❓ Mr. Love questions the Premier on whether the government's alleged failure to listen to police and nurses led to their parliamentary bids. The Premier defends the government's wage policy and financial management.
AnsweredQoN 895Legislative Assembly
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PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES POLICY
895. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Does the Premier concede
that it is this government's inability to listen to police and nurses
that has led to this extraordinary situation of them running for Parliament?
895. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Does the Premier concede
that it is this government's inability to listen to police and nurses
that has led to this extraordinary situation of them running for Parliament?
AnswerView source ↗
We actually settled with the police. We have an agreement
with them. That was done through listening and talking and responding and
negotiating and reaching an outcome. That is what we do. We are very proud of
our record to date of making sure that we can provide appropriate wages growth,
particularly for the lower paid workers in our public sector. When we applied
our $1 000 limit associated with the first round, it elevated some of the lower
paid public sector workers by significantly more in percentage terms. That was
a very good outcome.
Another thing we have been
able to do is that, as a result of looking after the state's finance,
we are now in a position to invest more, which means we can address the
cost-of-living pressures that we see evident right across the community. That
includes the second tranche of our $400 household electricity credit. That is such
an important opportunity to provide cost-of-living relief to not only public
sector workers but all workers and all households. We are able to do that
because, firstly, we are committed to a fair and balanced society that recognises
when people are doing it tough and reaches
back and brings them with us; and, secondly, we protected the state's
finances, having fixed them after you and your Liberal Party friends
destroyed the state's finances, and we are now in a position to help
people who are doing it tough.
with them. That was done through listening and talking and responding and
negotiating and reaching an outcome. That is what we do. We are very proud of
our record to date of making sure that we can provide appropriate wages growth,
particularly for the lower paid workers in our public sector. When we applied
our $1 000 limit associated with the first round, it elevated some of the lower
paid public sector workers by significantly more in percentage terms. That was
a very good outcome.
Another thing we have been
able to do is that, as a result of looking after the state's finance,
we are now in a position to invest more, which means we can address the
cost-of-living pressures that we see evident right across the community. That
includes the second tranche of our $400 household electricity credit. That is such
an important opportunity to provide cost-of-living relief to not only public
sector workers but all workers and all households. We are able to do that
because, firstly, we are committed to a fair and balanced society that recognises
when people are doing it tough and reaches
back and brings them with us; and, secondly, we protected the state's
finances, having fixed them after you and your Liberal Party friends
destroyed the state's finances, and we are now in a position to help
people who are doing it tough.
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