Page 222 - Week 01 - Wednesday, 26 February 2014
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I can tell you that the Gil Millers of the world and the Colleen Millers and the Leighs of the world are stepping up to the plate every single day because they have got everything on the line. With Andrew Barr at the helm slagging off at people like this is it any wonder people do not have faith in this government. I know that Andrew Wall, who is our small business spokesperson, is out there every day talking to small businesses and he gets the same stories: this is not a government that has the wellbeing, the welfare and the future of small business at their heart because they are just not interested. You can see it. I am talking about large-scale investment. He said, “The private sector are not exactly stepping up to the plate at the moment.” They step up every day.
Mr Barr: In terms of large investment.
MR SMYTH: Making large investment? Define large investment? You didn’t define large investment.
Mr Barr: $500 million.
MR SMYTH: For some people, $500 million—
Mr Barr: Like the airport.
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Mr Gentleman): Order, members!
MR SMYTH: There you go. In the private sector, if you are not at $500 million Andrew Barr is not interested in you. What about the people who put up their $500,000, their $50,0000, their house or everything they have to set up their rum bar? Good luck to them! Good luck to them for chasing their dreams!
Mr Barr: That does not fill the billion dollar hole that the commonwealth government is making.
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Barr!
MR SMYTH: But that is not what you said. But it is not what you said.
Mr Barr: That is what I said earlier in the interview.
MR ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Barr!
MR SMYTH: You are in trouble. The announcer called you on your insult to journalistic standards. You went for the swing punch. You missed. You took out the private sector instead and you got it wrong, same as you got it wrong in your response to this motion. You should detail the saving initiatives. You should detail the revenue and where it is coming from. You should detail your expenses and why the deficit has blown out. You should support this motion.
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