Mr BURKE - 2005-02-17
In response to my challenge to you to debate the parks handover issue and the speed with which you are rushing the waterfront issue at any place, any time, anywhere, you said that yes, you would debate me but, no, you do not take the challenge seriously. I am serious, and whilst Territorians are listening, will you now nominate the time and the place and the medium?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, it is important that the Opposition Leader listen to what I said, which was that I am happy to take him on anywhere, any time. However, it important that he get across the issues that we are discussing, and he is patently not across those issues. Maybe he has some supernatural ability to get across these issues without asking the people involved what, in fact, is happening. It is very disappointing for a man, charged with being Opposition Leader, to not get across the detail of the issues he is making unfounded allegations about, simply making things up. He comes in here and alleges things as facts that are not so. He twists things together and makes up a scenario that is happening. How can you deal with that?
I say again: I am happy to take on the Opposition Leader, any time, any place. We are discussing the bill in here. Is parliament so irrelevant that we should not discuss it?
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: We are getting far too many interjections from both sides.
Ms MARTIN: Madam Speaker, yes, any time, any place. However, the Opposition Leader needs to get across the facts of what he is talking about.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, it is important that the Opposition Leader listen to what I said, which was that I am happy to take him on anywhere, any time. However, it important that he get across the issues that we are discussing, and he is patently not across those issues. Maybe he has some supernatural ability to get across these issues without asking the people involved what, in fact, is happening. It is very disappointing for a man, charged with being Opposition Leader, to not get across the detail of the issues he is making unfounded allegations about, simply making things up. He comes in here and alleges things as facts that are not so. He twists things together and makes up a scenario that is happening. How can you deal with that?
I say again: I am happy to take on the Opposition Leader, any time, any place. We are discussing the bill in here. Is parliament so irrelevant that we should not discuss it?
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: We are getting far too many interjections from both sides.
Ms MARTIN: Madam Speaker, yes, any time, any place. However, the Opposition Leader needs to get across the facts of what he is talking about.
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