Page 3628 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 19 October 1993
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MR DE DOMENICO: Where is the kudos for running the most successful property trust in the country? Mr Lamont says, "Congratulations, Terry". What about the times Mr Lamont has waxed lyrical in praise of Mr George Snow? He has done that plenty of times. But no, he has changed his tune tonight, has he not, because Mr Snow happened to disagree with the doings of this Government. And the doings are very easy; you can read them on the back of a postage stamp. This Government has done nothing. Mr George Snow was saying, as hundreds and hundreds of other business people are saying, "You have done nothing. You have said a lot, but you have done nothing".
For Mr Lamont to stand up here and say what he said tonight is utter humbug. He said, "On the one hand, if you can win the Sydney to Hobart yacht race for us, by gee, you are a good fellow and I will slap you on the back; but, if I happen to disagree with what you are doing in terms of the Government, I will rip you apart". That is the mentality this Government has. Anybody who is successful, anybody who is a tall poppy, rip them down. It is not okay to do anything that is good for this Territory. Rip them down.
Mr Berry: When did that happen to you, Tony?
MR DE DOMENICO: Mr Berry laughs. Okay, you can keep laughing at me; but the reality is - through you, Madam Speaker - that your comments are all humbug. The property trust and George Snow have done more to employ people in this town than you ever will. You rip them all up. All you do is make that waiting list longer and longer. You cost us money. He pays his tax bills, unlike some of the people that you stick on some of your boards. He turns up at the board meetings, unlike some of the people you stick on your boards. All you have is numbers in the left-wing caucus. You run this town. We now know why it is losing money, Mr Berry - through you, Madam Speaker. It will continue to lose money. You are a political pyromaniac. Well done, George Snow!
Adjournment Debate Speech
MS ELLIS (9.52): Madam Speaker, I would like to announce in this adjournment debate that, because of the appalling behaviour of quite a number of members of this place tonight, a speech of quite good community interest I wished to make I will make tomorrow evening. I think it is appalling.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Assembly adjourned at 9.53 pm
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