Page 3466 - Week 10 - Tuesday, 17 September 2019
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MS BERRY: Calm down, Mr Wall; it is not a gross miscommunication. It is a situation—
Opposition members interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Members, allow the minister to answer.
MS BERRY: It is a situation that has been resolved. The school community is happy now that the government has listened to them. We have moved on now to the next part of making sure that Hawker remains an excellent school.
Opposition members interjecting—
Mr Wall: Too arrogant to learn anything.
Ms Berry: Madam Speaker, point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: Yes, minister.
Ms Berry: You were just about to warn Mr Wall about his continuous interjections. Just then, he described me in a way that I believe is unparliamentary.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mrs Jones on the point of order.
Mrs Jones: On the point of order, earlier in the debate the minister told us to all calm down after asking a calm question. If a woman in this place was told to calm down, there would be no end of trouble.
MADAM SPEAKER: Thank you Mrs Jones. You are just a hair’s breadth away from being warned, Mr Wall. Mrs Kikkert.
MRS KIKKERT: A supplementary—
Mr Coe: On a point of order, Madam Speaker, can you please expand on your advice? Was that to Mrs Jones, in relation to her comment?
MADAM SPEAKER: No, I accepted Mrs Jones’s comment. I was not making any further ruling on that. I was reminding Mr Wall about how close he is to being warned.
MRS KIKKERT: Minister, why did some parents have to find out about your decision through reading the Access Canberra newsletter?
MS BERRY: I refer the member to my answer to Mr Wall’s first question.
Chief Minister—special secretary role
MR PARTON: My question is to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, on 26 August you elevated Ms Cheyne to the new role of your special secretary, focusing on
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