1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Well, it's come around quick. The state election, all of 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: a sudden, is just over two weeks Awayting starts Monday. 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 2: Really okay, good morning, Roger Cook. 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 3: Good mornings the Premier. 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 2: How are the hustings. The hustings are alive. 6 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 4: Busy time of the political cycle, right, but a really 7 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 4: exciting time because it means you've got your ideas out there, 8 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 4: you're testing them, you talking to the community, and that's 9 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 4: why we get involved in this game. 10 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: The official launch of the election campaign always comes into 11 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: the campaign. I've never been able to quite understand how 12 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: that works. 13 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 2: It doesn't matter, it's not the point. 14 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: The official launch is this weekend, So what's the plan. 15 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 2: I will look at it. 16 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 4: And as you said, I've been campaigning since I was 17 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 4: elected about eighty months ago, and of course since since 18 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 4: Christmas we've been flat out. But yeah, the official launch 19 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 4: is on Sunday. That's a bit of razmataz. It's an 20 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 4: opportunity for me to speak to the crowd about, you know, 21 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 4: our full plan about how we can continue to make 22 00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 4: sure we keep the economy strong, continue to cost of 23 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 4: living relief, more housing, continuing to invest in our great 24 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 4: healthcare system. And so it's a I guess a coming 25 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 4: together of your team. So there's a lot of red. 26 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 2: In the room, yes, a lot of cheering. 27 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 4: It's exciting and it's a traditional part of the whole campaign. 28 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 3: Read in the room and that every time you're in 29 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 3: partament at the moment, as we know, that's such a 30 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 3: dominant time. Last time, Now, Roger, what you're going meeting 31 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 3: the people? You're whizzing around the state again today, we're 32 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 3: bundering Connie in a few other places. But when you're 33 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 3: going and talking to people, what are they talking to 34 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 3: you about? When you're pressing the flesh well. 35 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 4: Cost of living is still a key concern for the community, 36 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 4: and that's why we've put such an emphasis on that, 37 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 4: over a billion dollars in the last twelve months alone 38 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 4: back into the pockets of West Ausies, and we've announced 39 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 4: a bunch of measures throughout this campaign to make sure 40 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 4: that we continue to let people know that we understand 41 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 4: that even though we've got the strongest economy in the country, 42 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 4: there are still people doing it tough, which is the 43 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 4: reason why we're continuing to invest in cost of living measures, 44 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 4: including rally out our next phase of the WA student 45 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 4: assistance payment and we've announce also that we're going to 46 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 4: have free KINDI for four year olds which will roll 47 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 4: out through the through our schooling system. So all those 48 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 4: measures which go to just making that little bit easier 49 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 4: for people to do to deal with their bills on 50 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 4: a day today. 51 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: Basis, housing is another one. Of course, it's a very 52 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: big one, ya, because not just getting into a house 53 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: but renting availability, so those two are fairly combined. 54 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 4: So some great news this week, Lisa, which is we've 55 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 4: seen the rental vacancy rate now at two percent, so 56 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 4: you know, that doesn't mean the job's done, but that 57 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 4: means we're going in the right direction. We're starting to 58 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 4: an increase in housing supply. At the moment, we have 59 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 4: around about twenty three thousand homes being built in WA, 60 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 4: so that's an indication that the housing industry has really 61 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 4: come back strongly and starting to respond to this strong demand. 62 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 4: People are coming to Western Australia because they know that 63 00:02:58,280 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 4: this is where the jobs are, this is where the 64 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 4: opportunities are. So growing population means you've got growing housing 65 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 4: housing needs and we've over the last two and a 66 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 4: half years we've increased our residential construction workforce by thirty 67 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 4: thousand people. So that is tradees, carboners, bricklayers, plasters, and 68 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 4: so that's why we're now starting to see this really 69 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 4: strong growth in our housing construction because. 