Page 4351 - Week 10 - Thursday, 22 September 2011
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government, the default position of the Greens is to say, “No, we do not support it.” But on the one occasion that the government moves a vote of no confidence or a censure on a member of the opposition, they are jumping to get a chance. We have got Katy Gallagher calling Mr Smyth slippery and Ms Hunter giggling away with Ms Bresnan, saying, “Slippery and slimy; slippery and slimy”—enjoying this moment when they can censure a member of the Liberals.
This is nothing about the substance of the case. This is simply the pleasure, the perverse pleasure, that the Greens are taking in retribution for the fact that they have had an extraordinarily bad week. They have got a chasm between two sitting on one side and Ms Le Couteur over there, who is the only reasonable member of the Greens in this place—who does not, as a default position, simply follow the Labor Party.
When you look at the motions that have been moved by the Liberals, many of them involving misleading behaviour that has been shown conclusively—in fact, the evidence presented in each of those censure motions—
Members interjecting—
MR SPEAKER: Order, members! One moment, Mr Hanson. Stop the clocks. There is a lot of discussion in the chamber. I am having a little trouble hearing Mr Hanson. Just keep the noise down, thank you. Mr Hanson, you have the floor.
MR HANSON: I will not go back through the previous Assemblies, but just in this Assembly there have been 12 motions. One was moved by Mr Seselja on the Minister for Planning. No; that was not supported by the Greens. There was Mr Doszpot against the Minister for Education and Training—a proposed censure. Oh, no; that was downgraded. There was Mr Seselja against the Attorney-General, a censure motion not supported by the Greens. There was Mr Hanson on 4 May 2010 against the Attorney-General—not supported. It could have been any number of things. There was Mr Hanson against the Minister for Health. No; not supported by the Greens. There was Mr Seselja against the Minister for Health. That was a vote of no confidence—not supported by the Greens. There was Mr Coe against the minister for disability, housing and community services on 26 August 2010—a proposed censure, not supported by the Greens. There was Mr Hanson, on 16 February—a proposed censure, not supported by the Greens. On 9 March this year there was a proposed censure not supported by the Greens. April this year—not supported by the Greens. August this year—not supported by the Greens. That was one against the Speaker.
They say, “It is not substantial.” I will just go to some of these. Let us have a look at this one—6 April 2011. We have seen—
Mr Hargreaves: On a point of order.
MR HANSON: Could you stop the clocks, please?
MR SPEAKER: Yes.
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