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I would say that, so far as the ACT community is concerned, they have every reason to be apprehensive about what is going to happen in this next budget because this time it is serious. Unfortunately, if I can quote the Raiders T-shirt, "This time it's personal". What does Ms Follett indicate that she is going to do in terms of consultation? She is going to talk to the Federal members. She is going to talk to the Prime Minister and to the Treasurer before the Premiers Conference. She has said that she and this Government will not flinch from these hard decisions. What does she propose to do about it? She is going to go cap in hand to the Federal Government seeking digestible adjustments over the next decade - another 10 years. I can imagine what Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia will say. Those States have been decimated in financial terms - I can best liken them, I suppose, in physical terms to Nagasaki and Hiroshima - by Labor Government mismanagement. I can bet how willing those governments will be to come to your support, Chief Minister, and agree to our having a digestible adjustment over the next decade to set off all this shortfall in funding.
Today I received, along no doubt with other members, requests from the Smith Family and from the Salvation Army for further assistance now that winter is coming on. I think that probably is indicative of what Labor governments in this Territory and federally have done to this country over the last 10 years.
Mr Connolly: They do that every year, in every State.
MR CORNWELL: I know that they do, but they are all pleading that it is so much worse this time, Mr Connolly. This Labor Government has refused to bite the bullet on this issue, and I believe that it will be to this Territory's considerable regret that you were elected last year. You have failed to bite the bullet.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! The time for the discussion has expired.
SCRUTINY OF BILLS AND SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION -
STANDING COMMITTEE
Reports and Statement
MRS GRASSBY: I present reports Nos 6 and 7 of 1993 of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny of Bills and Subordinate Legislation, and I ask for leave to make a brief statement on the reports.
Leave granted.
MRS GRASSBY: Report No. 6 of 1993, which I have just presented, was circulated when the Assembly was not sitting, on 6 April 1993, pursuant to the resolution of appointment on 27 March 1992. Report No. 7 of 1993 contains the committee's comments on 16 pieces of subordinate legislation and two government responses. I commend the reports to the Assembly.
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