Ms PURICK - 2011-10-19
You supported Labor’s ban on live cattle exports saying it was ‘a good circuit breaker’. The decision you supported decimated the Territory’s pastoral and agricultural industries. Can you tell the House how pastoralists who predominantly muster cattle by helicopter will benefit from Labor’s tax on aviation fuel given that it is not exempt?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, let us deal with the nonsensical opening remarks. I have always supported our live cattle industry …
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order!
Mr HENDERSON: The industry understands that. I met with Don Heatley in Tokyo last week about working with Meat and Livestock Australia to recover abattoir facilities in Indonesia. I also met yesterday with Luke Bowen and Ken Warriner regarding what is happening in Indonesia. I have just had a meeting with the Foreign minister, Kevin Rudd, today regarding working with the Australian government through AusAid to support …
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Mr HENDERSON: … bringing this trade back together in Indonesia. So, whilst the opposition sit there and whinge, moan and carp, and try to politically grandstand, as the Chief Minister, I continue to work …
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Member for Greatorex!
Mr HENDERSON: … every single day to try to recover the situation …
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! In accordance with your instruction, I have waited for some time for the answer to the question. Succinct, concise and directly relevant to the question is hardly what we are seeing demonstrated by the minister.
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Port Darwin, I also remind you that if there is a preamble which has extra material in it then the minister is entitled to respond to that, which he is doing at the moment.
Mr HENDERSON: That is what our pastoral industry wants to know: what is their government doing in the Northern Territory to work, every single day, to see this trade recover in Indonesia? I thank Foreign Affairs Minister, Kevin Rudd, for today taking further suggestions of how to do that. He wishes former member for Solomon, the now member for Fong Lim, all the best in his future aspirations. He sends his best wishes, member for Fong Lim, for your future aspirations in this Territory parliament ...
Members interjecting.
Mr TOLLNER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Whilst I find the Chief Minister’s ramblings quite humorous ...
Madam SPEAKER: This is not a point of order.
Mr TOLLNER: ... the question was about the impact of the carbon tax on helicopter mustering ...
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order, member for Fong Lim! The Chief Minister has the call; he appears to be answering the question.
Mr HENDERSON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I was passing on some best wishes from a former parliamentary colleague for the member for Fong Lim’s aspirations.
I am on the record, and I continue to advocate cutting the diesel fuel and aviation rebates for the Northern Territory. I have been on the public record and will continue to do that. This is an Australian government tax. The opposition is hiding behind this tax, because it has no policies; it is running Tony Abbott’s lines in the Territory, trying to scare Territorians. It is so divided it cannot agree on anything. It has no policies; it is a do-nothing opposition which would take the Territory nowhere in government ...
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Chief Minister, your time has expired. Resume your seat.
Before I call the next member to ask a question, honourable members, the level of interruption is somewhat ludicrous. I know it is the build-up; it is October and perhaps the troppo season, but it is air-conditioned in here so, hopefully, we can settle down. However, I will remind you of no interruptions, Standing Order 51 ...
Mr Mills: Mango madness.
Madam SPEAKER: I am glad you agree, Leader of the Opposition.
Mr Mills: Yes, but we were badly provoked, Madam Speaker.
Madam SPEAKER: I am sure there were a number of members who were very provoked.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, let us deal with the nonsensical opening remarks. I have always supported our live cattle industry …
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order!
Mr HENDERSON: The industry understands that. I met with Don Heatley in Tokyo last week about working with Meat and Livestock Australia to recover abattoir facilities in Indonesia. I also met yesterday with Luke Bowen and Ken Warriner regarding what is happening in Indonesia. I have just had a meeting with the Foreign minister, Kevin Rudd, today regarding working with the Australian government through AusAid to support …
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Mr HENDERSON: … bringing this trade back together in Indonesia. So, whilst the opposition sit there and whinge, moan and carp, and try to politically grandstand, as the Chief Minister, I continue to work …
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Member for Greatorex!
Mr HENDERSON: … every single day to try to recover the situation …
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! In accordance with your instruction, I have waited for some time for the answer to the question. Succinct, concise and directly relevant to the question is hardly what we are seeing demonstrated by the minister.
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Port Darwin, I also remind you that if there is a preamble which has extra material in it then the minister is entitled to respond to that, which he is doing at the moment.
Mr HENDERSON: That is what our pastoral industry wants to know: what is their government doing in the Northern Territory to work, every single day, to see this trade recover in Indonesia? I thank Foreign Affairs Minister, Kevin Rudd, for today taking further suggestions of how to do that. He wishes former member for Solomon, the now member for Fong Lim, all the best in his future aspirations. He sends his best wishes, member for Fong Lim, for your future aspirations in this Territory parliament ...
Members interjecting.
Mr TOLLNER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Whilst I find the Chief Minister’s ramblings quite humorous ...
Madam SPEAKER: This is not a point of order.
Mr TOLLNER: ... the question was about the impact of the carbon tax on helicopter mustering ...
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order, member for Fong Lim! The Chief Minister has the call; he appears to be answering the question.
Mr HENDERSON: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I was passing on some best wishes from a former parliamentary colleague for the member for Fong Lim’s aspirations.
I am on the record, and I continue to advocate cutting the diesel fuel and aviation rebates for the Northern Territory. I have been on the public record and will continue to do that. This is an Australian government tax. The opposition is hiding behind this tax, because it has no policies; it is running Tony Abbott’s lines in the Territory, trying to scare Territorians. It is so divided it cannot agree on anything. It has no policies; it is a do-nothing opposition which would take the Territory nowhere in government ...
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Chief Minister, your time has expired. Resume your seat.
Before I call the next member to ask a question, honourable members, the level of interruption is somewhat ludicrous. I know it is the build-up; it is October and perhaps the troppo season, but it is air-conditioned in here so, hopefully, we can settle down. However, I will remind you of no interruptions, Standing Order 51 ...
Mr Mills: Mango madness.
Madam SPEAKER: I am glad you agree, Leader of the Opposition.
Mr Mills: Yes, but we were badly provoked, Madam Speaker.
Madam SPEAKER: I am sure there were a number of members who were very provoked.
- No Member may converse aloud or make any noise or disturbance, which in the opinion of the Speaker is designed to interrupt or has the effect of interrupting a Member speaking.
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