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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Algal Bloom</name>
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        <heading>Algal Bloom</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Algal Bloom</name>
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          <by role="member" id="3126" referenceid="5c423631416444aeb0c7e273b130ee55" uid="5c7666c88fa84056a70034b23af2c7ff">The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (15:44):</by>  Supplementary: in those discussions, minister, have you been encouraged by those undertaking those discussions with you to declare the matter a natural disaster?</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  A long bow. Nice try.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development</name>
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            <name>Minister for Forest Industries</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" uid="8de7cf507e594239b2435d6eeddda43b">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (15:44):</by>  I think it's fair to say that what people want is assistance from the federal government. Today, we have announced the summer plan. We have announced more than $102 million in terms of assistance, investments and so on, and that has been met halfway by the federal government. I think that is what those in our communities and in our businesses are really keen to see. Today, they have been able to see that.</text>
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