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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 2 Hansard (1 March) . . Page.. 441 ..
MS CARNELL (continuing):
Mr de Castella got no editorial input. It is up to Mr de Castella as to what he writes. He writes what he believes. Any imputation that that is not the case is unacceptable and should be immediately withdrawn by Mr Kaine as well. Nobody could suggest that Mr de Castella is not absolutely committed to sport, to this city and to this country.
MR CORBELL: My question is to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, yesterday in answer to a question from Mr Rugendyke, you offered an explanation for the comments you made on ABC Radio on Monday about new media facilities at Bruce Stadium. You said:
I do not think Mr Rugendyke was listening to me properly yesterday morning. I was talking about getting games on television.
We were all rightfully bowed by that response. However, on Monday the Chief Minister told ABC Radio, as Mr Rugendyke said yesterday:
Media facilities weren't up to much either. So our capacity to sell the stadium for television rights and so on wasn't high.
Can the Chief Minister tell the Assembly what part of "sell the stadium for television rights" she does not understand?
MS CARNELL: I answered that question yesterday, and I explained exactly what I meant yesterday. But I am happy to answer exactly the same question again.
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, the question is out of order because a question fully answered does not need to be answered again.
MR SPEAKER: Order! The question has been asked. The least you can do is listen to the answer.
MS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, I did answer it fully yesterday. I indicated what I was talking about on radio that morning. Quite seriously, we do need to ensure that the stadium's media facilities are up to scratch, that they are the best they can be so that Olympic football matches attract the media to our stadium to broadcast the games that happen there. It is really that simple. If anybody doubts it, go and speak to the media outlets and find out - - -
Mr Stanhope: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. What the Chief Minister is saying now is simply not true. Yesterday, in answer to Mr Rugendyke, she said, "I do not think Mr Rugendyke was listening to me". That is what the Chief Minister said yesterday.
MR SPEAKER: There is no point of order, Mr Stanhope. Resume your seat.
MR CORBELL
: I raise a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. I hope I get a clearer answer than I got last time. Mr Rugendyke asked the Chief Minister whether there were current negotiations about television rights, a question which she ignored. Can she now
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