CORONAVIRUS — VACCINATIONS —
INTRASTATE BORDER RESTRICTIONS
840. Mr V.A. CATANIA to the Minister for Tourism:
I
have a supplementary question. Will the minister commit to providing financial
support to tourism businesses directly impacted by the government's
measures to protect regional businesses impacted by the government's
future decisions?
Mr D.A.
TEMPLEMAN replied:
Members opposite continue to
demonstrate that they are not genuine about supporting the government's
campaign. They might say a few words here and there but they have not been
genuine. This is the problem that the opposition has created in many communities. The member and members of the alliance,
as it is called, have demonstrated that they do not understand that by
reaching and exceeding our targets we will increase the protection of all Western
Australians into the future and ensure that businesses and enterprises, be it
tourism, small business or larger scale
businesses, will be in the best position to not only work through the COVID-19
experience, but also, of course, prosper. We are seeing that. We have
the best economy in Australia and, indeed, in the world now, because of our
approach—the Premier's approach—of using a highly
targeted strategy.
I will say this: we have seen a range
of measures introduced over the COVID-19 period, but, ultimately, getting vaccinated is going to make the difference, and it
is going to rely on all of us, as elected members of our communities, to
stand and say, ''Please, for the benefit of your family and loved ones,
your businesses and the local enterprises in
your community, and in others across the state, vaccination is the answer!''
That is what members opposite do not seem to get, and that is the
message that we will be hammering out there in places and spaces throughout the
state. Western Australians are responding; today, 85 per cent have had a single
dose and we are moving towards that target for double dosage.
Member, please, we will keep
supporting lots and lots of enterprises by keeping this state safe and by
encouraging vaccination throughout Western Australia.