SCHOOLS — STAFFING
833. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
With an education minister in the departure lounge, is it time —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER: Order, please!
Member, I will just give you some guidance: if you have a preamble like that,
you will provoke that response. I ask you to directly ask the question of the
Premier.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER: Member for
Southern River and others, can we just hear the question, please.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER: Minister for
Transport!
Mr P.J. RUNDLE: Is it time
for a fresh set of eyes on the portfolio to ensure that Western Australian
families, principals, teachers and staff have confidence in the government to
deliver improved education outcomes?
Mr M.
McGOWAN replied:
It takes students six years to get
through high school; in six years, members opposite have not learnt how to ask
a supplementary question. It is sad; it is sad to watch them. They have not
learnt the art of asking a supplementary. Their inability to learn is actually
quite remarkable—really quite incredible.
I want to pay tribute to
the Minister for Education and Training. It is not an easy portfolio. I held it
for the best part of two years, and it was not easy. She has undertaken
that role incredibly well, and her great skill is understanding and working
with schools, teachers, education assistants, education staff and the education
bureaucracy to achieve outcomes. She has done that incredibly well across Western
Australia. In the last question of the day, the member has engaged in meanness;
I am just going to say what a great job she has done.
The SPEAKER: Members, that concludes question time.