Page 3405 - Week 08 - Thursday, 23 August 2012
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MR CORBELL: Thank you. Madam Assistant Speaker, it is not my problem if Mrs Dunne is in lock-step with the views of Jim Wallace and his conservative cronies in the Australian Christian Lobby. We know that she is. She is on the record supporting a range of policy positions that are entirely consistent with the views of the Australian Christian Lobby, but she seems to want to disavow any sort of link, association or similar policy.
Members interjecting—
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Members of the opposition, please be quiet.
MR CORBELL: I do not resile from my comments at all, Madam Assistant Speaker. I do not resile from my comments at all. We are seeing, on the other side of this place, an increasing strident conservatism which is going to seek to undo important reforms in a whole range of areas. I can tell that Mrs Dunne would have much preferred just to oppose our R18+ classification. But she tried to create some cover for herself.
Members interjecting—
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Members of the opposition, please be quiet.
MR CORBELL: She tried to create some cover for herself by saying, “We’re more interested in protecting the interests of children and young people.”
Mrs Dunne: Point of order, Madam Assistant Speaker.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: One moment, Mr Corbell.
Mrs Dunne: Madam Assistant Speaker, is it appropriate—I seek your ruling on this—for the attorney to speculate on what I may or may not have wished to do rather than what I have done?
MR CORBELL: What is the point of order?
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mrs Dunne, there is no point of order. Mr Corbell, you have the floor. I ask all members to hear Mr Corbell in silence.
MR CORBELL: She tried to construct a get-out, if you like, by saying that she was more interested in protecting children and young people than other parties in this place because she was prepared to have higher penalty units.
Mr Smyth: Point of order, Madam Assistant Speaker.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: One moment, Mr Corbell.
Mr Smyth: There is an imputation in the comments from the minister that Mrs Dunne did something but it was a cover for something else that she wanted to do. If he wants to accuse her, he should just accuse her properly in the form of a proper motion.
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