Page 2232 - Week 07 - Thursday, 6 June 1991
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MR PROWSE: I agree that it has not been said today, but it has been said on a number of occasions. What I am coming back to again is: So what? This may be due to his service background, and there may be a better method of dealing with politicians; but no-one can deny that Mr Kaine is always immutable and forthright and does not vacillate, and that is the thing we are going to get in some areas in this parliament from now on. He does not vacillate.
These attributes, to my mind, are the most important qualities of a leader. You know where you stand. We, the people of the ACT, need a firm hand to guide us through these most difficult times. I therefore give my full support to Trevor Kaine.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: I call Mr Duby.
Mr Moore: The anchorman.
MR DUBY (Minister for Finance and Urban Services) (5.53): I like that description.
Mr Deputy Speaker, I have a lot of speech notes here that I was going to use today in this matter of no confidence in the Government. Of course, what they have addressed quite adequately is all the good things that we, as the Alliance Government, have achieved over a period of time, something like 18 or 19 months. What I was going to say was, first of all, how grateful we as a government were to be in a position to do that and, secondly, how grateful we were to have had the likes of Mr Collaery, Mr Jensen and Dr Kinloch to assist us through those difficult times.
I have decided not to continue along the lines of that speech because what I have heard this afternoon and tonight makes it fairly apparent to me that clearly this no-confidence motion in Mr Kaine as Chief Minister, and by reflection this no-confidence motion in this Alliance Government, is going to be successful. I assume, the silly that I am, that, whilst I accept the Labor Party's view and whilst I accept Mr Moore's view, what I have heard from the Rally members this afternoon still applies, even though the time is now five minutes to six and they last made those statements some two hours ago. One never knows.
Mr Jensen: Not a problem, Craig.
MR DUBY: It is always a problem, Mr Jensen, in dealing with you and Mr Collaery; but, I must admit, strangely enough, not Dr Kinloch. I am personally very disappointed that it is apparent that this no-confidence motion is going to succeed. Having listened to Mr Stevenson's speech, I am still not all that sure which way he is going to vote.
Mrs Nolan: He is abstaining.
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