Mr GUNNER - 2013-02-14
On the front page of your 100-day action plan you said you would immediately crack down on antisocial behaviour. Why did you not make it that clear by saying crack down, what you really meant was ask drunks nicely to stop drinking?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his question. I said I would crack down. I cannot believe you guys. I do not know what the heck is happening on the fourth floor. You think you are coming up with a great strategy.
I am going to talk to you about standing up for basic community standards. I encourage any citizen to have the conviction to say what is right and make it clear to people there are standards this community expects of its citizens.
I do not hold back one bit. I invite you to come with me to the Esplanade to see exactly what I am talking about. Come with me to the park over there and see the way I interact with those people! Come with me to Casuarina! When I see young people who should be at school, I talk to them and wonder what is going on. Come with me! I invite you to come with me so you can see exactly what I am talking about. You put no effort into understanding what I am trying to say. You would rather spin some childless energy trying to characterise it in a very small way.
Let us talk about cracking down. You guys are trying to crack down, close this government in and hold it in a corner. You cannot do it because we know where we are going and what we are doing. You are trying to ignore debt. You are trying to ignore the challenges we face as a government, challenges with your authorship, but we see something much better for the Northern Territory.
Take, for example, our security going forward with energy and the opportunities there. Give me the opportunity to talk about that. There is a great future for the Northern Territory and, if left to the previous government to deal with the challenge this government has just dealt with …
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Standing Order 113: relevance. The question went to the 100-day promise of cracking down on antisocial behaviour and his answer is we should walk up to drunks politely and ask them to stop drinking.
Madam SPEAKER: There is no point of order. The Chief Minister is addressing the question.
Mr MILLS: I have answered it. I am using the remainder of my time to tell them a big story about the great future of the Northern Territory and a government which knows the Territory has a great opportunity. It needs a real government to deal with the real problems, face up to them, and cut a path forward for the Territory rather than the childish antics of the former government. They are embarrassing and would hinder the Territory if they went anywhere near the toxic brand of the Labor party which led us nowhere but into debt.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his question. I said I would crack down. I cannot believe you guys. I do not know what the heck is happening on the fourth floor. You think you are coming up with a great strategy.
I am going to talk to you about standing up for basic community standards. I encourage any citizen to have the conviction to say what is right and make it clear to people there are standards this community expects of its citizens.
I do not hold back one bit. I invite you to come with me to the Esplanade to see exactly what I am talking about. Come with me to the park over there and see the way I interact with those people! Come with me to Casuarina! When I see young people who should be at school, I talk to them and wonder what is going on. Come with me! I invite you to come with me so you can see exactly what I am talking about. You put no effort into understanding what I am trying to say. You would rather spin some childless energy trying to characterise it in a very small way.
Let us talk about cracking down. You guys are trying to crack down, close this government in and hold it in a corner. You cannot do it because we know where we are going and what we are doing. You are trying to ignore debt. You are trying to ignore the challenges we face as a government, challenges with your authorship, but we see something much better for the Northern Territory.
Take, for example, our security going forward with energy and the opportunities there. Give me the opportunity to talk about that. There is a great future for the Northern Territory and, if left to the previous government to deal with the challenge this government has just dealt with …
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Standing Order 113: relevance. The question went to the 100-day promise of cracking down on antisocial behaviour and his answer is we should walk up to drunks politely and ask them to stop drinking.
Madam SPEAKER: There is no point of order. The Chief Minister is addressing the question.
Mr MILLS: I have answered it. I am using the remainder of my time to tell them a big story about the great future of the Northern Territory and a government which knows the Territory has a great opportunity. It needs a real government to deal with the real problems, face up to them, and cut a path forward for the Territory rather than the childish antics of the former government. They are embarrassing and would hinder the Territory if they went anywhere near the toxic brand of the Labor party which led us nowhere but into debt.
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