Page 1513 - Week 05 - Thursday, 18 April 1991
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there is no question about the fact that, when you are on that roll and you are going for your sixth head, you certainly need courage. I think all those qualities have been well and amply demonstrated both by our servicemen over the years and by the Australian population generally whenever they go into a two-up ring.
I think it is appropriate that we have this legislation passed before Anzac Day, because there are links between the tradition of Australian military service and the habit of playing two-up on that particular day to celebrate it and, as I said, to get together with one's old companions and new friends to do what is traditionally an Australian thing to do.
As he was giving his speech, Mr Connolly struck me as the sort of fellow about whom, as I was watching, I would think, "I bet you that Terry could not throw three heads if his life depended on it". As a matter of fact, I would be prepared to have a go with him on Anzac Day myself if he would like to nominate the location. We could see how we went and we could see whether a bit of ingenuity, perseverance and, of course, courage could be demonstrated by Mr Connolly. We might well be able to do that.
The game, of course, has many sayings that have crept into the Australian idiom and the Australian way of life. We all know what the phrase, "Come in, spinner" refers to, and many is the time that I have felt like saying that here. "Come in, spinner", of course, is what always comes to my mind whenever I see, for example, Mr Berry jumping to his feet on a point of order after a comment made by, for example, the Attorney-General. One feels that the hook has well and truly been bitten. We have ringmasters and, of course, there is always the cockatoo, and we certainly know that we have one in this house. As a matter of fact, this is very similar to a two-up ring, in a lot of ways. We have the ringmaster and we have the "come in, spinners" around the place, and I know that we have a cockatoo over in the corner.
Dr Kinloch: The spruiker.
MR DUBY: Yes, unfortunately, she is not here at the moment, but I am sure that she would be a good cockatoo for any two-up game. There is no way a policeman could get past her without people knowing about it.
So, all in all, I welcome this particular piece of legislation. I think it is good to see that the Assembly has taken it in an attitude that really reflects what it is. It really is a piece of fun legislation. It is almost, in effect, a celebration by this Assembly of some of the best things and best features of the Australian way of life. I certainly endorse the actions by the Attorney-General in making sure that this tradition, which I think
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