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people who were prepared to sign it. I think that reflects a tremendous lack of credibility.
With reference to the hospitals, we get a situation where the hospitals are basically about to be sold off and exchanged for private hospitals. Hence there is a further lack of credibility. Many people in Canberra do not accept the notion that these are unrelated events. In effect, what we have is a transition of Canberra from a public sector hospital community to a community divided, so that those who can afford it will be able to get better health services than those that cannot afford it. This is the reality of the situation and this is part of the lack of credibility.
We have a tremendous lack of credibility in the Chief Minister on planning issues, as he is able to bypass a court's decision by issuing a new lease on the Concrete Constructions site, which he did yesterday, and at the same time announce a redevelopment of a site in a manner that is inconsistent with the Civic Centre Policy Plan and with the Metropolitan Policy Plan. He is in the business of supposedly saving money for the people of Canberra, but that announcement will, in effect, cost us over a million dollars a year in recurrent expenses in public transport terms alone.
Mr Jensen: Oh, you are not believing that rubbish, Michael; come on!
MR MOORE: Mr Jensen is very well aware of that. He knows that to be the case.
Mr Jensen: Michael, that is fatuous and you know it.
MR MOORE: Mr Jensen interjects that this is fatuous and I know it. That is certainly not the case and I will emphasise it again - it will cost over a million dollars in recurrent expenses each year from the proposed development over what it would cost if that development took place in Tuggeranong.
With reference to education, of course, there have been massive protests already. The demonstration today and planned demonstrations tomorrow also emphasise the lack of credibility of this Chief Minister - and I emphasise this again - in the sense that he represents the Alliance Government, rather than on a personal basis. I would like to emphasise that again and again. Hence, we have a lack of credibility in education. Overall, each of these things fits into the failure of the Alliance Government to set social goals. That is the important factor. They do not know where they are going except that they are being driven by the dollar. In terms of the community of the ACT, this simply is not good enough.
First of all we have to set our social goals and know what the people of Canberra expect for their dollar. Then it is
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