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please the people of the Territory. Mr Speaker, this is not an ultra-conservative government. This is a government which is epoch making. This is a government which is going to set a new standard in Australia.
I confidently predict that this will not be the last alliance government in this decade in this country. Given the sophistry and the sort of gamesmanship of the Labor Party, there will remain for some years a lot of people fooled by the type of insincerity that we hear mouthed in this chamber. But the people are waking up. They are appointing independents and they are warming to the view that the Labor Party, as was candidly admitted here tonight, does not admit of any coalition arrangements - and it has not since 1908 - with any other group or party. It is born to rule. It is forming the born to rule mentality again because it conned the greens in the last Federal election and appointed Ros Kelly to be a right green environment Minister. Mr Speaker, the truth of the matter is that we have heard the full admission here this evening - - -
Mr Berry: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker, on the issue of digression. Again, you might just draw it to Mr Collaery's attention.
MR SPEAKER: You are getting away from the point there, Mr Collaery. Please proceed.
MR COLLAERY: Mr Speaker, Rosemary Follett said at page 3 of her budget response, "How can you expect cooperation when there is no involvement? The Kaine budget process is a recipe for confrontation". (Extension of time granted)
I am indebted to members.
Mrs Grassby: We will be here all night, Bernard.
MR COLLAERY: Mrs Grassby has got another five minutes at the oars and now she is punishing.
Mr Speaker, I repeat the words: "How can you expect cooperation when there is no involvement? The Kaine budget process is a recipe for confrontation". The fact is that Rosemary Follett spelt out her program there. She said that there would be no involvement by the Opposition in assisting us to see the Territory through its most difficult stages and, moreover, she promised confrontation. She promised it. Her Labor left have done a putsch in the Labor Party and they have got a little temporary grasp of power here in the ACT. They will be rolled by the Labor right in no time. The Federal Labor right will pass the same messages as they passed to us all a few months ago: "For God's sake, how embarrassing. Get rid of them. Put them out of their misery". The fact is that we see here in front of us now the Labor left - - -
Mr Berry: Dare I raise a point of order about digressing?
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