❓ Opposition questions the Premier about the Minister for Health's alleged involvement in fabricated evidence presented in court, demanding the Minister step aside. The Premier dismisses the claim as baseless and politically motivated.
AnsweredQoN 1063Legislative Assembly
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Given that in his sworn affidavit Mr Lewandowski admitted to fabricated evidence being presented in the Court of Criminal Appeal, evidence which was corroborated by the current Minister for Health, why, under the tradition of the Westminster system and the Premier’s own standard of ministerial conduct, will the Premier not immediately ask this minister to step aside until this issue is satisfactorily resolved? Dr GALLOP
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That is the sort of twisted Liberal logic that we get in this Parliament. Mr Barnett: It is straightforward. Dr GALLOP: It is not straightforward. Where is the evidence that implicates the Minister for Health? Where is the evidence in the Lewandowski statement? It does not exist. There is no need for me to respond to that question.
Dr GALLOP replied: That is the sort of twisted Liberal logic that we get in this Parliament. Mr Barnett: It is straightforward. Dr GALLOP: It is not straightforward. Where is the evidence that implicates the Minister for Health? Where is the evidence in the Lewandowski statement? It does not exist. There is no need for me to respond to that question.
That is the sort of twisted Liberal logic that we get in this Parliament. Mr Barnett: It is straightforward. Dr GALLOP: It is not straightforward. Where is the evidence that implicates the Minister for Health? Where is the evidence in the Lewandowski statement? It does not exist. There is no need for me to respond to that question.
Mr Barnett: It is straightforward. Dr GALLOP: It is not straightforward. Where is the evidence that implicates the Minister for Health? Where is the evidence in the Lewandowski statement? It does not exist. There is no need for me to respond to that question.
Dr GALLOP: It is not straightforward. Where is the evidence that implicates the Minister for Health? Where is the evidence in the Lewandowski statement? It does not exist. There is no need for me to respond to that question.
Dr GALLOP replied: That is the sort of twisted Liberal logic that we get in this Parliament. Mr Barnett: It is straightforward. Dr GALLOP: It is not straightforward. Where is the evidence that implicates the Minister for Health? Where is the evidence in the Lewandowski statement? It does not exist. There is no need for me to respond to that question.
That is the sort of twisted Liberal logic that we get in this Parliament. Mr Barnett: It is straightforward. Dr GALLOP: It is not straightforward. Where is the evidence that implicates the Minister for Health? Where is the evidence in the Lewandowski statement? It does not exist. There is no need for me to respond to that question.
Mr Barnett: It is straightforward. Dr GALLOP: It is not straightforward. Where is the evidence that implicates the Minister for Health? Where is the evidence in the Lewandowski statement? It does not exist. There is no need for me to respond to that question.
Dr GALLOP: It is not straightforward. Where is the evidence that implicates the Minister for Health? Where is the evidence in the Lewandowski statement? It does not exist. There is no need for me to respond to that question.
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