Page 2688 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 21 September 2022

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I go back to my initial point, Mr Assistant Speaker. This is the single most arrogantly hypocritical government in the history of the entire nation, and we are not going to let you get away with it.

MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Economic Development and Minister for Tourism) (4.40): I move:

Omit all text after “That this Assembly”, substitute:

“(1) notes:

(a) the ACT Government is committed to making Canberra a more sustainable city;

(b) the ACT Government should aim to be fiscally responsible with revenue from Canberrans; and

(2) further recognises the Our Canberra newsletter:

(a) is currently available online;

(b) is currently distributed monthly for 11 months of the year;

(c) consistently ranks as one of the most preferred methods for Canberrans to receive government communication – particularly for older Canberrans; and

(d) recently changed to non-recycled, imported paper stock sourced from sustainably managed forests due to supply issues with 100 per cent recycled, coated paper sourced overseas which was previously used; and

(3) calls on the ACT Government to:

(a) continue monitoring the availability of 100 per cent recycled paper and move back to recycled, coated paper stock for Our Canberra as soon as it is financially viable;

(b) more prominently highlight the ability for Canberrans to access the newsletter online via other Government communication channels; and

(c) continue asking Canberrans what communication channels they would like to see the Government use for delivery of important information, with specific consideration of community members, such as older Canberrans and people at risk of digital exclusion, who rely on physical newsletters to receive government communications.”.

I give Mr Parton 6 out of 10 for his comedy and 7 out of 10 for the delivery. He certainly has gone over—he has dialled it up to 11!—on the hyperbole, though. Well done. Well done, Mark! You have undoubtedly got a social media video in your theatrical performance. You have certainly elevated hypocrisy to a new level, given that your complaints about this newsletter were undertaken whilst you were busy in the background pumping out your own printed material. I appreciate the purity of Mr Parton’s stated view. Of course I am sure he will never, ever produce another piece of written material again in his time.

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