Page 3168 - Week 10 - Thursday, 18 October 2007
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Mrs Dunne: Wait for it, Andrew. Wait for it.
MR BARR: Well, we do. We have looked forward eagerly to what the local Liberal Party has to offer on education. At this point all we hear from the opposition is criticism of the government’s investment in public education. “Throwing good money after bad” is how Mrs Dunne has described the government’s investment in public education.
In the remaining 40 seconds available to me I would like to end on a bipartisan note by, in fact, agreeing with part of what Mrs Dunne had to say, particularly in relation to her criticism of aspects of the Prime Minister’s history plan. I acknowledge that, yes, seeking to put that in place over the top of and pay no heed to what is occurring in the earlier years of schooling, from preschool right the way through to year 8—(Time expired.)
MR SESELJA (Molonglo) (4.50): I really do not know quite where to start in response. I was thinking perhaps of starting in response to Mr Barr’s lesson on federalism and the Whitlam government. I actually consider myself a federalist. I know that not everyone in the Liberal Party is a federalist, but there is still a strong federalist tradition. Mr Barr mentioned Mr Whitlam, and I am sure that Mr Whitlam would back Mr Barr’s regressive plans for capital gains tax on the family home. That would be straight out of the Whitlam playbook, wouldn’t it?
Members interjecting–
MR SESELJA: The socialist utopia. What else can we tax? What would the capital gains tax be on the family home under the socialist utopia that would come in under Mr Barr?
Members interjecting–
MR SESELJA: Well, we do know about Mr Barr’s taxation policies, do we not, Mr Deputy Speaker?
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, Mr Barr! You have had your ration of response interjection.
MR SESELJA: He is clearly on the record as wanting to tax the family home. They are not content with screwing first home buyers.
Mr Barr: I raise a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The matter of public importance relates to education. I do not see how my views on capital gains tax relate in any way to education.
Mrs Dunne: On the point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker: I think that Mr Seselja is setting some context in which to launch into his views on education.
MR SESELJA: Indeed.
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