Page 2815 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 24 June 2009
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Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Minister for the Arts and Heritage) (10.55): Madam Deputy Speaker, it is important that we accept the simple politics of this motion, but in accepting that we also need to acknowledge just how wrong many of the premises contained within the motion are and the fact that they basically reflect political opinions and political posturing by the Leader of the Opposition.
There is part (1) of Mr Seselja’s motion, for instance. I think there are four motions today seeking to condemn me. It is quite a remarkable notice paper.
Mr Hanson: Take a hint, Jon.
MR STANHOPE: We could take a hint; we could actually put the motions put before the Assembly in some perspective today as we read through them. There are three motions, all from the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party has three motions on the paper today. They all commence with “that the Chief Minister be condemned”.
Mr Seselja: Point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Stop the clock, please.
Mr Seselja: As much as Mr Stanhope would like to, we will discuss other motions at other times. What we are discussing at the moment is a motion on the Auditor-General. I ask you to ask the Chief Minister if he could confine his comments to—
MR STANHOPE: How fragile! What a fragile Mr Seselja.
Mr Seselja: You don’t want to talk about the Auditor-General?
MR STANHOPE: How fragile! Mr Seselja does not want me to speak, but we have three motions today from the Liberal Party with the fragile Mr Seselja jumping to his feet immediately as I begin to respond—
Mr Seselja: Madam Deputy Speaker—
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Stanhope.
Mr Seselja: Madam Deputy Speaker, I ask you to give us a ruling.
Mr Hanson: That is simply not true. You have got a bill that does not even mention it. You have got another one that says it supports it—
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Hanson!
MR STANHOPE: The fragile little violet!
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Stanhope!
Members interjecting—
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