Ms LAWRIE - 2012-11-29
The cost of petrol in the Northern Territory is much higher than the national average. Do you agree that attempting to justify a car registration price hike based on national averages would be completely out of touch with the reality of Territory families already struggling to pay their bills?
ANSWER
You will be able to advise us of all the strong action you took with petrol prices. What sort of achievements did you rack up in your time as the Treasurer, other than racking up colossal, monstrous, and obscene debt that crushes the capacity of the Territory to take advantage of the opportunities that obviously are there ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Relevance, that is not massive or obscene debt when you look at the G20 countries.
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, there is no point of order, please be seated. The Chief Minister has the call.
Mr MILLS: If you are going to hold up that graph - could I ask you to table that graph, please? You are comparing the debt levels of the Northern Territory, which has 230 000 people, to Greece and Spain. Table it!
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, do you wish to table that document?
Ms LAWRIE: I will get my office to bring down a copy for him. He has seen it before.
Madam SPEAKER: Do you seek leave to table the document, Opposition Leader?
Ms LAWRIE: No I do not, he will get a copy. I will keep using this because it shows you ...
Mr Mills: No, I want that one.
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, please be seated. Chief Minister, you have the call.
Mr MILLS: Thank you. I accept there are pressures on Territory families, without a doubt ...
Ms Lawrie: Motor vehicle rego.
Mr MILLS: Wait for the mini-budget and you will see it all in context.
The context in which these decisions are being made is the context of dealing with a very serious problem, a problem that has been left with us …
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Relevance. The question was specific: do you agree that attempting to justify a car registration price hike based on the national averages is completely out of touch?
Madam SPEAKER: Chief Minister, you have the call.
Mr MILLS: Thank you, Madam Speaker. If the honourable member wants to raise such a point of order she should also raise the point of order about the other parts of the question, including the graph which she is very reluctant to table.
There are many aspects to the question. What I am establishing is a response to your question; that is, the context in which these decisions have to be made. We have to deal with a legacy that has been provided by your poor handling of the Territory ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Relevance. It goes to a question on national averages in a hike in the motor vehicle registration because of the cost of petrol in the Territory.
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, please be seated. Chief Minister, you have the call.
Mr MILLS: This is getting stranger and stranger, Madam Speaker. You cannot have it three ways with three specific points of order that are quite different in relevance. What is relevant is this former Treasurer is ignoring what everyone knows: everyone is being caused some pain but she caused it ...
Madam SPEAKER: Chief Minister, your time has expired.
ANSWER
You will be able to advise us of all the strong action you took with petrol prices. What sort of achievements did you rack up in your time as the Treasurer, other than racking up colossal, monstrous, and obscene debt that crushes the capacity of the Territory to take advantage of the opportunities that obviously are there ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Relevance, that is not massive or obscene debt when you look at the G20 countries.
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, there is no point of order, please be seated. The Chief Minister has the call.
Mr MILLS: If you are going to hold up that graph - could I ask you to table that graph, please? You are comparing the debt levels of the Northern Territory, which has 230 000 people, to Greece and Spain. Table it!
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, do you wish to table that document?
Ms LAWRIE: I will get my office to bring down a copy for him. He has seen it before.
Madam SPEAKER: Do you seek leave to table the document, Opposition Leader?
Ms LAWRIE: No I do not, he will get a copy. I will keep using this because it shows you ...
Mr Mills: No, I want that one.
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, please be seated. Chief Minister, you have the call.
Mr MILLS: Thank you. I accept there are pressures on Territory families, without a doubt ...
Ms Lawrie: Motor vehicle rego.
Mr MILLS: Wait for the mini-budget and you will see it all in context.
The context in which these decisions are being made is the context of dealing with a very serious problem, a problem that has been left with us …
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Relevance. The question was specific: do you agree that attempting to justify a car registration price hike based on the national averages is completely out of touch?
Madam SPEAKER: Chief Minister, you have the call.
Mr MILLS: Thank you, Madam Speaker. If the honourable member wants to raise such a point of order she should also raise the point of order about the other parts of the question, including the graph which she is very reluctant to table.
There are many aspects to the question. What I am establishing is a response to your question; that is, the context in which these decisions have to be made. We have to deal with a legacy that has been provided by your poor handling of the Territory ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Relevance. It goes to a question on national averages in a hike in the motor vehicle registration because of the cost of petrol in the Territory.
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, please be seated. Chief Minister, you have the call.
Mr MILLS: This is getting stranger and stranger, Madam Speaker. You cannot have it three ways with three specific points of order that are quite different in relevance. What is relevant is this former Treasurer is ignoring what everyone knows: everyone is being caused some pain but she caused it ...
Madam SPEAKER: Chief Minister, your time has expired.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016