Page 3022 - Week 10 - Thursday, 16 August 1990
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . .
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 6 NOES, 9
Mr Berry Mr Duby
Mr Connolly Mr Humphries
Ms Follett Mr Jensen
Mrs Grassby Mr Kaine
Mr Moore Dr Kinloch
Mr Wood Ms Maher
Mrs Nolan
Mr Prowse
Mr Stefaniak
Question so resolved in the negative.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion (by Mr Kaine) proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Assembly Business
MR BERRY (5.14): This is the end of the last session before we come back for the budget session, and I think it would be most appropriate if a few words were said about what has happened in these sittings and, in particular, today.
In this set of sittings we have seen the Government confirm that it will continue to dismantle the health system. We have seen this Government confirm that it will continue to rip the education system apart. And, what is most significant about this last day of sittings is that, while this Government opposite refuses even to debate the school closures Bill which was put forward by Ms Follett, this Government opposite is setting itself up with a couple of extra Ministers.
People watching this smorgasbord by the greedy people opposite will be ashamed that they have ever been involved in self-government. What this Government needs to understand is the long-term damage that it is doing to the community. It does not seem to recognise this, although I must say that yesterday there was a glimmer of hope, albeit a very short one, when Hector Kinloch decided to vote for a motion which opposed school closures. I must say that he was pretty soon turned around - the mad bull's head was turned around and he has fallen in line with the Government. Of course, as a signatory to the accord, it would be a breach of contract for Dr Kinloch to persist with any measure that really resulted in protection for our health and education systems. If he was out of step with
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . .