Mr VATSKALIS - 2014-02-13
Last year you went to COAG in Canberra bragging about how you would win more money for bush roads and ensure the Territory would have a central role in developing northern Australia, but so far we have not seen a single extra dollar in road funding come the Territory’s way. You keep saying how important the Central Arnhem Road is, but your federal mates do not seem to be listening. Why do you appear to have no influence with your colleagues in Canberra? Is it because they want to work with leaders of substance, leaders who understand the issues and make a difference realising the development potential of northern Australia and you do not fit the bill?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, here we go straight on to the personal attacks. It is all they can do. What else have you got? You talk about the Central Arnhem Road, and on Tuesday the member for Nhulunbuy called it the road to nowhere. It goes to where you live and you called it the road to nowhere.
Mr McCarthy: You take it out of context.
Mr GILES: No, I was not taking it out of context. It is what was said.
You had two offers on the table, one to help a buffalo industry be created, one to support Indigenous education as a sustainable industry, and you knocked them both back. Now you are knocking back us trying to help you with the Central Arnhem Highway because it is a road to nowhere. There is one party in here which is standing up and trying to fight for the development of the Northern Territory, but the other party in this Chamber - which includes the member for Nelson - is the party of naysayers who come in here, talk the Territory down, make up stories, spread mistruths and false interpretation, or just make things up. What was it on Tuesday, a $1000 increase to a power bill? You are trying to get people to suck this up and believe it. Territorians are not stupid. The media is not stupid. You just make it up.
Mr Vowles: Do you know what our leader would be doing, Adam?
Mr GILES: Member for Johnston, the atrocious state of your debate last night - you are only a bit behind the member for Nightcliff in poor performances, but look at your incorrect statement with all your false facts last night. You cannot come in here, following the Leader of the Opposition, the Grinch she is, spreading lies and mistruths and mistrust in the way she wants to do things, making stuff up.
The question about the Central Arnhem Road: did you get $433m from Canberra? This is to fix a road which goes to nowhere, according to the local member. As you know, we are burdened by $5.5bn worth of Labor debt. Look what Canberra is burdened by thanks to federal Labor. Look what the Coalition is burdened by through federal debt. I encourage you …
Members interjecting.
Mr GILES: The Leader of the Opposition and her three lemon sucking supporters who seem to be very sour and bitter every time they walk in here …
Madam SPEAKER: Chief Minister, please withdraw that comment.
Mr GILES: I withdraw.
Take those four people, get them to listen to the member for Fannie Bay, get some good policy debates and come in here and ask proper questions. This question was atrocious.
There is a story in the paper today about politicians and professionals and how hard they work. I know how hard we are all working, but you …
Ms Walker interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Nhulunbuy, cease interjecting.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, here we go straight on to the personal attacks. It is all they can do. What else have you got? You talk about the Central Arnhem Road, and on Tuesday the member for Nhulunbuy called it the road to nowhere. It goes to where you live and you called it the road to nowhere.
Mr McCarthy: You take it out of context.
Mr GILES: No, I was not taking it out of context. It is what was said.
You had two offers on the table, one to help a buffalo industry be created, one to support Indigenous education as a sustainable industry, and you knocked them both back. Now you are knocking back us trying to help you with the Central Arnhem Highway because it is a road to nowhere. There is one party in here which is standing up and trying to fight for the development of the Northern Territory, but the other party in this Chamber - which includes the member for Nelson - is the party of naysayers who come in here, talk the Territory down, make up stories, spread mistruths and false interpretation, or just make things up. What was it on Tuesday, a $1000 increase to a power bill? You are trying to get people to suck this up and believe it. Territorians are not stupid. The media is not stupid. You just make it up.
Mr Vowles: Do you know what our leader would be doing, Adam?
Mr GILES: Member for Johnston, the atrocious state of your debate last night - you are only a bit behind the member for Nightcliff in poor performances, but look at your incorrect statement with all your false facts last night. You cannot come in here, following the Leader of the Opposition, the Grinch she is, spreading lies and mistruths and mistrust in the way she wants to do things, making stuff up.
The question about the Central Arnhem Road: did you get $433m from Canberra? This is to fix a road which goes to nowhere, according to the local member. As you know, we are burdened by $5.5bn worth of Labor debt. Look what Canberra is burdened by thanks to federal Labor. Look what the Coalition is burdened by through federal debt. I encourage you …
Members interjecting.
Mr GILES: The Leader of the Opposition and her three lemon sucking supporters who seem to be very sour and bitter every time they walk in here …
Madam SPEAKER: Chief Minister, please withdraw that comment.
Mr GILES: I withdraw.
Take those four people, get them to listen to the member for Fannie Bay, get some good policy debates and come in here and ask proper questions. This question was atrocious.
There is a story in the paper today about politicians and professionals and how hard they work. I know how hard we are all working, but you …
Ms Walker interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Nhulunbuy, cease interjecting.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016