Page 5156 - Week 12 - Thursday, 27 October 2011
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MR SPEAKER: Mr Smyth, before I take the supplementary, I want to say that the Chief Minister should not be drowned out repeatedly.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Smyth, before I take your supplementary, the Chief Minister should not be drowned out repeatedly. Mr Smyth, a supplementary.
MR SMYTH: Minister, will you spell out for the Assembly and the broader community exactly how much a 6.9 per cent cut in emissions every year for the next eight years will cost Canberra families and add to their cost of living?
MS GALLAGHER: There will be additional costs coming as we tackle—
Opposition members interjecting—
MS GALLAGHER: Well, there will be additional costs coming with tackling the very serious issue of climate change, but in the short term the costs will not be any different to the cost that would have been incurred under the targets you set under your legislation, Mr Seselja—exactly the same.
MR SMYTH: A supplementary.
MR SPEAKER: Yes, Mr Smyth.
MR SMYTH: Chief Minister, do you have any further advice for Canberra families concerning their cost of living other than to turn off their Foxtel?
MS GALLAGHER: As usual, I have been verballed, Mr Speaker. As usual, we expect that.
Opposition members interjecting—
MS GALLAGHER: I only had five of them going then, Mr Speaker. Only five of them were interjecting. I think we need to wait until all six get going. Mr Doszpot was not interjecting. I should draw that to your attention.
Mrs Dunne: On a point of order, Mr Speaker, I was not interjecting.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mrs Dunne.
MS GALLAGHER: My apologies, Mrs Dunne. There were only four. As usual, the comments were taken out of context. My comments about it were that people on higher incomes have more choices available to them than people on lower incomes when it comes to actually determining the family budget. That is what I said. I did not say—
Mr Hanson: Let them eat cake!
MS GALLAGHER: I did not say that, Mr Hanson. I did not say that, and I reject it completely. My comments have been taken out of context. This government hosted a
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