, and is it not true that this matter was kept under wraps to prevent country voters from becoming aware of the Premier’s intentions? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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The focus of my activities before 26 February 2005, the focus of the activities of all ministers of the then government and the focus of all candidates of the Australian Labor Party was to win the election on 26 February. That was our focus. That was our activity. We won that election because we were focused on those important issues, unlike the opposition, which was not focused. When we won the election we then had to sit down and work out what our strategy would be for the new Parliament. That is when we sat down and worked out the question of one vote, one value. It is clear that the opposition and the Liberal Party run many of their campaigns on the basis of rumours. That is obviously why the Liberal Party did so badly in the election. That is why it did so badly in the 2001 election. I remind the Liberal Party that it has been thrashed in two elections in a row now. That is because on this side of the house we are focused on what the people want and need, and that is why our primary vote was very strong on 26 February 2005.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The focus of my activities before 26 February 2005, the focus of the activities of all ministers of the then government and the focus of all candidates of the Australian Labor Party was to win the election on 26 February. That was our focus. That was our activity. We won that election because we were focused on those important issues, unlike the opposition, which was not focused. When we won the election we then had to sit down and work out what our strategy would be for the new Parliament. That is when we sat down and worked out the question of one vote, one value. It is clear that the opposition and the Liberal Party run many of their campaigns on the basis of rumours. That is obviously why the Liberal Party did so badly in the election. That is why it did so badly in the 2001 election. I remind the Liberal Party that it has been thrashed in two elections in a row now. That is because on this side of the house we are focused on what the people want and need, and that is why our primary vote was very strong on 26 February 2005.
The focus of my activities before 26 February 2005, the focus of the activities of all ministers of the then government and the focus of all candidates of the Australian Labor Party was to win the election on 26 February. That was our focus. That was our activity. We won that election because we were focused on those important issues, unlike the opposition, which was not focused. When we won the election we then had to sit down and work out what our strategy would be for the new Parliament. That is when we sat down and worked out the question of one vote, one value. It is clear that the opposition and the Liberal Party run many of their campaigns on the basis of rumours. That is obviously why the Liberal Party did so badly in the election. That is why it did so badly in the 2001 election. I remind the Liberal Party that it has been thrashed in two elections in a row now. That is because on this side of the house we are focused on what the people want and need, and that is why our primary vote was very strong on 26 February 2005.
It is clear that the opposition and the Liberal Party run many of their campaigns on the basis of rumours. That is obviously why the Liberal Party did so badly in the election. That is why it did so badly in the 2001 election. I remind the Liberal Party that it has been thrashed in two elections in a row now. That is because on this side of the house we are focused on what the people want and need, and that is why our primary vote was very strong on 26 February 2005.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The focus of my activities before 26 February 2005, the focus of the activities of all ministers of the then government and the focus of all candidates of the Australian Labor Party was to win the election on 26 February. That was our focus. That was our activity. We won that election because we were focused on those important issues, unlike the opposition, which was not focused. When we won the election we then had to sit down and work out what our strategy would be for the new Parliament. That is when we sat down and worked out the question of one vote, one value. It is clear that the opposition and the Liberal Party run many of their campaigns on the basis of rumours. That is obviously why the Liberal Party did so badly in the election. That is why it did so badly in the 2001 election. I remind the Liberal Party that it has been thrashed in two elections in a row now. That is because on this side of the house we are focused on what the people want and need, and that is why our primary vote was very strong on 26 February 2005.
The focus of my activities before 26 February 2005, the focus of the activities of all ministers of the then government and the focus of all candidates of the Australian Labor Party was to win the election on 26 February. That was our focus. That was our activity. We won that election because we were focused on those important issues, unlike the opposition, which was not focused. When we won the election we then had to sit down and work out what our strategy would be for the new Parliament. That is when we sat down and worked out the question of one vote, one value. It is clear that the opposition and the Liberal Party run many of their campaigns on the basis of rumours. That is obviously why the Liberal Party did so badly in the election. That is why it did so badly in the 2001 election. I remind the Liberal Party that it has been thrashed in two elections in a row now. That is because on this side of the house we are focused on what the people want and need, and that is why our primary vote was very strong on 26 February 2005.
It is clear that the opposition and the Liberal Party run many of their campaigns on the basis of rumours. That is obviously why the Liberal Party did so badly in the election. That is why it did so badly in the 2001 election. I remind the Liberal Party that it has been thrashed in two elections in a row now. That is because on this side of the house we are focused on what the people want and need, and that is why our primary vote was very strong on 26 February 2005.
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