Page 1695 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 29 May 1990
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It is outrageous, ugly and immoral. All you have to do, Mr Kaine, is go out and have a look at a few of the twisted and torn bodies at a motor vehicle accident and smell the alcohol on the injured. That might bright you to your senses on this issue, although I doubt it.
We have come to the stage where self-government has fallen into disrepute because of the actions of this Government. Mr Collaery is considering an ACT gaol and I must say that, in the light of the Government's behaviour, it will probably be an expensive gaol with lots of plush appointments, because at some time in the future, if this sort of behaviour is allowed with Ministers, it will have to cope with Ministers carrying out their duties in a gaol - - -
Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, I would ask that the member withdraw that remark.
MR SPEAKER: Order! I request you withdraw that.
MR BERRY: Withdraw what?
Mr Humphries: The reference to the members of the Government ending up in gaol.
MR BERRY: I will not withdraw it, Mr Speaker, and I just draw to your attention what I said. I made it clear that it was about the Government fixing up a gaol which might at some point in the future house Ministers.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Berry, there was an imputation on all members of the Government. I ask you to withdraw that imputation.
MR BERRY: I withdraw it inasmuch as it might affect members of the Government opposite.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you.
MR BERRY: The gaol would be designed so that the work of a government might continue, it seems to me, because that is the level of behaviour that the Chief Minister finds acceptable. He must know that the Liberal Party's electoral chances have been mortally damaged by the Duby-Nolan affairs and yet he seems more concerned with power. If he is sitting back waiting for Mr Duby to react responsibly - Mrs Nolan became frustrated by it and broke ranks - he should not hold his breath because I do not think Mr Duby would act responsibly in any way in this Assembly. He has not done so thus far. There are a number of precedents in the Federal Parliament. Ian Sinclair stood aside during his court case.
Mr Kaine: You thought he was terrific for seven months. He was one of your mates.
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