House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2010-11-25 Daily Xml

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MINISTER FOR FORESTS

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:31): My question is to the Premier. Given that the Minister for Forests will not retract his comments about the forestry sale, and the Treasurer has not retracted his comments about the Minister for Forests, who should the public believe?

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (14:31): The one thing they will not believe is you, because we resolve things amicably. I have just had a look at the figures: since I have been leader of this party, you have had 16 leaders and deputy leaders. I remember those glorious days when I used to get phoned up—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. M.D. RANN: —and they used to give me the drop points to pick up cabinet submissions to do in each other. The great thing is that there there was mutual respect and, can I say, mutual affection.