ATTORNEY GENERAL — GIFTS AND TRAVEL
560. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
comments of 21 September during budget estimates, and I quote —
We do not work 24/7 and we are not members
of Parliament or ministers every minute of the day. People have private lives.
Does the Premier stand by his
comments?
Mr M.
McGOWAN replied:
People have private lives. We are
also members of Parliament and ministers. I have clarified exactly what I meant
there. You are a minister and you are a member of Parliament and that is your
job and that is your role and that is, in my experience, an overarching and
all-consuming thing that you do, but certainly people also have private lives.
I mean, do you have a private life, member? Do you have a private life? You do
not. I want to say that I saw this member at
a range of grand final events, and I saw this member at the grand final. I saw
him at the grand final; I am just making the point.
Mr R.S. Love: He is the
shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation.
Mr M. McGOWAN: I am just
making the point. If the member's question is whether I as Premier
attended the grand final, the answer is:
yes, I did. I am also the Premier who worked to secure the grand final, and we
did not pay anything for it. When it went to Queensland, it paid a reputed
$20 million to secure it. We paid nothing and we got the grand final, a wonderful
event, and I saw the member there enjoying himself. Is that his point? What is
the point he is trying to make? Can he please be clear in his supplementary
question what point he is trying to make.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER: Order, please! I
would like to hear the question.