Page 4149 - Week 13 - Thursday, 25 November 1993
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MR DE DOMENICO: Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wonder whether Mr Connolly could sit down and keep his mouth shut and contribute in the normal fashion afterwards. That is impossible when you have a turbo tongue. But I will look at your wonderful handsome face, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker.
Let us look at the words "widest possible consultation". They are an attempt to direct interest away from what the truth is all about. The fact is that the "widest possible consultation" in this instance has been absolute and utter zip, zilch, nought, nothing. We all know about the consultation process when Mr Wood went out and, I must admit, bravely and quite openly approached the public meetings that he went to. That is one thing we must say about Mr Wood. But Mr Wood will know that the parents are against the sacking or getting rid of 80 teachers. The students are against it. In fact, the entire community is against it. The community is saying, "Listen, that is not what we want. We do not want our teachers to be sacked". It is simple. Ms Follett, also - - -
Ms Follett: Not one teacher will be sacked.
MR DE DOMENICO: Not one? That is an interesting comment - "Not one teacher will be sacked". There will be 80 fewer teachers on the payroll next year than there are this year. That is the correct way of approaching it.
Ms Follett: Quite so.
MR DE DOMENICO: "Quite so", the Chief Minister says.
Mr Connolly: So you acknowledge that no-one will be sacked?
Mr Humphries: But he said that there would not be any teachers; it might be only support staff.
MR DE DOMENICO: Thank you, Mr Humphries. The Chief Minister now agrees that there will be 80 fewer teachers on the payroll - - -
Ms Follett: School based positions.
MR DE DOMENICO: Now she changes her mind again. Now they are school based positions; they are no longer teachers.
Mrs Carnell: We have 80 janitors.
MR DE DOMENICO: That is an interesting point, Mrs Carnell. As the Chief Minister quite rightly said - - -
Mr Kaine: The Treasurer is no better informed than the Minister for Education. They both deserve to be censured.
MR DE DOMENICO: That is right. There are no targets at all here, Mr Kaine. The Chief Minister said that when Mr Humphries - - -
Mr Lamont: Mr De Domenico - - -
MR DE DOMENICO: Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, would you please tell Mr Lamont that you are in the chair and he is not.
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