Page 814 - Week 03 - Thursday, 22 March 1990
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Deputy Chief Minister - Behaviour
MR BERRY (6.52): For Mr Kaine's information, he is just about to stick both fingers up his nose because of the way that - - -
Mr Kaine: I will stick them up your nose if you keep that up.
MR SPEAKER: Order!
MR BERRY: Well, I have got back at you - that was for threatening to strike me the other day. Today has been a good day for the Labor Opposition because we have again needled this group of hypocrites opposite.
Mr Kaine: You lost on every point, political cream puffs.
MR BERRY: Government members seem to think that passing a motion when you have the numbers is a win.
Mr Kaine: The Opposition members are not even here to debate the issue.
MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, how about pulling them up?
MR SPEAKER: Please proceed, Mr Berry.
MR BERRY: No, they have to quieten down first.
MR SPEAKER: They have, Mr Berry; please proceed.
MR BERRY: The most important disclosure of today occurred during the censure motion that was moved against Mr Collaery when his incompetence was exposed in this Assembly. One of the most interesting parts of the debate was the tactic which the Government used to try to prevent the motion from being debated, or even being voted upon. Of course one would expect that in their current mood, next time Government members might even get a little bit sharper on their feet and prevent the matter coming before the House at all. That will demonstrate the concerns that the mob opposite have about democracy - they are probably the same as those that they have about human rights. They were so nervous about the exposure of Mr Collaery on this issue, and the fact that he had been clubbed around the head by Mrs Grassby and done over publicly, that it was surprising they even allowed us to speak.
Mr Speaker, it has been a good day for the Labor Party. However, it has been shameful in respect of matters in this Assembly because of the outrageous decision to unload the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in circumstances in which such action was irresponsible. But that is typical of the actions of the Deputy Chief Minister because he wanted to obliterate anybody who would be likely to expose his inadequacies.
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