Page 241 - Week 01 - Thursday, 15 February 1990
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On Wednesdays she used to ring - and this went on for two years - to book a seat on the XPT and was told that it was booked out. On Fridays she would ring and get a seat. When she got on the train on the Friday night it would be more than half empty. The instructions were given to the State Rail Authority to run down the railways in New South Wales so that the New South Wales Minister for Transport could make a statement that the XPT did not pay; and when it did not pay, they could close it down. You are going to do that by closing everything down, telling us it does not pay and selling it all off, taking the jobs of public servants.
Mr Jensen: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; I am amazed. I am trying to work out the relevance of what Mrs Grassby is saying in relation to the debate before us.
Mrs Grassby: It is very relevant.
Mr Jensen: We do not own the train.
Mrs Grassby: Listen. Listen, and you will know.
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mrs Grassby! Thank you, Mr Jensen, for your observation. Please make your comments relevant, Mrs Grassby.
Ms Follett: On a another point of order, Mr Speaker; throughout Mrs Grassby's remarks there have been constant interruptions and interjections from the other side of the house.
Mr Kaine: It's just like this morning in reverse, is it not?
Ms Follett: I ask you to call them to order. They cannot help themselves.
Mr Kaine: You thought it was hilarious this morning.
Ms Follett: I ask you to call members on that side of the house to order every time it is necessary.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you for your observation. Your point of order is upheld, Ms Follett. Please proceed, Mrs Grassby.
MRS GRASSBY: The point that I am making is that this Government will do exactly what Greiner has done in New South Wales. The people in New South Wales will show Greiner at the next election exactly how they feel about him. Mr Kaine believes that if you rob Peter to pay Paul, which is big business, it does not matter. You will leave us a sad city with no jobs and no businesses. You have already said you will be cutting 3,000 jobs to balance the budget, which we could balance very easily, thank you. You could not even understand it, Mr Kaine.
Mr Kaine: You could have fooled me.
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