This is the full text of the press conference held to present the coalition’s response to the Charter of Demands presented by the 3 Independent members of the Legislative Assembly.
Transcript of Victorian coalition leader’s press conference.
SPEAKERS:
- JEFF KENNETT, Premier of Victoria
- MARK BIRRELL, Minister for Industry, Science & Technology, Government Leader in the Upper House
- PAT McNAMARA, Deputy Premier, Minister for Agriculture and Resources
- GEOFF CRAIGE, Minister for Decentralisation, Minister for Business & Employment
JEFF KENNETT: All right. Well, thank you very much. We are officially releasing the Coalition’s response to the Independents’ Charter this morning. Can I just make the point we’re releasing it now, because during the discussions we had with the Independents, they requested that we give them time to consider the document before we released it publicly. And we have honoured that undertaking. [Read more…]