70 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: Something used to be if you build it, they will come, 71 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: but we're we're trying to deal with that. If they come, we. 72 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 3: Will build it, they. 73 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: Other way around. 74 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 2: Yes, So it was a sort of like the perfect storm, right. 75 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 4: We came out of this post pandemic period with the 76 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 4: Western Australian economy bouncing back really hard, and a lot 77 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 4: of people came to wa to be part of that 78 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 4: excitement the way that the jobs that are available, but 79 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 4: it was also a time in which our housing industry 80 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 4: was really struggling because we were trying to bring the 81 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 4: workforce back, we had supply chain constraints and so now 82 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 4: we're starting to see that balance into it. Job's not 83 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 4: done yet, but we're making great progress. 84 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, Roger spent a time with a lot of announcements, 85 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 3: particularly from yourself and your team, and one of those 86 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 3: has coursed a bit of backlash with the Big Park Council. 87 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 3: That's the racetrack and that Bouzewood land there. What's the 88 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 3: latest on that yeah, well, so. 89 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 4: This is what you do in an election, right, You 90 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 4: put your ideas out there and then you have a 91 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 4: debate about it. I love this part of the camp 92 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 4: this part of the political cycle. But what we're proposing 93 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 4: there is a multiplex basically an opportunity to really utilize 94 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 4: was it essentially an historic dump. You know, it's a 95 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 4: nice parkland now, but so what we want to do 96 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 4: is enhance that parkland. 97 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: Through three key projects that we want to run there. 98 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 4: Obviously, we're talking about our street circuit for motorsports, which 99 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,799 Speaker 4: is a great opportunity to bring supercars into the city 100 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 4: so we can showcase the city. Now that would take 101 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 4: place you know, once a year in terms of supercars, 102 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 4: and maybe there'll be some other tournament. But we're also 103 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 4: want to develop the peninsula to make sure we have 104 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 4: a cycling circuit there so we can do bicycle races, 105 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 4: cycling races there, and of course our ten thousand outdoor 106 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 4: auditorium so we can have those big outdoor concerts. It's 107 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:16,679 Speaker 4: a real space in our concert venue offerings at the moment. 108 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 4: We've got Kings Park, which is a great little three 109 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 4: thousand seat outdoor. We've got rac which is great, and 110 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 4: then of course the big concerts we can do at Optus. 111 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 4: So this is an outdoor stadium for a round about 112 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,679 Speaker 4: ten thousand people, which will be in the sweet spot 113 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 4: for a lot of those concerts that we want to 114 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 4: bring to WA. 115 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 3: So the Teskei brothers I saw there with close to 116 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 3: that number, yes, but they hate to set the stage 117 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 3: up and all that them started from that. 118 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 2: That's right. 119 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 4: So it's going to be an it's going to be 120 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 4: an outdoor auditorium. Now, look, I mean I understand that 121 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 4: for some residents this change is a little confronting. 122 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 2: Change is always a little bit challenging. 123 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 4: But don't forget that this is basically developing a parkland 124 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 4: which sits between a football stadium and a casino. But 125 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 4: for the vast majority of the year it will continue 126 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 4: you to be parkland, and but we want to be 127 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 4: able to activate it for events. 128 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: People are funny with change. So I remember I was 129 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: I actually lived in Melbourne at the time when people 130 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: were tying yellow ribbons around the trees at Albert Park 131 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 1: because they were upset that it was going to make 132 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: way for the Grand Prix. Albert Park was a it 133 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: was a swamp and they turned it into something amazing 134 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: that brought one of the greatest races on you know, 135 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: any race timetable to the town. And it's still there. 136 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: And of course those people that were tying yellow ribbons 137 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: around the trees, they're first in line now to get 138 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 1: into seaport. 139 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. So it's such a good point lead. 140 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 4: So look, we have street racing in Gold Coast, we 141 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 4: have street racing in Adelaide, we have street racing in 142 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 4: the Formula one in Melbourne. 