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85. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that the Premier has complete control over vaccination requirements, can
he please explain and table the medical advice that differentiates the
quarantine requirements for an unvaccinated Western Australian returning from
overseas versus someone returning from interstate?
Mr M.
McGOWAN replied:
I just explained the situation to
the Leader of the Liberal Party. I note that yesterday in the debate, the
Leader of the Liberal Party repeatedly said that he would not pursue these issues
on behalf of the anti-vaxxers. He repeatedly said that he would not do that. We
have seen an ongoing campaign from him to appeal to the anti-vax movement, because he constantly raises these issues on its
behalf. Around 99 per cent of Western Australians have had their first
dose, about 97 per cent are double dosed and around 60 per cent have had their
third dose, because the government did difficult things and took tough
decisions. All the Leader of the Liberal Party has done the whole way along is
to whine, whinge and complain, as he has tried to appeal to that group. Here he
is again. He said yesterday that he would not do it, but here he is asking
these questions again today. He needs to get new staff. He needs to get people
who have some brains. I do not understand what the Nationals and Liberals are
trying to do or where they are trying to go. The state is doing well because
the state government was prepared to do difficult things. All the Leader of the
Liberal Party has done over the course of the last two years is to undermine,
whinge and whine the whole way through, and
he has not stopped. Did he not see what happened in March last year because of
the way he acted? He keeps doing it! The public wants the government to
lead. All he does is to undermine us every step of the way, no matter what we
do.
I do not understand you. I was here
with Richard Court and I was here with Colin Barnett. They were completely
different from you. We disagreed on many things, but they were formidable,
sensible and rational—all qualities that I cannot ascribe to you.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: That is
the end of question time.