Ms WALKER - 2012-12-05
Last week the minister complained that not enough jobs had been created for Indigenous Territorians. Does the minister agree with the decision of the Minister for Business to cut the Indigenous employment training programs?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Nhulunbuy for that question. I put into context the things the former Labor government has done to Aboriginal employment and Aboriginal people in general. You did not care about Aboriginal people. That is why you are sitting across there, because they put you there. You did not care about Aboriginal people.
We are a government that trusts Aboriginal people and we want to have an honest relationship with Aboriginal people. Our Chief Minister has gone to Aboriginal communities, spoken to Aboriginal people and given the commitment to Aboriginal people that the Country Liberals are about working with them.
We are about bringing all Territorians forward. We are not about dog whistling to the northern suburbs like a ninth member of parliament, Nigel Adlam, and you, Opposition Leader - dog whistling to the northern suburbs, saying black people are getting everything ...
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Namatjira, please address your comments through the Chair.
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! I have allowed a certain preamble in the answer to this question but I draw the minister back to a very specific question that has been asked of her and call relevance under Standing Order 113.
Madam SPEAKER: Please be seated, member for Nhulunbuy.
Ms ANDERSON: Madam Speaker, the preamble was that wide and I need to bring it back into context so I can draw a picture of the ninth member of the Labor Party, Nigel Adlam, and the Opposition Leader dog whistling to the northern suburbs about Aboriginal people. That is very dangerous ground to get into; dog whistling to the northern suburbs.
We are about developing relationships, we will have relationships with Indigenous Territorians, and we will move them forward ...
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! I ask you to remind the minister about mentioning names of individuals who do not have right of reply in this parliament. She clearly has a hatred for certain elements of the media, that is very clear.
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, I remind you about mentioning people’s names who do not have any right of reply.
Ms ANDERSON: I will go back to saying the Country Liberals are about having a relationship with Indigenous Territorians. We are about moving Territorians forward and treating Territorians as equals.
We are not about dog whistling to the northern suburbs like your ninth member of parliament, ninth member of the Labor Party and you, Leader of the Opposition ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! The question was does she agree with the axing of the Indigenous employment training program?
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, you have the call.
Ms ANDERSON: Madam Speaker, I have answered the question and I urge the Opposition Leader to stop dog whistling along with Nigel Adlam.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Nhulunbuy for that question. I put into context the things the former Labor government has done to Aboriginal employment and Aboriginal people in general. You did not care about Aboriginal people. That is why you are sitting across there, because they put you there. You did not care about Aboriginal people.
We are a government that trusts Aboriginal people and we want to have an honest relationship with Aboriginal people. Our Chief Minister has gone to Aboriginal communities, spoken to Aboriginal people and given the commitment to Aboriginal people that the Country Liberals are about working with them.
We are about bringing all Territorians forward. We are not about dog whistling to the northern suburbs like a ninth member of parliament, Nigel Adlam, and you, Opposition Leader - dog whistling to the northern suburbs, saying black people are getting everything ...
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Namatjira, please address your comments through the Chair.
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! I have allowed a certain preamble in the answer to this question but I draw the minister back to a very specific question that has been asked of her and call relevance under Standing Order 113.
Madam SPEAKER: Please be seated, member for Nhulunbuy.
Ms ANDERSON: Madam Speaker, the preamble was that wide and I need to bring it back into context so I can draw a picture of the ninth member of the Labor Party, Nigel Adlam, and the Opposition Leader dog whistling to the northern suburbs about Aboriginal people. That is very dangerous ground to get into; dog whistling to the northern suburbs.
We are about developing relationships, we will have relationships with Indigenous Territorians, and we will move them forward ...
Ms WALKER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! I ask you to remind the minister about mentioning names of individuals who do not have right of reply in this parliament. She clearly has a hatred for certain elements of the media, that is very clear.
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, I remind you about mentioning people’s names who do not have any right of reply.
Ms ANDERSON: I will go back to saying the Country Liberals are about having a relationship with Indigenous Territorians. We are about moving Territorians forward and treating Territorians as equals.
We are not about dog whistling to the northern suburbs like your ninth member of parliament, ninth member of the Labor Party and you, Leader of the Opposition ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! The question was does she agree with the axing of the Indigenous employment training program?
Madam SPEAKER: Minister, you have the call.
Ms ANDERSON: Madam Speaker, I have answered the question and I urge the Opposition Leader to stop dog whistling along with Nigel Adlam.
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