Page 956 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 27 March 1990
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Mr Kaine: You want to watch - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Kaine!
MS FOLLETT: I will detail the behaviour that Mr Kaine has gone totally off his brain about. Mr Webb nodded his head in agreement with the Chief Minister. Mr Hehir shook his head in disagreement. What a threat, how appalling! Mr Kaine has overreacted; he is totally out of control. His behaviour has been out of all proportion to what has been going on in this Assembly. He has referred to discipline on this side of the house; Mr Kaine is totally unable to maintain his own self-discipline. His behaviour has been that of a bully and it is totally out of keeping with the dignity of this house. He has consistently spoken over your rulings, Mr Speaker; he has consistently interjected on every speaker on this side of the Assembly. He has not been pulled up for that. But I and other members on this side of the house believe that for their total lack of government business and for their appalling personal behaviour in this Assembly, the behaviour of members opposite is reprehensible.
Federal Election
DR KINLOCH (10.47): Mr Speaker, in view of the events of last weekend, and in harmony with our colleagues, I would like this Assembly to recognise the election of Senator McMullan, Senator Reid, Mrs Kelly and Mr Langmore and send them fraternal greetings from our body to their body.
Assembly - Conduct
MR WOOD (10.47): Mr Speaker, the Government claims to want to run an orderly house, a house that gets on with its business, but I have to say that it is quite unable to do that. It further claims that much of that disorder is due to the Opposition. From where I sit I can observe where the majority of the interjections come from. I can see where most of the angst comes from and I note that tempers and predetermined attitudes make some people seemingly unable to cope with events that arise in the chamber.
Parliaments are notoriously - and I would believe properly - places of considerable contest and disputation. We are here to resolve differences. I do not believe it is helpful, for example, when it seems to be a clear Government tactic - as I witnessed tonight - to bring the axe down on Mr Whalan's head with very little provocation. It seemed clear to me that at some party meeting it had been determined that Mr Whalan would quickly in a day's proceedings get a warning and then very precipitously - - -
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