Page 952 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 27 March 1990
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Mr Jensen: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I have listened for a while, but I think standing order 52 probably applies, reflection on past vote in relation to members voting.
MR SPEAKER: Order! I do not believe that Mr Moore was reflecting on a past vote. Please proceed, Mr Moore.
MR MOORE: Of course I was not. I am reflecting on the whole Government, Mr Speaker, I am not reflecting on an individual past vote. If anything, I am reflecting on all past votes.
Mr Jensen: I raise a point of order. I am sorry, Mr Speaker, but Mr Moore has already said "Dr Kinloch's vote". So he is reflecting on a past vote of a member of this Assembly.
MR MOORE: I withdraw any imputation, Mr Speaker. The point about the Government is that it is so flimsy, and one thing that it does have, of course, is a great fear of something breaking up. It cannot allow that because nearly every member of the Government, with the exception of the Liberal members, realises that his or her chance of getting re-elected is very slim. The chances of the Liberals ever getting back into power here are even slimmer still over the next decade or so because they will use this two-year period as best they can to take away the rights of the common people.
We will see them slash away at education, health and all these other areas, supposedly on the grounds of making tough, responsible decisions. Instead, of course, they will make stupid decisions which will be recognised by the people of Canberra who will eject them because they did not vote for this coalition in the first place. The people either voted for no self-government, which they did not get - although tonight's effort is moving us towards it; so, perhaps, you are making your contribution that way - or they voted for the Residents Rally. Look what they got - just a litany of broken promises.
MR KAINE (Chief Minister) (10.35): I do not think I have heard quite as incredible a speech as Mr Moore's for a long time. Mr Moore takes issue with the fact that members on this side of the house actually exercise their right to vote and if we do not vote the way that he would like us to vote, he finds something wrong with that. The fact is - - -
Mr Moore: On a point of order, Mr Speaker, standing order 52, reflecting on a vote.
MR SPEAKER: Objection overruled. Please proceed, Chief Minister.
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