Mrs PRICE - 2013-02-13
The opposition has had much to say publicly about child protection recently, including in the Wanguri book of lies. Can you please clarify for the House the current state of child protection in the Northern Territory?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Stuart for her question ...
Members interjecting.
Ms LAMBLEY: We have certainly hit a soft spot today, haven’t we, Chief Minister? The book of lies written by Nicole Manison, the candidate for Wanguri, has certainly hit a soft spot ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! The member should withdraw. She has been advised on the Parliamentary Record on several occasions that Nicole did not write this. Withdraw!
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, please be seated. Minister, I have looked at the booklet. There is no evidence of who has written this booklet so please do not reference people in the parliament who cannot respond.
Mrs LAMBLEY: Certainly, Madam Speaker. The book of lies peddled by the candidate for Wanguri contains mistruths and lack of fact ...
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! You just ruled that there is no reference to who produced this. I ask her to withdraw.
Madam SPEAKER: It is not a point of order.
Mrs LAMBLEY: She has, indeed, been peddling this pamphlet. She has been seen walking around the streets of the electorate of Wanguri holding this pamphlet and spreading the lies and mistruths of the Labor Party.
I will answer the question asked by the member for Stuart. She is concerned about the welfare of children and families throughout the Northern Territory. We, as a government, are committed to continuing to fix 11 years of failures in child protection of the former Labor government ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker!
Mr Westra van Holthe: This better be a point of order.
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Katherine, you are on a warning as well! Do not question the Chair’s judgment. Opposition Leader, think carefully, it has to be a point of order.
Ms LAWRIE: Absolutely. It goes to relevance. She is talking about the contents of this book and then goes off on a tangent on her view about ...
Madam SPEAKER: There is no point of order. The minister is addressing the question.
Ms LAMBLEY: I also mention the three media releases issued by the Labor Party in recent times, written by Nicole Manison, the candidate for Wanguri, stating the lies and fictitious nonsense coming out of the Labor Party concerning child protection. When you peddle lies you hurt children and families ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! She should withdraw ‘lies’, otherwise make the accusation by way of substantive motion.
Madam SPEAKER: There is no point of order.
Mrs LAMBLEY: The candidate for Wanguri has written these ...
Mr CHANDLER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Most people consider that quality productions are a reference. The only reference we see here is to the Labor Party ...
Madam SPEAKER: Please be seated. There is no point of order.
Ms LAMBLEY: This government has increased funding for the Office of Children and Families to conduct the business of child protection by $10m in this mini-budget. The lies peddled by Labor are hurting the good families and children of the Northern Territory. Lies and mistruths, shame on you ...
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker!
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, your time has expired.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Stuart for her question ...
Members interjecting.
Ms LAMBLEY: We have certainly hit a soft spot today, haven’t we, Chief Minister? The book of lies written by Nicole Manison, the candidate for Wanguri, has certainly hit a soft spot ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! The member should withdraw. She has been advised on the Parliamentary Record on several occasions that Nicole did not write this. Withdraw!
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, please be seated. Minister, I have looked at the booklet. There is no evidence of who has written this booklet so please do not reference people in the parliament who cannot respond.
Mrs LAMBLEY: Certainly, Madam Speaker. The book of lies peddled by the candidate for Wanguri contains mistruths and lack of fact ...
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! You just ruled that there is no reference to who produced this. I ask her to withdraw.
Madam SPEAKER: It is not a point of order.
Mrs LAMBLEY: She has, indeed, been peddling this pamphlet. She has been seen walking around the streets of the electorate of Wanguri holding this pamphlet and spreading the lies and mistruths of the Labor Party.
I will answer the question asked by the member for Stuart. She is concerned about the welfare of children and families throughout the Northern Territory. We, as a government, are committed to continuing to fix 11 years of failures in child protection of the former Labor government ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker!
Mr Westra van Holthe: This better be a point of order.
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Katherine, you are on a warning as well! Do not question the Chair’s judgment. Opposition Leader, think carefully, it has to be a point of order.
Ms LAWRIE: Absolutely. It goes to relevance. She is talking about the contents of this book and then goes off on a tangent on her view about ...
Madam SPEAKER: There is no point of order. The minister is addressing the question.
Ms LAMBLEY: I also mention the three media releases issued by the Labor Party in recent times, written by Nicole Manison, the candidate for Wanguri, stating the lies and fictitious nonsense coming out of the Labor Party concerning child protection. When you peddle lies you hurt children and families ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! She should withdraw ‘lies’, otherwise make the accusation by way of substantive motion.
Madam SPEAKER: There is no point of order.
Mrs LAMBLEY: The candidate for Wanguri has written these ...
Mr CHANDLER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Most people consider that quality productions are a reference. The only reference we see here is to the Labor Party ...
Madam SPEAKER: Please be seated. There is no point of order.
Ms LAMBLEY: This government has increased funding for the Office of Children and Families to conduct the business of child protection by $10m in this mini-budget. The lies peddled by Labor are hurting the good families and children of the Northern Territory. Lies and mistruths, shame on you ...
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker!
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, your time has expired.
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