Page 428 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 21 February 1990
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Follett Labor Government on the expenditure of those funds in pursuit of health promotion.
As far as the community is aware, no structure has been set in place to examine proposals and ensure that the money is allocated in the best possible way. It is being kept very quiet because I am quite certain that the Treasury officials and Government members would be casting their greedy eyes on the money as it lies there, and I am quite sure that in the structure of the Government there are stronger people than those associated with sport.
I think the most important issue in relation to health in the Territory, and in particular in relation to the allocation of funds to sport, is that health promotion fund. We need to ensure that the focus of this Assembly remains on that fund until those moneys are identified in a consultative way for allocation to sport, and the community will achieve, I am sure, a resultant improvement in health and fitness. I am sure that we would have support in the community in attempting to force the Government into the open, as we have done on a number of occasions in the last couple of months, on this issue of health promotion funding. While the Government fiddles around on the issue of sport in the community, the sporting organisations languish through the lack of funds.
Today the Labor Opposition sought from the Government a full list of its policies. This will put to rest what Mr Collaery said. It was delivered at 11.00 am, and there was no sports policy. So do not give us that business about playing around last night. Clearly the sports policy has been cobbled together since 11 o'clock this morning.
MRS GRASSBY (3.58): The failure of the Alliance Government to produce a sports policy stands in contrast to the commitment which the Labor Government gave in this area when it first came to power.
Mr Kaine: Where was all this commitment expressed? Let us see your policy paper on the table.
MRS GRASSBY: We have a policy. I wish to speak today about the importance of the community sports policy from the perspective of social justice and its importance to women. As we saw at question time, women do not really matter; they cannot even answer questions directed to them! You asked why Mr Wood was not part of our Cabinet. Why did you not have a woman in your Cabinet?
Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, are these the people to whom you were referring in that ABC - - -
MR SPEAKER: Is this a point of order, Mr Berry?
Mr Berry: Yes, it is a point of order. Are these the people to whom you were referring in that ABC article? If they are, you should name them.
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