Page 2335 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 16 September 1992
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The other point that Mr Berry made and that I think I should mention is the importance of consultation with young people in the hospital environment. That is something that he drew attention to. It obviously is most important to discuss the planning and development of an adolescent ward with young people. It is crucial that we learn from their experiences in our public hospital system. I would like to thank members for their support. I indicate that I will be supporting Mr Berry's amendment to my motion.
Amendment agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to.
YORK PARK DEVELOPMENT
MS ELLIS (11.29): I move:
That this Assembly:
(1) condemns Liberal Party members of the Legislative Assembly for their opposition to the development of York Park for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and for their blatant politicisation of this important economic issue for Canberra;
(2) notes the difficult and unsafe conditions under which officers of Foreign Affairs and Trade are currently working;
(3) acknowledges the cost effectiveness of the planned development; and
(4) acknowledges the employment generation of a development of this magnitude.
It is with considerable consternation that I rise to speak on this matter today. I assumed originally that I would be speaking to a motion reflecting this Assembly's unanimous support for the development of York Park for the Foreign Affairs and Trade building. Mr Kaine and his colleagues have been fooled into supporting their Federal leader, Dr Hewson, in opposing this project. In so doing, they have turned their backs on the people of Canberra, the people they purport to represent.
Mr De Domenico: Rubbish! Ros must have written this.
Mr Humphries: Where is the evidence of that?
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! Ms Ellis has the floor.
MS ELLIS: Mr Kaine and his colleagues have shown contempt for those unemployed in our community; contempt for the public servants who provide public services, in particular, the officers of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and a complete lack of understanding of the planned costs and facilities of the project. Perhaps members opposite may care to sit back and listen to some of the facts of this project and the benefits of it.
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