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discussing this evening, they always seem to appear following a loss of a debating point. Undoubtedly, we have good days, we have bad days. Sometimes the debate goes the way of the Opposition. I know that. Sometimes it does not. I also know that. But it appears to me that the personal name calling, the slur, the slang, the innuendoes always seem to arise from the loss of a debating point.
Mr Moore: From Mr Collaery.
MR SPEAKER: Order! I would ask you to withdraw that, Mr Moore.
Mr Moore: Withdraw what, Mr Speaker?
MR SPEAKER: You named Mr Collaery as being the perpetrator of these slurs and innuendoes.
Mr Moore: Well, Mr Speaker, are you going to ask Mr Duby to withdraw his references to Mr Whalan? I said, "Mr Collaery" at the same time as he said, "Mr Whalan". You now ask me to withdraw but you do not ask Mr Duby. Is that even-handed, Mr Speaker?
MR SPEAKER: Just withdraw, Mr Moore, please.
MR DUBY: If people care to read the Hansard, as we have been enjoined to tonight by Mr Wood, I think they will clearly see the point. I think the member does himself and the Assembly a disservice. (Extension of time granted) Earlier tonight in the adjournment debate we heard the Leader of the Opposition claim that we had wasted hours and hours discussing education. What a sham.
We also heard her say that the report by the Administration and Procedures Committee on matters that will affect the very workings of this Assembly for at least the next two years, were "a waste of time". The Leader of the Opposition said at the time that she accepted completely the recommendations of the report, but to date we do not have one additional Labor member on the committees, not one. The Labor members will "look into it", they will determine when they will join in the full and proper operations of this Assembly. With seven seconds to go, I would like to take this opportunity to wish the Leader of the Opposition a happy birthday.
MR JENSEN (11.06): Mr Speaker, I will be brief. In relation to what we have heard tonight, it is very easy when you are on your feet to make a statement knowing full well that what you are making as a statement is disorderly and you will have to withdraw it. It is very easy to do that and, in fact, this happens quite a lot. I think it is about time that all of us in this Assembly think very carefully before we throw in interjections or statements in our speeches knowing full well that a point of order will be called and the member will be asked to withdraw it. This in some respects is almost bordering on deliberate
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