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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 12 Hansard (6 December) . . Page.. 3744 ..

MR QUINLAN (continuing):

elsewhere while asking for more expenditure locally, she would have been lionised by Mr Hird. But when a good local boy like Mr Snowdon, who is now domiciled in Alice Springs and represents the people of the Northern Territory with energy, as a good ALP member would do, says them he is criticised. This is a double standard.

Mr Smyth: So you support what he says? You stand by the Labor Party's comments?

MR QUINLAN: No, I take what he says -

Mr Smyth: You stand by what he said?

MR QUINLAN: Don't be stupid.

Mr Smyth: You stand by what he said?

MR QUINLAN: We had an earlier discussion, Mr Smyth, about logic. Mr Snowdon is being a politician. I am comparing Mr Snowdon's political manoeuvres, trying to favour his own area, with those of Mrs Carnell, who you would claim stood up for Canberra everywhere. But if that is too subtle for you, Brendan, come outside and I will explain it to you in little words.

Mr Hargreaves: And pictures.

MR QUINLAN: Yes, exactly.

Mr Smyth: You agree that Ted says Canberra bashing is okay?

MR QUINLAN: I was not talking to you.

Mr Smyth: He just agreed that Ted says Canberra bashing is okay.

MR QUINLAN: No, I did not. Go on, talk to yourself. The point is, Mr Smyth, that locally you are responsible for our roads. Under the Carnell government very little has been done on our local roads. They are falling into disrepair. Every person in Canberra has their own favourite little pothole that they drive past and watch grow month in and month out. Little has been done. When we do see the road repairers out, they seem to be fixing the bits that do not need repair.

The government should practise what it preaches rather than criticising the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Beazley, on making fairly obvious observations about Mr Howard, the man who promised the railway lines, the man who is quite obviously under pressure from the National Party and is obviously going to grease the political wheel. I think this is a silly motion, and it ought to be thrown out fairly rapidly.

MR STEFANIAK (Minister for Education and Minister Assisting the Attorney - General) (12:13): Contrary to what Mr Quinlan says, I think this is an excellent motion. I am absolutely amazed at the comments made by Mr Warren Snowdon. I know Mr Snowdon. I know he is a local boy. The convolutions Mr Quinlan went through to justify what Mr Snowdon said defy description.

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