Page 3361 - Week 11 - Thursday, 22 September 1994
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a bagging, I might say, from that group when he was appointed - and that was very unfortunate - is one of Australia's most eminent scientists, who now comes up with another distinction - heading up the Federal Government's inquiry into green jobs. He is a most distinguished man. He has taken the sectoral reports, if you like, and then he has combined them. He has worked on them, and he has given his overview to it. Dr Baker, as I said yesterday, has done an outstanding job.
I particularly want to commend those scientists, the environmentalists, the conservationists, who put their dedication and their very considerable knowledge into making this such a good report. It is a good report, because it puts the onus back on the Government. There are areas, as I indicated in answer to a question from Mr Moore, where it tells us, as it ought to, what we ought to be doing in the future. That is what we wanted, and that is what we got. We have a great environment - the report acknowledges that - but we must see that we maintain it. We must take those steps to be quite sure that we know what makes the environment good, and that is the point that this report makes. We do not really know what those benchmarks are. So, we have to establish them and then very thoroughly monitor what is happening, to ensure that our environment can only get better.
MADAM SPEAKER: The discussion has concluded.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion (by Mr Berry) proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Canberra Raiders
MR MOORE (5.29): Madam Speaker, I rise in this adjournment debate to do the obvious thing - and I presume that other members will join with me - and that is to wish the Raiders the best of luck on Sunday. I hear Ms Follett wanting to sing the song, so when she leads off in a minute we will all join in.
MADAM SPEAKER: No; the Speaker will rule that out of order.
MR MOORE: I was even prepared to go ahead with it; but, Madam Speaker, I accept that it would be entirely inappropriate to do such a thing in the Assembly. But I think we do recognise the contribution that the Raiders have made to the spirit of Canberra, and I would just like to say all the best to all of them on the weekend.
Members: Hear, hear!
MADAM SPEAKER: It is agreed unanimously.
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