Page 4380 - Week 15 - Tuesday, 19 November 1991
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Mr Kaine: You will find it even more difficult now, darling.
MRS NOLAN: That sort of comment to women is something I absolutely abhor.
The fast-tracking of the principal hospital development and the closure of the Royal Canberra Hospital are perfect examples. I agree, as I am sure do many other people, with the comment in Jodie Brough's Canberra Times article on Sunday that, amid the hyperbole being cast about, there is little to tell Labor and Liberal apart. In my view, people in the community are scared of becoming sick. If you do not believe me, take a trip down to Woden Valley Hospital and have a look. I was there on Saturday night, and this feeling was absolutely paramount.
The community certainly does have a legitimate concern. If you live in Macgregor but the ambulance takes you past one hospital and on to Woden because it is the only hospital with the necessary equipment available, only to be informed that the necessary equipment is still sitting idle at Royal Canberra, then you have good reason to be concerned. The ACT health system is in a mess. It is a perfect example of an area where the community can offer sensible solutions. It is time they were listened to and heard.
The New Conservatives offer caring representation for the community. We consider ourselves to be ordinary members of the community, experiencing the everyday problems of living in the suburbs. We know that many people share our ideals. As I said earlier, it is time the hot air stopped and the action started.
HARE-CLARK INDEPENDENCE PARTY
Statement by Member
MR DUBY: I seek leave to make a statement regarding the Hare-Clark Independence Party.
Leave granted.
MR DUBY: Mr Speaker, my statement will not match the rhetoric of the previous speaker, I am sure. The Hare-Clark Independence Party is a political party whose aims include, among others, the adoption and retention of the Hare-Clark electoral system in the ACT and the election to the Assembly of independently minded folk who are truly independent from the major party groups within the Territory. The Hare-Clark Independence Party is a political party which, notwithstanding the efforts of some members present, has been placed on the ACT register of political parties - and I might add that it will remain there. I am a member of that political party and I wish in future to be identified as the parliamentary member, as defined in the ACT Electoral Act, of the Hare-Clark Independence Party.
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