Page 1353 - Week 04 - Thursday, 30 March 2017
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opposition. Throughout the election we had the Liberals and Mr Hanson as their then leader saying, “Leave no-one behind.” Do you remember that? “Leave no-one behind” and now, this week, they are pitting neighbour against neighbour and trying to stand in the way of renewal that will make sure that people facing challenges have a decent home. Does it give you some sort of pleasure to let disadvantage deepen and marginalise those in need? I know that the Canberra community is much better than that.
Mr Hanson interjecting—
Mr Steel: On a point of order, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: Stop the clock, please.
Mr Steel: A member may not interrupt another member except on a point of order.
MADAM SPEAKER: I would remind Mr Hanson of that.
Mrs Dunne: On the point of order, I would suggest that you might remind members that they should address the chair under standing order 42. Perhaps if they did that, rather than addressing members of the opposition, they might not get so many rises.
MADAM SPEAKER: Mrs Dunne, there would not be a need for any of that if those on the opposition benches did not have to be called to order so many times during question time.
Mr Hanson: Madam Speaker—
MADAM SPEAKER: Is there a point of order, Mr Hanson?
Mr Hanson: There is a supplementary, Madam Speaker—
MADAM SPEAKER: I do not believe the minister has concluded her question, though the time has finished. A supplementary, Ms Cheyne.
MS CHEYNE: Minister, what is the experience of other jurisdictions that have sold off or outsourced public housing?
MS BERRY: I thank Ms Cheyne for the question.
Mr Coe: If you sell off public housing you have the asset recycling initiative money.
MS BERRY: That is exactly what we would have had had the Liberals won the election. They do not renew; they do not repair; they sell. They sold under Kate Carnell, which was the last time they were in government, I believe. It is a story that is repeated around Australia. When Liberals get into government they sell off public housing or they let it decay and it falls into disrepair.
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