Mr STYLES - 2012-10-24
Can you inform the House of how the increasing cost of housing and rising rents are impacting on tourism in the Northern Territory?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Sanderson for showing some interest in tourism. It is Day 3 of the first parliamentary sittings and the shadow minister for Tourism is yet to ask a question on something he said yesterday in this House, ‘I have to say I am concerned about tourism, it is our highest priority in the Northern Territory’. Well, hardly a high priority, shadow minister for Tourism, you have not even asked a question and you have nine minutes to go. I hope you can get on with it and ask a question...
However, the reason we are very concerned about tourism and housing is simple. We take tourism very seriously - it is part of our three-hub economy. We take it seriously, we take the region seriously, that is why we are re-regionalising the Northern Territory by putting ...
Members interjecting.
Mr CONLAN: Can I hear John Paul Young at the back - Yesterday’s Hero. John Paul Young is here - yesterday’s hero, there he is...
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order! Member for Wanguri.
Mr CONLAN: ... the greatest failure the Northern Territory has ever seen, led by the greatest Opposition Leader the Northern Territory is about to see. Yesterday’s hero up the back with a number one hit from 1977.
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order members!
Mr CONLAN: We take it seriously. It is a major part of the Northern Territory economy. I wish the shadow minister for Tourism would ask a question. He now has about eight minutes. When I finish he might have about five minutes. I hope you get up and are prepared to engage in this debate seriously. We take it seriously and, unlike the previous government ...
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! I query relevance. Could you ask the member to answer the question?
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, if you could get to the point please?
Mr CONLAN: I am, as I am developing my argument with the three minutes I have.
The previous government governed for one particular electorate - the electorate of Nelson. We do not govern for ...
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! This should not be a difficult question to answer. It is a dixer from his side. Please call him on relevance.
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, if you could get to the point please?
Mr CONLAN: I am, Madam Speaker. We are not governing for the Northern “Gerritory”, we are governing for the Northern “Terrytory”. We care about all of the Northern Territory. It is about re-regionalising the Northern Territory, putting tourism back where it belongs, and making it once again the power house industry it was. That, in turn, will help housing in the Northern Territory.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Sanderson for showing some interest in tourism. It is Day 3 of the first parliamentary sittings and the shadow minister for Tourism is yet to ask a question on something he said yesterday in this House, ‘I have to say I am concerned about tourism, it is our highest priority in the Northern Territory’. Well, hardly a high priority, shadow minister for Tourism, you have not even asked a question and you have nine minutes to go. I hope you can get on with it and ask a question...
However, the reason we are very concerned about tourism and housing is simple. We take tourism very seriously - it is part of our three-hub economy. We take it seriously, we take the region seriously, that is why we are re-regionalising the Northern Territory by putting ...
Members interjecting.
Mr CONLAN: Can I hear John Paul Young at the back - Yesterday’s Hero. John Paul Young is here - yesterday’s hero, there he is...
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order! Member for Wanguri.
Mr CONLAN: ... the greatest failure the Northern Territory has ever seen, led by the greatest Opposition Leader the Northern Territory is about to see. Yesterday’s hero up the back with a number one hit from 1977.
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order members!
Mr CONLAN: We take it seriously. It is a major part of the Northern Territory economy. I wish the shadow minister for Tourism would ask a question. He now has about eight minutes. When I finish he might have about five minutes. I hope you get up and are prepared to engage in this debate seriously. We take it seriously and, unlike the previous government ...
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! I query relevance. Could you ask the member to answer the question?
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, if you could get to the point please?
Mr CONLAN: I am, as I am developing my argument with the three minutes I have.
The previous government governed for one particular electorate - the electorate of Nelson. We do not govern for ...
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! This should not be a difficult question to answer. It is a dixer from his side. Please call him on relevance.
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, if you could get to the point please?
Mr CONLAN: I am, Madam Speaker. We are not governing for the Northern “Gerritory”, we are governing for the Northern “Terrytory”. We care about all of the Northern Territory. It is about re-regionalising the Northern Territory, putting tourism back where it belongs, and making it once again the power house industry it was. That, in turn, will help housing in the Northern Territory.
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