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now quote from Hansard, page 2307. This occurred on 1 November 1989. I well remember the day, Mr Speaker, because, as Mr Berry would know from the lapsing nature of the Labor Party, that is All Souls' Day. Mr Berry got up after question time on 1 November 1989 and he decided to give a ministerial statement. The Hansard starts off:
Mr Kaine: This'll be a ripper.
... ... ...
Mrs Grassby: With bated breath.
MR BERRY: Waiting with bated breath and I - - -
Mr Humphries: He needs better health.
Then you launched into a statement, Mr Berry, that is six Hansard pages long of close print. I make that 3,600 words. Then your late esteemed colleague Mr Whalan stood up on the same day and immediately afterwards, Mr Berry - - -
Members interjected.
MR COLLAERY: Just listen. Mr Speaker, you can deliver the sentence in a minute. I just want to convict the witness. Then Mr Whalan stood up, and between pages 2313 and 2315 - and that was the day when Mr Whalan spoke clearly and concisely - he only occupies another - - -
Mrs Grassby: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; I understood that Mr Berry was saying we were not given notice.
MR COLLAERY: I am coming to that.
Mrs Grassby: I thought that was the point.
MR COLLAERY: This is not a point of order, Mr Speaker.
Mrs Grassby: I would rather have Mr Speaker tell me I do not have a point of order than you, Mr Collaery.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Relevance please, Mr Collaery.
MR COLLAERY: The relevance of what I am saying, Mr Speaker, is that Mr Berry states that he was not given notice. I say, on advice given to me from the Government whip, that he was told on Friday that there was to be a ministerial statement and he was told this morning that there was to be a second one. Mrs Nolan advised me of that just now. I point out the gross hypocrisy of Mr Berry's protestations when I put to you that a whole section of an afternoon session was taken up with national better health programs by Mr Berry and a statement on the industry assistance program by Mr Whalan. This was on 1 November 1989. You are in a glasshouse, Mr Berry. We totally reject this argument. It has been totally and comprehensively demolished. The man should hang his head in shame and let us get on with the business of governing the Territory.
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