Page 4310 - Week 13 - Thursday, 19 November 2015
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really a partnership at all. For a real PPP project of this size, one would normally expect to see comprehensive planning and project risk and management plan, but, as the ACT government is taking the risk and cannot be sued for wasting taxpayer’s money if it fails, this has not been done. Is this responsible government?
So asks Bob of Hawker.
Dr Bourke, you are lucky; you get a short one: “A complete waste of money, and what will I get for the increase in my taxes to pay for it! Nothing …”. So says Julie of Dunlop.
I go to Mr Doszpot, the great member for Molonglo who works up and down the spine of what will be the light rail system. His motto comes from John of Downer:
People who oppose the tram are not, in general, selfish car owners … They simply see $800 million and five years disruption as too great an impost for shaving one minute off of one bus route.
To the shadow treasurer, this comes from MS of Erindale:
… don’t bother quoting the Business Case for Capital Metro Stage 1; that report is too riddled with relevant omissions, inconsistencies and errors to be of any use to anyone …
Ms Lawder—(Time expired.)
MRS DUNNE: I seek leave to continue.
Leave granted.
MRS DUNNE: Thank you.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Can you be as quick as possible, Mrs Dunne. Ms Fitzharris has an event to go to.
MRS DUNNE: And I want to relieve you in the chair. I thank you for the indulgence.
Ms Lawder, Judy and Ken from Dunlop have your motto: “We are absolutely opposed to the extravagant expenditure on a light rail.”
Mr Wall, Bob from Kambah says:
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry over the Transport for Canberra document … it’s full of utopian assumptions and political spin.
Simon Corbell and his ilk seem to think that using politically correct language can obscure the folly of the light-rail project.
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