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not named, spokespersons she does not identify and for a section of the industry that clearly wants the big rolling machines, wants the top dollar, and is going to further damage the smaller clubs by rolling in the big denominations and running advertisements in the club magazines and the club circuit saying, "Come to our club. We will pay you 90, 95 per cent".
Mr Duby: Where is her office?
MR COLLAERY: Certainly, yes. You can speak for this too. We will give them a serve now, Mr Speaker, if they want it.
Ms Follett: I have declared my interest, if you were listening to my speech.
Mrs Grassby: Yes, we have all declared our interest.
MR COLLAERY: You have declared your interest. Mr Speaker, I thoroughly endorse those interjections. This crowd opposite, two of them at least, have really declared their interest. They sure have, Mr Speaker. They have done it and there you have that concession on the record. They are speaking for the big high rollers. I do not speak for the high rollers.
That is the political change in this country, Mr Speaker. Not one member of the Opposition was present when people who go to clubs and represent community service organisations who benefit from moneys from some of these clubs were addressed by Janine Haines and me at a national conference this morning. What was the theme throughout the meeting? It was that you cannot rely now on the Labor Party to look for social justice. That is the thematic move at this stage of the century and we have seen another example of the - - -
Mr Connolly: From you and Janine Haines.
Mrs Grassby: Of all people, you and Janine Haines. Isn't that enough. The fruit loops.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Please proceed to the point, Mr Collaery.
MR COLLAERY: Mr Speaker, I should have guessed when I had my writing notes in blue that there would be a blue here over this. The Leader of the Opposition is not capable of commenting on a Bill in measured terms and with a full overview of the issues that her proposed amendment means. Or does she know what her amendment may well bring about? It may well bring about a further problem for the smaller club industry.
We need to assess that issue. We need simply to contact the clubs to see who is bringing in $1 and $2 machines and how they are going to run them. We may well want to see the machines in operation first, before we alter
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