Page 3958 - Week 14 - Tuesday, 23 October 1990
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demonstrates an extraordinary somersault. I do not want to be personal. I just find it philosophically and logically unsound.
Secondly, Mr Speaker, Mr Moore advanced arguments about the town having so many poor people. That is admitted and that is part of modern tragedy. Of course, Mr Berry, you know as well as I do - through you, Mr Speaker - that a lot of that has to do with the policies of your Labor Treasurer, the disgraceful policies that he has pursued.
I could say in reply - although I do not claim it is the argument - that Canberra has the highest per capita income of the nation. These arguments can go on and get lost in the sand, Mr Speaker. The real issue is that if you speed on the Tullamarine Freeway you will be fined more than, or close to, these amounts. I think it is $130 for going over the speed limit on the Tullamarine Freeway. Really, we are not doing anything that is out of step with the rest of the country. In fact, as Mr Duby said, our fines are lower.
I think it would be unnecessarily divisive if Assembly members go out on this issue and say that they have stood and fought hard to keep fines down but this money-grubbing Government increased fines. These are long overdue adjustments of penalty rates. They have been required throughout the community. A broad spectrum of people have spoken to me and I am sure to Mr Duby, and perhaps other members, about these issues. It is not an ideologically driven exercise. It would be unfortunate if that argument is used against us.
MR MOORE (9.59): I do not think I will close the debate because we will all get a chance to speak. Mr Collaery suggesting that there is a lack of logic in my motivation does not surprise because Mr Collaery has so little understanding of logic.
Mr Jensen: Coming from you, that is terrific.
MR MOORE: Some of us have a major in our degree in such things, Mr Jensen.
Mr Duby: He is saying that he has a piece of paper certifying it.
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Duby!
MR MOORE: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I think that Mr Collaery has been kind enough to give us some of the words that we can use in due time, and that was very thoughtful of him. But the most important thing in terms of logic is trying to determine what this Government is about. One Minister tells us that it has nothing to do with revenue raising. The next minute Mr Collaery stands up and talks about how we need to raise the revenue in order to support the extra tens of millions of dollars that he has spent on the police force and has committed the ACT to in the future.
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