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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 2 Hansard (2 March) . . Page.. 514 ..

Mr Berry: You did not do too good in Cabinet on the hospital implosion.

MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Berry, if you keep interjecting, you will be dealt with.

MR HUMPHRIES: I have had beacon-like messages up on the hill saying, "There is going to be a very serious change in the landscape; get ready". That is what they are saying, Mr Speaker. How could anyone imagine that deregulation of the electricity market is going to be somehow a soft pillow compared with all the other deregulations that have occurred in the last few years as a result of a process which was initiated by, among other things, the Federal Keating Government in 1994 and the ACT Labor Government in 1994? If, as a result of those processes, there is change, why should we not be prepared for that? That is the argument here.

MR RUGENDYKE: My question is to the Chief Minister. Mr Speaker, I ask members to bear with a longer than usual preamble, but the question relates to a detailed issue and also corrects claims made in the chamber this week. This week the Chief Minister stood up in question time and said that I did not listen to her properly when she spoke about selling television rights for Bruce Stadium . After hearing that, I could not resist taking up the challenge she issued in the Assembly yesterday. For the last two days the Chief Minister has been talking up the media facilities at Bruce Stadium, particularly aspects such as the lines of sight. Lest it be said that again yesterday I did not listen to the Chief Minister properly, I will quote from the uncorrected proof copy of Hansard. Mrs Carnell said:

She went on:

Mrs Carnell, I have done just that. My office contacted the media overnight and has some pertinent feedback that I believe should be placed on the record. Mr Speaker, I have spoken with a range of media people who are required to ply their trade at Bruce Stadium on a regular basis. I would like to refer particularly to comments made by three respected journalists who have all given me permission to mention their names here today. Firstly, let me start with Mr Phil Lynch, who has been sport director at Prime Television for more than a decade and is noted for his basketball calling at Olympic level. Mr Lynch says that the viewing areas for the media are poor. He has become so frustrated by the arrangements that he has reverted to asking the Raiders to supply him with tickets in the grandstand so that he can see the game properly. He said:

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