Page 4638 - Week 16 - Tuesday, 27 November 1990
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Mr Kaine: We said that we would abolish the Community Development Fund, old chap. That is what we said. Back in the election campaign, that is what we said.
MR BERRY: What about the Residents Rally? Who would believe them any more? What about the schools and hospitals? Who would believe them? Nobody would believe them. You all need those little hats with the pompoms and the bells on the end of them. You are all a bunch of clowns.
You cannot add up your figures. You try to hide what I would describe as a criminal act in the cover-up of the Community Development Fund. The fact of the matter is that the CDF has been ripped off, and the funds have been tucked away in a cunning little kick by this Government to fund some of its outrageous initiatives. This is the Government that promises all sorts of things to the people of Canberra. It consists of a whole range of people who promised all sorts of services to the people in the community.
Mr Duby: Come on, let us talk about hospitals.
MR BERRY: Mr Duby should mention the matter of hospitals. It is an important issue for the Territory because over on that side there are some rats who ratted on the community in respect of the provision of hospital services.
Mr Jensen: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker.
MR BERRY: The cap fits, does it, Mr Jensen? The cap fits.
MR SPEAKER: Order!
Mr Jensen: I am sorry, Mr Speaker, but I think we have put up with this nonsense for too long. I think relevance is probably in order here. Mr Berry is supposed to be talking about the CDF fund, not the hospitals.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Jensen. Please proceed to the point, Mr Berry.
MR BERRY: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I am pleased that you did not see that that was unparliamentary, because it is particularly relevant for the members opposite. They are the people who have ratted on those who deliver services to the community and who work hard for this community. It is true that they work at Government expense, but from a funding mechanism which allows them to identify the amounts of funds which are available for their organisations. They, nevertheless, can apply through a recognised process - which some of them have some concerns about - which allows them access to these funds for the delivery of services which they promise on the basis of that funding.
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