Page 3637 - Week 10 - Thursday, 19 September 2019
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developers from donating to political parties here in the ACT. That is a concrete step that this place could take to ensure that issues that we have seen in New South Wales, on both side of politics, frankly, are not seen here in the ACT.
MR COE: Chief Minister, how many of your team’s staff members were involved in this event, and did they come from the non-executive, the executive or both?
MR BARR: I understand about seven; none from executive staff, all from non-executive.
MS LAWDER: Chief Minister, what action have you taken to investigate this issue?
MR BARR: I have certainly expressed my disappointment in relation to this matter. It is not something that needs to be investigated. I think we know that a silly thing was done and put online. Be very clear that the actions of those individuals are ones that they have expressed regret for and have apologised for.
The business of doing silly things and putting them on the internet is not restricted just to people in Young Labor. I note that there is someone sitting on the other side of the chamber who put something pretty silly on the internet just yesterday, in relation to young people and climate change. That was a quite patronising statement from—
Mr Wall: Well wishes for a sunny day.
MR BARR: Well wishes for a sunny day indeed. It highlighted that doing silly things and putting them on the internet is not restricted to just young people; it also includes former leaders of the opposition.
Members interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Members, come to order, please. Ms Le Couteur, you have the floor.
Planning—environment and planning forum
MS LE COUTEUR: Thank you, Madam Speaker.
Members interjecting—
Mr Coe: Did you get an ALDI bag as well?
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Coe, you are warned.
MS LE COUTEUR: My question is to the minister for planning and relates to the cancellation of the environment and planning forum, which used to be an important consultation forum for community councils, community organisations and industry bodies. Minister, why did you cancel the environment and planning forum?
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