Page 586 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 20 March 1990
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this Assembly and this Territory. The greatest tragedy that could happen to the ACT would be for there to be a change of government and for the coalition - this funny coalition, which we see here - to be replicated in the Commonwealth Parliament. This is the sort of thing that we have got to guard against and every person worth his or her salt should be out there working, working to ensure that the Hawke Labor Government is returned in the Commonwealth Parliament. I must say that I am proud to have been invited to be associated with and to help in the campaign. I refer not only to the campaign for Jim Snow, but I have also helped in the campaign in relation to Ros Kelly's electorate of Canberra, John Langmore's electorate of Fraser, and also the Senate. On one of those occasions when I was so helping, I happened to bump into a Liberal candidate, and I said to this Liberal candidate - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Whalan, relevance, please.
MR WHALAN: Read your standing orders.
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Whalan!
MR WHALAN: I said to one of the Liberal candidates, "I haven't seen Trevor much in the campaign". This Liberal candidate replied, "We want to win. We're not bringing Trevor into the campaign". So that is the reason why we have not seen Trevor in the Federal campaign. One would have thought that they would have taken the opportunity to troop out the Chief Minister, to have him out there campaigning for them. One would have thought that this would have been a great opportunity. But tonight, the night when members of the public have the opportunity to come into this chamber out of hours, because two members of the Cabinet had to go to a grog show the Government decided to cancel the sitting. I think that it was probably wise to do so because the last time we had a night sitting, I remember the behaviour of one particular Minister quite well. When he came back into the chamber, having clearly been out for dinner, his behaviour reflected the fact that he had had a pretty good dinner.
MR SPEAKER: Order! I ask you to withdraw that comment, Mr Whalan, it is imputing the behaviour of the members.
MR WHALAN: Mr Speaker, there is nothing wrong with somebody having a pretty good dinner. I am not passing judgment. I wish to state quite categorically that I admire people who enjoy their meals.
MR SPEAKER: Please withdraw the statement. I rule that there was an imputation in your statement.
MR WHALAN: I withdraw, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Whalan. Whilst we are on points of order, Mr Whalan, as you are regularly drawing my attention to standing orders, I draw your attention to
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