Page 3809 - Week 13 - Tuesday, 8 November 1994
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I wonder how many people do listen to and watch the television broadcasts of Federal Parliament. I know that my old Auntie Molly in Manly was always a very keen listener to the ABC broadcast of Federal Parliament, but I think she might have been an exception. Large numbers of members of the public really show very little interest in politics. I suppose that broadcasting proceedings here might have some educational value for schoolchildren. I suppose that, just because the vast majority of Canberrans may not have much interest in what happens here on a minute-to-minute basis, that is no real reason why we should not follow other parliaments and go down the track of having proceedings broadcast. It probably is a sensible issue raised by Mr Moore, but I certainly do not think we need to rush into it. It is something that an Assembly committee can look at to see what is the best way of going about it, and certainly the most cost-effective way, which I think the community would expect of us.
MADAM SPEAKER: I believe that the discussion is concluded.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEES - NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Statement by Member
MS SZUTY: Madam Speaker, I seek leave of the Assembly to make a statement on the National Conference of Public Works Committees, which was held in Hobart on 31 October 1994.
Leave granted.
MS SZUTY: I am pleased to provide members with a report on the proceedings of the National Conference of Public Works Committees. The conference was held in Hobart on Monday, 31 October 1994. Members of five public works committees attended. They represented the Commonwealth's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, Queensland's Standing Committee on Public Works, South Australia's Environment, Resources and Development Committee, Tasmania's Standing Committee on Public Works and our own Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure. Three members of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee attended the conference - Mr De Domenico, Mr Cornwell and I. On behalf of the committee, I provided to conference delegates an update on the way public works matters were handled this year by the Estimates Committee. This reflects the fact that, this year - unlike its practice in previous years - the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee did not examine the draft capital works program of the Government.
On my return from the Hobart conference, I spoke to our committee chairman, Mr Berry, about the desirability of providing to the Assembly a brief report on the conference. We both felt that it was appropriate to do so, which is why I am speaking now. The Hobart meeting was the third National Conference of Public Works Committees. The first was held in Brisbane in 1991 and the second was held last year in Canberra.
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