Page 1460 - Week 05 - Wednesday, 4 May 2016

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MADAM SPEAKER: Have you got a point of order?

Ms Burch: A point of order. Madam Speaker, I am not quite sure if you asked him to withdraw.

MADAM SPEAKER: No, I did not ask Mr Hanson to withdraw, but he obviously considered what you said and has withdrawn anyhow. I do not have to ask him to withdraw. I did not think that it was necessary, but Mr Hanson obviously did think it was necessary. So, in the remaining 43 seconds, Mr Hanson on the question that the motion be agreed to.

MR HANSON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. The amendment is very clear. Stop light rail, start fixing the health system, start investing in community services and education, stop tripling people’s rates and gouging them, and provide better support for lower paid Canberrans instead of behaving as you are: an out-of-touch, arrogant government. I move:

Omit all words after “notes that”, substitute:

“(a) Andrew Barr, when Education Minister, closed 23 schools;

(b) Health Minister, Simon Corbell, cut 60 overnight beds from the University of Canberra Public Hospital;

(d) the former ACT Labor Health Minister cut $41m from the redevelopment of The Canberra Hospital;

(e) Canberrans suffer the longest emergency department waits in Australia and overcrowded schools;

(f) household rates, household electricity bills and other fees and charges are being gouged by ACT Labor to pay for light rail; and

(g) ACT Labor’s only response is to blame the Federal Government for ACT Labor’s own appalling performance; and

(2) calls on the ACT Government to:

(a) stop light rail and instead start providing high quality health, education and community services for the Canberra community;

(b) stop tripling Canberrans’ rates and gouging Canberrans through massive increased fees and power costs;

(d) accept responsibility for poor performance in service delivery and massive hikes in the cost of living.”.

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