Mrs PRICE - 2012-11-01
I understand there are problems with the new medical clinic planned for Papunya. Could you please provide us with an update?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Stuart for bringing this question to the House. Every day I am inside this House, I will remind ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker!
Ms Anderson: What is your point of order? Sit down.
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Namatjira, you are on a warning!
Ms LAWRIE: Under the standing orders, this is a question to the Health minister. Surely, it is the responsibility of the Health minister?
Mr ELFERINK: Speaking to the point of order, Madam Speaker. The question was to the Minister for Regional Development. The last time I checked, Papunya was in the regions.
Madam SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Minister, you have the call.
Ms ANDERSON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Every minute I stand in this House I will remind you sitting across there who put you there. I remember the front page of the Northern Territory News when you, Opposition Leader, went across there in your glory, thinking you were going to win ...
Mr McCARTHY: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Standing Order 113: Relevance. I am interested to hear about Papunya.
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, please continue.
Ms ANDERSON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. That just showed the world you thought you were going to be Chief Minister. You did not see the Aboriginals coming behind you - silent but deadly - to get rid of you and put you where you are now ...
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, please direct your comments through the Chair.
Ms ANDERSON: Madam Speaker, the opposition promised a medical clinic for Papunya. I was sitting with the opposition at that time. It is absolutely disgraceful that you come into the House and try to be defenders of Aboriginal people when you have punished this community severely.
If you look at the national housing program NPARIH, Papunya is now number one on the list as a priority because there is overcrowding in the community. You punished 366 people because of me. You put a health clinic out there without any coordination with Infrastructure so there was sewerage and water to the clinic. You promised a clinic without any coordination, any discussion with another agency called Infrastructure so it could look at the sewerage and water.
Today, we are talking to each other. I am talking to my colleague in Infrastructure to ensure we look at the sewerage and water so Papunya can get its clinic. You put a clinic there on the surface - absolutely shameful - and that is why you have the payback. That is why you are sitting there and you deserve to be there.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Stuart for bringing this question to the House. Every day I am inside this House, I will remind ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker!
Ms Anderson: What is your point of order? Sit down.
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Namatjira, you are on a warning!
Ms LAWRIE: Under the standing orders, this is a question to the Health minister. Surely, it is the responsibility of the Health minister?
Mr ELFERINK: Speaking to the point of order, Madam Speaker. The question was to the Minister for Regional Development. The last time I checked, Papunya was in the regions.
Madam SPEAKER: There is no point of order. Minister, you have the call.
Ms ANDERSON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Every minute I stand in this House I will remind you sitting across there who put you there. I remember the front page of the Northern Territory News when you, Opposition Leader, went across there in your glory, thinking you were going to win ...
Mr McCARTHY: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Standing Order 113: Relevance. I am interested to hear about Papunya.
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, please continue.
Ms ANDERSON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. That just showed the world you thought you were going to be Chief Minister. You did not see the Aboriginals coming behind you - silent but deadly - to get rid of you and put you where you are now ...
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, please direct your comments through the Chair.
Ms ANDERSON: Madam Speaker, the opposition promised a medical clinic for Papunya. I was sitting with the opposition at that time. It is absolutely disgraceful that you come into the House and try to be defenders of Aboriginal people when you have punished this community severely.
If you look at the national housing program NPARIH, Papunya is now number one on the list as a priority because there is overcrowding in the community. You punished 366 people because of me. You put a health clinic out there without any coordination with Infrastructure so there was sewerage and water to the clinic. You promised a clinic without any coordination, any discussion with another agency called Infrastructure so it could look at the sewerage and water.
Today, we are talking to each other. I am talking to my colleague in Infrastructure to ensure we look at the sewerage and water so Papunya can get its clinic. You put a clinic there on the surface - absolutely shameful - and that is why you have the payback. That is why you are sitting there and you deserve to be there.
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