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should be pursuing. There is a lot of good information in that report and many good suggestions which will be considered by this Government. A number of initiatives have been taken already, especially - and very controversially - in the health and education fields by the Minister for Health, Education and the Arts, Mr Humphries. Those are controversial decisions. But controversial decisions have to be made for the benefit of this Territory.
In the circumstances, I think both Mr Stevenson's motion and Mr Moore's amendment are nonsense motions because this Government, in my opinion, is doing well in troubled times. Indeed, it will continue to address the real issues and the real problems facing the Territory. There is no greater problem than the cutting off of Federal funds to which we have been so used. The fact is that we are now very much standing on our own two feet.
I reiterate that any lack of credibility and integrity and any hypocrisy really rest with the Federal Labor Government and not this ACT Alliance Government. (Quorum formed)
DR KINLOCH (2.50): I also would like to acknowledge Mr Wood's opening comments about having one's words quoted. I was rather delighted to hear Mr Stevenson quoting those words. I will certainly stand by them. Indeed, I would like to strengthen them.
I acknowledge and, indeed, honour the strength of Mr Stevenson's opinions. I will not quote Voltaire fully, but he has every right to have those opinions and he does it courageously. I share many, although not necessarily all, of his views on the hard-core pornography issue. I will continue to support him in his efforts to make sure that the ACT joins the States of the Commonwealth in protecting the civil rights of women and children vis-a-vis hard-core pornography.
But I ask Mr Stevenson to recognise that the Bill to ban X-rated videos was lost. I regret that. As he well knows, I am not happy that this industry continues to exist in our national capital, and I urge him to continue his fight to have this industry banned from the ACT. But the Bill was lost. The question then was what to do next. Of course, a purist answer is always to say nothing but the pure.
Mr Berry: Well, say it in the joint party room.
DR KINLOCH: Mr Speaker, I raise a point of order under standing order 61. I personally object to being interrupted.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Dr Kinloch; please proceed.
DR KINLOCH: I am going to insist on standing order 61, and I ask you to name people if they interrupt.
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