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of 29 May 1989 written to Mr N.P. Pratt, MP, member for Adelaide. It is in material which all members have received. In this letter, in effect, the Commonwealth Government gives up its responsibility and hands it over to the ACT. We throw the industry back to the ALP Federal Government which first gave it birth.
Finally, may I proffer a quotation from a book which I highly commend, one of the authors of which is C. Everett Koop, who was surgeon-general of the USA. This is Pornography: A Human Tragedy, 1986. As we think about pornography and think about social values, human values, perceptions of reality, I leave you with this quotation by David Scott:
If people who embrace Marxist works learn Marxist values, and people who embrace religious works learn religious values, should not one assume that people who embrace pornography learn pornographic values.
Mr Whalan: We are used to your insulting remarks, silly old fool.
Mr Stevenson: I take a point of order on that, Mr Speaker. There is absolutely no call for such remarks from the Deputy Chief Minister.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Stevenson. Please refrain.
Dr Kinloch: Mr Speaker, I did not hear the remark and I do not take umbrage from it.
MR BERRY (Minister for Community Services and Health) (8.35): Mr Speaker, in the Leader of the Opposition's opening remarks he talked about loot and lust and seized upon emotions to try to undermine this important tax which, of course, will impact rather heavily on the Government's budget. It has been said that the budget will achieve taxes of $2.5m this year and $5m in a full year and that is an important part of a budget strategy which is not in tatters, Mr Leader of the Opposition. But I must say that with the saboteurs at work - - -
Mr Kaine: Are we not allowed to criticise you?
MR BERRY: With the saboteurs at work it might well be in tatters if you have your way.
Mr Kaine: Very sensitive; very sensitive.
MR BERRY: And this is from a person who walked away from the budget consultative process.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Minister, please stick to the debate.
Mr Kaine: The budget consultative sham.
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