Page 1455 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 1 May 1990
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MR WOOD: Well, you are getting nice words. I am hearing the honest truth. Where are the positive actions of this Government? Where are they? What are they doing? We are only getting negative messages from this Government. We are getting those things that bring doubt and despair and despondency to this community. All the d's, I might add.
Mr Collaery: They are coming from you. You are talking the market down.
MR WOOD: This Government is talking down the economic climate of this town. Where are we learning? Where is the optimism? What is happening? Where is this confident and thriving city? Look at the messages we are getting - 5,000 jobs are to go over a period of years.
Mr Kaine: That is a falsehood. Nobody ever mentioned 5,000 jobs, Mr Wood.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Chief Minister, please address your comments through the Chair.
MR WOOD: You mean that what I have seen written, the evidence, is wrong?
Mr Kaine: Nobody has ever mentioned 5,000 jobs.
MR WOOD: Well, I am pleased you are changing your mind about that. It seems to be the case.
Mr Kaine: Get your facts straight. Do not misquote. Do not distort.
MR WOOD: Well, you had better be careful in future about what you say, and when you say something you had better darn well mean what you say and not take 10 steps backwards subsequently.
Now, let me take another situation. You might comment on this. What messages are we getting? Look at the Canberra Times site. Industry, commerce, business, the private sector in this town, would dearly like a message from this Government.
Mr Kaine: Why did you not fix it while you had the chance?
MR WOOD: Well, it was about to go. It was about to happen, was it not, before you stepped in and cut it out? When are you going to do something about that? When the report came out it had three names on it. It had three good names - the now Chief Minister, the now Deputy Chief Minister and Mr Craig Duby - as well as mine. Bear in mind and remember, Mr Collaery, this was a unanimous report. We all agreed. Let me read recommendation 4.12. It says that the committee supports the surrender and re-grant of the lease - on a few simple conditions.
Mr Kaine: On some conditions that have not yet been met.
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