Ms CARNEY - 2007-10-18
In a different radio interview on ABC radio with Ann Barker, you also used the term ‘hiccup’ in answering a direction question about the future of the industry. That exchange went as follows:
It was clear the journalist was talking about the industry and so were you. Why did you tell this House yesterday that your reference to a ‘hiccup’ was about research when it very clearly was not?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the Opposition Leader again for her question. It is pretty straightforward. We are talking about having confidence in the industry here. The department is working closely with the industry and with interstate departments in primary industry to work through this issue. Specific research that has been undertaken on those 35 varieties will continue. Yes, it has had a devastating effect on the industry at this stage, but we still have the three disease-free properties and the rest are in quarantine.
We will be working with the industry. We will be ensuring that the research continues, and we will ensure that that industry does continue in the Northern Territory.
- Journalist: So you do not think this is a collapse of the industry for the NT?
Minister: No, I don’t think it is a collapse; it is probably a little hiccup, but we would like to think that we can get on top of that.
It was clear the journalist was talking about the industry and so were you. Why did you tell this House yesterday that your reference to a ‘hiccup’ was about research when it very clearly was not?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the Opposition Leader again for her question. It is pretty straightforward. We are talking about having confidence in the industry here. The department is working closely with the industry and with interstate departments in primary industry to work through this issue. Specific research that has been undertaken on those 35 varieties will continue. Yes, it has had a devastating effect on the industry at this stage, but we still have the three disease-free properties and the rest are in quarantine.
We will be working with the industry. We will be ensuring that the research continues, and we will ensure that that industry does continue in the Northern Territory.
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