Page 752 - Week 02 - Thursday, 12 February 2009

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you are brave enough to put on your neo-liberal mask and say, “Look, this is bad for the economy,” be brave enough to say why and be brave enough to look those school communities in the eye and say that they do not deserve this additional funding.

Question put:

That Mr Seselja’s amendment be agreed to.

Question so resolved in the negative.

MS BRESNAN (Brindabella) (12.23), by leave: I move:

Omit all words after “That this Assembly”, substitute:

“(1) notes that there a number of positive aspects to the Rudd Federal Labor Government’s stimulus package;

(2) notes the importance of scrutiny in the expenditure of taxpayers’ money in any package;

(3) acknowledges that the Federal Government is willing to respond quickly to the global economic slowdown; and

(4) urges the funding be used in a responsible manner to deliver an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable future for Australia through:

(a) capital works that deliver environmentally sustainable infrastructure;

(b) financial assistance provided in a socially progressive manner; and

(c) pursuing responsible lending regimes to small businesses.”

As has been noted by Ms Hunter, Mr Rattenbury and by our fellow Greens colleagues in the Senate and as Mr Seselja noted in a couple of comments, there are a number of positive aspects to the Rudd federal government stimulus package. We recognise the importance of scrutiny in expenditure of taxpayers’ money in any package such as this. We also acknowledge that the federal government is willing to respond quickly to the global economic slow down, which is obviously extremely important in these circumstances. We do, however, urge that this package is implemented in an economically, environmentally and socially responsible manner and indicate that these considerations are paramount in any package dealing with the economic crisis.

MR STANHOPE (Ginninderra—Chief Minister, Minister for Transport, Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Minister for Business and Economic Development,

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