Page 2217 - Week 07 - Thursday, 6 June 1991

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Mr Collaery: Mr Jensen is an honourable person. Mr Duby should withdraw it in an unqualified sense and await his moment to try to get the word in at some other time. He has not acceded to your direction, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: Mr Duby, I would just ask you to make an unqualified withdrawal.

Mr Duby: I withdraw.

MR JENSEN: Mr Speaker, Ms Follett has acknowledged the importance both of closely examining the financial affairs and bureaucratic handling of health in the ACT and of ensuring that a proper system of premiums is in place for the renewal of commercial leases. The people of Canberra will be watching with interest to make sure, if she is elected Chief Minister, that she does not forget these undertakings.

We in the Rally have always had one overriding aim - to ensure that, whether in or out of government, we are achieving the best outcome for Canberra. That is why we have produced a blueprint for stable government, Mr Speaker - so that the community will know that we have been striving, on their behalf, to achieve undertakings from the major parties - - -

Mr Kaine: Will you put your blueprint on the table?

MR JENSEN: Yes, I am quite happy to put our blueprint on the table, through you, Mr Speaker.

Mr Kaine: Has that got Rosemary's signature on the bottom of it?

MR SPEAKER: Order!

MR JENSEN: I am quite happy to put our blueprint on the table, Mr Speaker, and I seek leave to do so.

Leave granted.

MR JENSEN: I table a copy of the blueprint for restoring stable government put out by the Residents Rally and dated 5 June 1991. Mr Speaker, I still believe that the government versus opposition style is not appropriate for an Assembly of this size. As the Rally takes its seats on the cross benches, we will be trying to keep both parties open and accountable. What I now want to table, for the edification of members, is a document showing the Rally's policy summaries.

Leave granted.

MR JENSEN: The policies shown in green are those policies that have been achieved by the Rally while it has been participating in the Alliance Government. Those in red - rhodamine, actually - are areas that were in the process of


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