Page 4124 - Week 15 - Thursday, 17 December 1992
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For you, Madam Speaker, I would recommend Governor William Bligh. He, too, was a strict disciplinarian who had to put down a mutiny or two in his time. I hope that you have a taste for long sea cruises. For Mrs Carnell I would suggest Mowghli, of Jungle Book fame. Members will recall from their childhoods that Mowghli, too, liked to roam through the jungle hunting for berries. Mr Stevenson might like to marry Mrs Claus, Santa's widow. That way he could give the Labor Government a Christmas present like the one he is, I think, thinking of giving them this year every year. Ms Szuty's ideal husband, I think, would be Oliver Twist. That way, when she asks, "Please, sir, can I have some more?", the answer will always be yes. Mr Ed, the talking horse, would be well suited to Mrs Grassby. He talks a lot, but he cannot be ridden or raced. To Mr Berry I would like to offer Senator Bronwyn Bishop. I do not particularly have a reason for that. It just has a certain appeal, Madam Speaker; I do not know why.
Finally, Madam Speaker, Mr Lamont. I think a very functional spouse for Mr Lamont would be appropriate here, and I would suggest Tinkerbell, of Peter Pan fame. To explain why I suggest this I need to go back to an incident a few weeks ago when Mr Connolly witnessed a mugging in Garema Place late one night. As members will know, Tinkerbell glowed in the dark. With the luminescent Tinkerbell at his side, Mr Lamont and his friends from the Transport Workers Union would not mistake one person for another in the Civic gloom, and Mr Lamont would be sure to recognise ministerial colleagues when he wanted to seek them out in the gloom of our Civic places.
Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to forgive me my enthusiasm for their welfare and not to let thoughts of what might have been in their personal lives spoil their enjoyment of a very merry and peaceful Christmas.
Valedictory : Retirement of Mr Jeff Brecht
MR LAMONT (4.25): It was not too bad; seven out of 25, Gary. I find it rather strange that you talked about - - -
Mr Moore: Bronwyn Bishop.
MR LAMONT: Yes, that was one problem. I would have thought that Bronwyn would have some matches other than Mr Berry. It is only appropriate that we place on the public record a number of things at the conclusion of the first year of this Assembly. First of all, I refer to Mr Kaine's achievement in winning, by absolutely resounding acclamation this morning, the inaugural ABC Pollywaffle award. He received that for that daring statement, "I'm human". That cannot be correct, Mr Kaine. Anybody with so many knives in their back who is still alive has to have something else going. That is a bit of a jibe across the chamber.
Madam Speaker, it is appropriate at the end of the year, particularly this year, that we pay due regard to a person who has served the Australian people for over 25 years in one occupation, and that is Jeff Brecht. It should be understood by members of the Assembly that Jeff, in his parliamentary role, in his attendant's role, served for 20 years in the Federal Parliament, in the House of Representatives. It was there that I first was introduced to Jeff when I was the secretary of the Australian Public Service Association.
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