143 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 2: So surely Berth can do this. I think we're ready. 144 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:49,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, Well there are currently fifty five out 145 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: of fifty nine seats with Labour bums on them. 146 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 3: It's a red was is that right? 147 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 1: You know what I mean? Are you just how confident 148 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: are you of winning the election? 149 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 4: Well, look, we remain confident because we think we've got 150 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 4: the policies which resonate with people of WA, growing our 151 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 4: housing stock, more cost of living relief, investment in our 152 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 4: healthcare system, keeping our economy strong, creating WA jobs. But 153 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 4: we know that every election is a context, and so 154 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 4: on the eighth of March we say, look, this is 155 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 4: a you have to make a choice, a choice. 156 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 2: Between the WO labor that. 157 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,559 Speaker 4: Is keeping our economy strong and taking the state forward, 158 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 4: or the other mob, who potentially are a little bit 159 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 4: in disarray at the moment, but twenty twenty one was 160 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 4: a very strong result in that post COVID period. 161 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 2: We understand that. So there will be some reballance. 162 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 4: We understand that, but we are confident that we have 163 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 4: the right policies and that those are policies which are 164 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 4: resonating with the people of Wa. 165 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 2: We've got a strong plan. The other mob don't have 166 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 2: a plan. 167 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 4: They don't have a policy, and they're too busy fighting 168 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 4: each other anyway. So if they can't know, if they're 169 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 4: too busy fighting for each other, they can't fight for you. 170 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 2: They can't fight for Wa. 171 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 3: Okay, well, for two weeks and two days out, I've 172 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 3: seen your schedule for the day and it's ridiculous. 173 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 2: It is ridiculous. 174 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 3: How do you stay healthy? 175 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 2: Oh? 176 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 4: Look, I'm continuing to keep my physical you know, fitness 177 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 4: up and that helps me keep my mental figures up. 178 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 4: Get to sleep and you get to sleep at night. 179 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 4: But I've got a great team around me. I feel 180 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 4: so supportive. My team are united, they're working together. We're 181 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 4: out in the streets where we're knocking on people's doors, 182 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 4: having genuine conversations everywhere. And as I said, this is 183 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 4: an exciting time of the political cycle, campaigns and when 184 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 4: the game is really on as and voting starts on Monday, 185 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 4: Prepole vote starts on Monday, with the final final day 186 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 4: of voting on the eighth of March. 187 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: All right, are you getting the band back together a 188 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: bit for the campaign too? With Mark who's joining you? 189 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: I believe on Mark McGowan joining on some. 190 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 4: Of the Yeah, well it's certainly coming on Sunday the launch. Yeah, 191 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 4: Mark remains a great mate, you know. 192 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 2: I know he's moved on from pology. 193 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: He has, but it's an unprecedented sort of duo that, 194 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: you know, during an unprecedented because of the unprecedented time. 195 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,959 Speaker 4: Yeah, we went so closely together during COVID and we're 196 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 4: very proud of that period, not just in terms of 197 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 4: the way perhaps the government performed, but the way the 198 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 4: whole community came together under COVID. So I've certainly invited 199 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 4: him along to the campaign launch. I've got a couple 200 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 4: of other old leaders that are joining us as well. 201 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 4: It's a way to bring the WA family together. But 202 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 4: I mean, if Mark and Mark might be helping out 203 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 4: in some of the campaigns around the community as well. 204 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 3: When you said the word due, I thought about March eight. 205 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 3: There's Roger yet to put the Batman suit back on. 206 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 2: We'll see. 207 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 4: I'd love to put the Batman suit back on it 208 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 4: and hopefully I haven't put on too much weight over 209 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 4: the campaign period. 210 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 2: And doughnuts and coffee. 211 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: All right, so you can start voting on Monday, but 212 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: March eight is the big one, two weeks from Saturday. 213 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: Thanks for coming in. 214 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 2: Great to be with you guys.