Page 3858 - Week 10 - Thursday, 27 August 2009
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reasons—for example, where ambulances, fire engines or off-road vehicles for park rangers are concerned—the entire fleet, or almost the entire fleet, is now a four-cylinder fleet.
I and every member of the Labor team in this place drive a four-cylinder car. Those on the crossbench are also setting an example in providing leadership for their fellow Canberrans. There are some, as we have seen recently, who will not play and who do not accept that they have a leadership role. It is a matter of some shame that just about the only cars left in the entire ACT vehicle fleet that are not four-cylinder cars are those driven by the Seselja sixers. We have a fleet of somewhere in excess of 1,200, so it really is reflective of the attitude and the disdain which the Liberal Party have shown to this particular issue, this initiative and this need for leadership.
Mr Coe: What about the fuel efficiency?
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ms Burch): Order, Mr Coe! Silence, please.
MR STANHOPE: In a fug of exhaust, the Liberals are led by their fearless leader, Mr Seselja himself. A bit of searching on the commonwealth government’s online green vehicle guide revealed that Mr Seselja’s Ford Territory TX gobbles an extraordinary 17.6 litres of fuel for every 100 kilometres travelled in the city. That is quite stunning: the Ford Territory TX gobbles 17.6 litres for every 100 kilometres travelled in the city. It has a greenhouse rating of four out of 10.
Opposition members interjecting—
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Will the opposition be quiet, please.
MR STANHOPE: It is interesting to reflect on what vehicles have a better fuel rating than the Ford Territory. A vehicle with a better fuel rating is a Hummer. Can you believe it? A Hummer has a better fuel rating than Mr Seselja’s car?
Mr Hanson: I couldn’t afford one, Mr Stanhope. It was above my entitlement.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Hanson!
MR STANHOPE: We understand the angst and agitation in Mr Hanson’s interjections, because Mr Hanson drives such a car himself, following dutifully in his leader’s footsteps and his 17.6 litres of fuel for every 100 kilometres travelled. And we have Mr Coe, but he has a little excuse: when he took the car a year ago, he did not want to break a contract. Mr Coe drives a Holden Berlina V6. Then we have Mr Smyth.
Opposition members interjecting—
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Order! Can we have silence, please.
MR STANHOPE: I wonder what excuse Mr Smyth offers for his most recent choice of a Nissan Murano, which chugs through 15 litres of petrol for every 100 kilometres travelled in the city. Mr Smyth deliberately chooses a car with a greenhouse rating of
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