Page 958 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 25 February 2009

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MR SESELJA (Molonglo—Leader of the Opposition) (11.43): Just briefly, it is very disappointing that what we have seen today is that the Greens and Labor voted for this flawed scheme and the alliance has now come together to shut down any genuine scrutiny of this issue. We are particularly disappointed. We will continue to take this up, even if the Greens will not. We believe it is an issue worth pursuing the government on. I think this is going to become a pattern here—that it will be the opposition who are prepared to ask the hard questions and do things that make the government uncomfortable. But the alliance agreement, the partnership, will make that very difficult for the Greens. We see that again: they are standing behind this flawed policy.

We take a different view and we are very proud to take that view because it is the right thing to do. These people have been led astray. It is a poor policy; it is a policy that was simply never going to work. We stand by our opposition to it and we stand by the alternative policies we put forward that would genuinely help first homebuyers and would genuinely help young families to get into the housing market. The Greens and the Labor Party coming together to shut down this inquiry is a great disappointment and will be a great disappointment to those people who have been so badly let down by this government.

Question put:

That Mr Smyth’s amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the negative.

Question put:

That Mr Seselja’s motion, as amended, be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

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