Page 2455 - Week 09 - Tuesday, 7 August 1990
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I think it should be pointed out that this policy which has just been tabled by Mrs Grassby is a beauty. It is a letter addressed to commercial tenants and is signed by, of all people, that person who is anathema to the current Leader of the Opposition - - -
Mr Berry: Trevor Kaine's mate.
MR DUBY: One Paul Whalan. How the tide has turned, Mr Acting Speaker! One who used to be the loyal acolyte of the former deputy now refers to Mr Whalan as "Trevor Kaine's mate". Times have changed. I believe this letter was put out by Mr Whalan the week before the election, promising legislation.
Mr Jensen: Where is it?
MR DUBY: Where is it? Where is the legislation? It was not produced in the seven months. Obviously the loony left and the squishy squashy soft centres of the party prevented it coming into fact. Is this really what was tabled? It is amazing! There are not many policies, Mr Acting Speaker, that start:
Commercial Tenants
Next Saturday you will vote for the first Parliament to govern the ACT.
... We invite your support.
What a great policy! As I said, I take this opportunity to congratulate the very learned members of the Government on this initiative and look forward to the early introduction of the proposed code and the legislation promised by a very far-seeing man, Mr Whalan.
DR KINLOCH (8.24): Mr Acting Speaker, I would like to add another voice in support of the Deputy Chief Minister and congratulate the Government on this initiative. It was a great pleasure for me to be at an executive meeting of the Residents Rally last Sunday, at which we talked to some of the people who are interested in this kind of problem about the tremendous difficulties that they face.
At present, the Alliance Government is faced with a considerable number of tough and, we well understand, controversial decisions, and these can often obscure the achievements of the Government in a range of less controversial or less fashionable fields. This present initiative is an excellent representative example of how this Government has gone about its task, establishing a non-partisan committee of this Assembly to report quickly on the situation and then acting to address the need emerging in the community by getting its experts in the public service, together with representatives in the community, to develop a solution. I thought the whole enterprise was to be commended.
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