Page 2362 - Week 11 - Wednesday, 1 November 1989
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CONDUCT OF DEBATE
MR SPEAKER: Before members leave, I wish to make a statement. I ask members to plan their speeches according to the time limits detailed in standing orders, particularly on MPIs which have a one hour duration, thus giving as many members as possible the opportunity to speak. The second thing I would ask, before Mr Wood disappears, is that the Administration and Procedures Committee meet in my office immediately after we adjourn. Thirdly, I observe with dismay the motion found necessary by Mr Duby. I implore members to raise the level of debate and the level of public comment, particularly to the media, so that we all benefit and are seen in the eyes of the community as something worth while.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion (by Mr Whalan) proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Australian Army Memorial
MR JENSEN (6.04): Mr Speaker, I rise in this adjournment debate to comment today on a dedication ceremony on Anzac Parade for the Australian army's national memorial. Some people may have noticed the advertisement in the Canberra Times this week encouraging the public and telling them that they were welcome to attend this ceremony which was to dedicate this latest memorial on Anzac Parade today.
Today is an important anniversary for the men and women who have served in the Australian army - a privilege of which I, like my father and other members of my family who have served, am proud. I also understand that the Chief Minister's father served in the army and I am sure that there are other members in this Assembly with similar experiences, either personally or within their family.
Today is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the departure of the first Australian Imperial Force for service in the Middle East and Europe. The subsequent service of these men and women at places such as Gallipoli, the Somme, Menin Road and Pozieres set the standard for the legends of Australian diggers, mateship and service which have been carried down through the years as soldiers fought and died in later battles at places like Tobruk, El Alamein and the Kokoda Trail in the Second World War; Kapyong during service with the United Nations in Korea; and Long Tan, Coral and Balmoral in the Vietnam conflict.
This mateship is symbolised in pictures like this one that I am holding up, which is well known to people who have
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