Page 2552 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 8 August 1990
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MR ACTING SPEAKER: He has been given leave to make a statement, Mr Berry, so - - -
Mr Berry: Not by me, he has not.
MR KAINE: If you would sit down and listen for once you would understand what was going on. But as the members of your own convention said on Friday, you are stupid, you do not understand. I really appreciate the courtesy from the members of the other side of the house; it is amazing, is it not? They are the ones who have the effrontery to talk about ethics and later this day, if they get a chance, they will talk about an ethics committee. Look at Mr Berry - nothing but a larrikin and a hooligan.
Mr Berry: Mr Acting Speaker, come on - - -
MR ACTING SPEAKER: I think perhaps you had better withdraw that, Chief Minister.
MR KAINE: I withdraw. As I have been trying to say for about five minutes now - if Mr Berry would allow me to say it - the Government is prepared to allow the debate to proceed now, and because of the importance and the urgency of it, we are also prepared to move to suspend standing orders to allow the debate to be concluded today - that is, we will allow an extra hour of private members' business. I am making an offer; we will see what the Opposition's response is. Its leader just spent 20 minutes telling us how urgent and important the matter was. We are prepared to debate it.
Mr Berry: Withdraw the point of order, Bernard.
MR ACTING SPEAKER: He might have to do so, but let us just hear the Chief Minister out.
MR KAINE: It is clear that Mr Berry wants to debate the matter, Mr Acting Speaker, but not in accordance with the standing orders of the house. He does not want to see the debate proceed in an orderly fashion. He will do it by interjection, but he will not proceed to debate it in an orderly fashion. I am giving him the opportunity to do so. We will make specific arrangements for this debate to start now and to be completed today and we are prepared to set Government business aside - - -
Mr Berry: It is hurting. The old knife is starting to hurt.
MR KAINE: I am turning the knife on you, mate. You have got to put up or shut up and now is the time. We are prepared to set Government business aside to allow the debate to be completed today. I make the offer to the Leader of the Opposition. You want it debated, we are prepared to debate it. I invite the Leader of the Opposition to respond to that invitation.
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