Page 2940 - Week 10 - Thursday, 16 August 1990
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he and his staff have behaved with the greatest concern and care in that matter. There have never been slanging matches or abuse or front-up fights or anything of that sort. It has always been done with very great propriety. On a previous occasion of a difference of opinion, I offered to stand down, and he was most generous in dealing with that difficult situation - and, I will add, he appointed me, despite our differences of opinion, to be chairman of the consultative committee. Similarly, when I reported back, often, opinions which perhaps he would rather not have had - that consultative committee is a very independent committee and his deputy is a very independent person - he listened and he took notice of what was said. He is always alert to what takes place.
In the many months of our association in the Alliance Government, we have met, week by week; we have formal appointments week by week over the issues which confront us in the areas of education and the arts. We have also, of course, met informally - and I cannot help noticing that he was willing to spend $30 for my underwear. But that is another matter. Whether formally or informally, we spoke on a very wide range of issues. The school reconstruction, AKA school closures issue is only one of the areas we have jointly dealt with. In any week there would be a whole range of things that go far beyond this contentious matter of school closures where, frankly, we are in agreement. In the area of the arts, I have seen him attend meeting after meeting, dealing with questions about TAU theatre, Gorman House, the arts community and so forth.
We have been very much as one in dealing with that very extensive arts community. Bill Wood has also been excellently involved with that. He has seen that for himself, and I think it would be only fair to say that in respect of that area of work he would have no quarrel - and I do not have a difference of opinion over it either.
So, I want to say in general, then, that I think this censure motion is uncalled for. I think one could have a reverse motion of worry about the attitudes of the Labor Party, as already expressed - - -
Mr Moore: I rise on a point of order, Mr Speaker, under standing order 62, relevance. This is about an attack on the health and education system, or the amendment.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Your objection is overruled, Mr Moore. Please proceed, Dr Kinloch.
DR KINLOCH: Thank you. I recognise that I am not speaking on the health issue. It is not one with which I have been as closely identified with Mr Humphries as I have with the education issue. On the education issue, it is a day by day, week by week, regular association both personally and in the joint party room, and also in connection with all other members of the Alliance Government. I can only say that this Assembly should be grateful that we have in the
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