Page 622 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 20 May 1992
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A lot has been said about a certain thing called the button wrinklewort as well. If Red Hill were the only - - -
Mr Moore: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker, under standing order 62. We are now hearing about the button wrinklewort again. We heard about it at quite some length earlier from Mr Humphries.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Moore, I believe that I am the judge of what is repetitive and not repetitive and I think it is quite appropriate that Mr De Domenico continue. Would you please continue, Mr De Domenico.
MR DE DOMENICO: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Before I was interrupted I was talking about the button wrinklewort. If the button wrinklewort were exclusively grown or could be exclusively grown only on Red Hill, there may be some argument; but, as even Mr Moore would know, that is not the case. The button wrinklewort can be grown in all sorts of places in Canberra.
So, Madam Speaker, in summary, I am saying to the Government that we are talking about a very old and distinguished man who has had a very long history and involvement - - -
Mr Wood: It was your Alliance Government under which these things happened. Why do you not acknowledge that instead of just avoiding it? I will keep talking if you want me to. I will even stand up and keep talking.
MR DE DOMENICO: Madam Speaker, is he addressing you or me? I am not sure.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr De Domenico has the floor.
MR DE DOMENICO: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Once again I was interrupted. I will summarise by saying this: Does Mr Russell, with over 60 years' experience, know a little bit more about what can or cannot be done on the area that he has been grazing and his family has been involved with for 66 years, or are we going to take the advice of one or two or three or four people who say that we should not be having more than - - -
Mr Moore: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. Whilst I accept that it is your prerogative to rule on standing order 62, it is also my prerogative to draw your attention to standing order 62. There is no doubt that this is tedious and repetitive, in my mind; so I shall draw your attention to it again.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Moore, I believe that Mr De Domenico is about to finish.
MR DE DOMENICO: Thank you once again. I will keep that one in mind, by the way, Madam Speaker, for when I get more experience in using the standing orders, just in case Mr Moore one day may be repeating himself as well.
Madam Speaker, in summary, it is now getting to the stage where the Minister and the Government should get real. There is no big deal about Mr Russell's activities. They are well liked by the people who live in the area. They have some sort of benefit in terms of bushfires and other things. He has been doing it for a very long time. Let us settle it amicably, as I think we can.
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