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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 2 Hansard (27 February) . . Page.. 625 ..

ADJOURNMENT

Motion (by Mr Humphries) proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Resignation of Member

MR OSBORNE (6.54): Mr Speaker, it saddens me that I have to rise today as a member of the crossbenches to speak - - -

Mrs Carnell: You bastard!

MR SPEAKER: Order! I am not sure the Chair heard what I thought it heard.

Mrs Carnell: I withdraw.

Mr Whitecross: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: I thought a member referred to another member as a bastard, and I thought that should be withdrawn.

MR SPEAKER: If they did, I would ask that it be withdrawn immediately.

Mrs Carnell: Absolutely withdrawn.

MR OSBORNE: Mr Speaker, it saddens me to have to rise today as a member of the crossbenches to talk on the life and times of Mr De Domenico and his contribution to ACT political life. I do not quite know where to begin. Perhaps that explains the reluctance of Mrs Carnell and the rest of the Liberal Party over the past two weeks to get to their feet and bid Mr De Domenico farewell.

Mr Moore: Two weeks they have had?

MR OSBORNE: Two weeks, that is right, Mr Moore - two weeks and five adjournment debates.

Mr Moore: This is the sixth one. You have shamed them into it. You watch.

MR OSBORNE: I will shame them into it. I think one of the more appropriate ways to describe Mr De Domenico's stint as an ACT politician is to say that he has certainly been enthusiastic. During my time here, his best performance that comes to mind during the life of this Assembly was when he fronted the 1995 Estimates Committee to receive his first grilling as Minister for Urban Services. Chris Uhlmann wrote later that week in the Canberra Times that Tony attacked the questions like a demented monkey swatting flies with a stick, such was his enthusiasm to respond. There were times when Mr De Domenico's enthusiasm got him into a bit of trouble here during Assembly sittings, and even outside.

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