Page 2445 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 17 June 2009

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it is to do with the professional staff who are employed in our health system to provide care to the people of the ACT. I reject the allegations that I know the opposition support that Calvary provides superior care to the Canberra Hospital. They both provide excellent care. They both provide a whole range of different services, and they do it very well. They always act in the interests of the ACT community. This opposition need to understand that, when they come in here and talk down our public health providers, they do so as leaders in this community and that they wear the consequences of running those lines. While you think no-one is listening, people do listen; people listen to their members of the Assembly. Be careful, is what I ask of you. Be careful when you talk down our public health system, because the people that work there do not deserve it. They do not deserve your politics.

Mr Hanson: On a point of order, Madam Assistant Speaker, a personal explanation under standing order 46: what I, Mr Coe and members of the opposition have said are reflections on the status of the management of the health system through this government. At no stage have any of us done anything—

Ms Gallagher: There is no point of order, Madam Assistant Speaker.

MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ms Le Couteur): Mr Hanson, I do not think it is a point of order; you would have to make this afterwards. Please, Ms Gallagher, continue.

Ms Gallagher: I have finished, thank you.

Question put:

That Mrs Dunne’s amendment to Ms Bresnan’s proposed amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the negative.

Question put:

That Ms Bresnan’s amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

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