Page 3949 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 25 August 2010

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MR SPEAKER: I call Ms Bresnan.

Ms Gallagher: How about a bit of independent thought, Jeremy? Have you ever tried that or is it too dangerous?

MR SPEAKER: Ms Gallagher! Thank you.

MS BRESNAN (Brindabella) (7.39): Thank you, Mr Speaker.

Opposition members interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Members, Ms Bresnan has the floor.

Ms Gallagher: You wish, Zed.

MR SPEAKER: Ms Gallagher!

MS BRESNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Greens welcome Mr Hanson raising this topic again today as we are keen to outline, once again, in the chamber while we believe that public health patients and the taxpayer are best served when public health facilities are owned and run by government. The Greens have a number of disagreements with the text of the motion that Mr Hanson has put forward and I will be moving amendments later. In the case of Calvary, the Greens argument about public health in public hands—

Members interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Order, Ms Bresnan! Stop the clocks. Ms Gallagher, Mr Seselja and Mr Hanson, if you wish to continue this, take it outside. Ms Gallagher, take it outside if you want to continue it. Ms Bresnan has the floor.

Mr Seselja: Jon did. He followed me into the car park.

Mrs Dunne: He did—in the car park.

Mr Seselja: Stalking.

Mrs Dunne: “I will do you.”

MR SPEAKER: Members, I will send you outside if it does not stop. Ms Bresnan.

MS BRESNAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker—

Mr Stanhope: You have got to have some awareness of what you are saying when people are around—

MR SPEAKER: Mr Stanhope!

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