Page 113 - Week 01 - Wednesday, 14 February 1990
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The Government has continually expressed its support for the provision of a pool in the Tuggeranong Valley, and I think it is sheer hypocrisy, blatant pork-barrelling and political opportunism for Mr Whalan to raise this issue on the floor of the house this morning. Why could there not have been a rational bipartisan approach to the problem? No, Mr Speaker, we have got a Federal election on so that is the way it has got to be. It is unfortunate, but I would suggest that the people of Tuggeranong will very quickly see through the sheer blatant hypocrisy of the group across from us and give them what they deserve, not only in the Federal election but in the next ACT Assembly election when the time comes around.
MRS GRASSBY (12.07): Mr Speaker, I rise to support Mr Whalan's motion. As a Minister, I was responsible for sporting facilities in the Labor Government.
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mrs Grassby. You are talking to the amendment at the moment, not Mr Whalan's motion.
MRS GRASSBY: Yes, I am.
Mr Kaine: So you support the amendment too, no doubt?
MRS GRASSBY: No, I do not support the amendment. What I want to get from you is what priority the pool ha? We can see the light at the end of tunnel for the Government. The light has gone out - there is none. We have flushed you out.
Mr Whalan: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; my understanding of the standing orders is that Mrs Grassby can speak both to the amendment and the motion.
Mr Collaery: Yes, she can.
Mr Kaine: Yes, if she wants; we will let her anyway. We like to hear what she has to say.
MRS GRASSBY: I do not think you are going to have much say in it though, Mr Kaine. We do have a Speaker who will decide. I think he is running the house very well, so I will let him decide what I have the right to do and what not to do. I will not let you decide, Mr Kaine. After all, we supported him as Speaker and I am quite happy for him to make the decisions about how this house should be run, not you. It is no use Mr Collaery claiming that the former Government made no commitment to the swimming pool, because we did make a commitment. It is quite clear from the papers that Mr Whalan has that the swimming pool would have been included in the capital works program if the Labor Government had had the chance to do it.
Mr Kaine: When - next year or the year after?
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