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matter of fragmented items, put together hastily with no framework around them. There is nothing coherent around them.

Discussion interrupted.

ADJOURNMENT

MR SPEAKER: Order! It being 4.30 I propose the question:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Mr Collaery: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.

Question resolved in the negative.

KAINE GOVERNMENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS
Discussion of Matter of Public Importance

Discussion resumed.

MR WOOD: Mr Kaine's speech was a lot of this and that with nothing to hold it all together. Mr Humphries today concluded a submission on schools - a ministerial statement. I know it had a particular aim and it was not meant to be a philosophical overview, but again it is a bit of everything. Even in the first paragraph he says that he wants to reflect the Government's position on a number of issues. Well, fair enough, I will not criticise that, but I will ask, "What should the education Minister be doing?" He has a requirement from the Chief Minister for a 4 per cent cut so he needs to be looking where he wants the school system to go. He wants to know the direction it should be going in and he should be facing that 4 per cent cut - forgetting that, in a sense - and going back and saying to himself, "What do we want from our schools?" That is the basis to work from. He should determine how far he can go with the money that is available, if he wants to follow the instructions of his Chief Minister.

Mr Kaine: You have got it right so far, Bill, excellent. You are right on the track that we are following, so far.

MR WOOD: But let us go back to your views. You have often expressed the view in this chamber, about - what is the term - zero budget. Now, as I understand - - -

Mr Kaine: That is not right, Bill.

MR WOOD: What is the term?

Mr Kaine: If you do not listen, I am not going to tell you.

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