Page 2440 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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MS BRESNAN (Brindabella) (11.50): First off, I will address the claims by the opposition leader. Is he saying that we should have gone against the wishes of the Little Company of Mary? When they said, “We don’t want you to make this public,” should we have gone, “Sorry, we’re going to go out and tell everybody about that”? I am not quite sure what they are saying about that one.
Mr Seselja: You do not mislead and you do not—
MS BRESNAN: What are you saying then?
Mr Seselja: How far are you extending the process?
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Seselja, this is not a conversation between you and Ms Bresnan.
Mr Seselja: She is addressing it.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Be quiet.
MS BRESNAN: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am not quite sure what he is saying anyway. We have heard the reasons why it was not made public. It was not about misleading the public; it was actually about respecting the wishes of a very well-respected organisation. It is completely different from anything which involved delaying sales, a completely different situation.
I think the opposition do not actually understand the context of the situation. It is a hospital and it is a religious organisation that we are talking about here. We are not talking about anyone else, land sales or anything like that; we are talking about a very well-respected and highly respected organisation. So I am not quite sure what the opposition are saying there.
Members interjecting—
MS BRESNAN: Madam Deputy Speaker, can I please—
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Excuse me. Could you stop the clock for a moment, Clerk. Order, members! I cannot hear Ms Bresnan. She has the floor at the moment. Could you be quiet so that she can continue.
MS BRESNAN: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Again I am not quite sure what they are saying there. Again I will go to the issue that we still have not heard from the opposition whether or not they support the sale. Do they support it or do they not support it? Be clear about what your position is and stop the waffling about particular issues.
Mr Hanson: What is your position then, Amanda?
MS BRESNAN: I would actually say that the reason we do not support the first bit of the motion is that it is a whole lot of politicking, with no substance. That is why we do
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