Ms CARNEY - 2004-12-02
You are aware of a public meeting in Alice Springs two weeks ago, at which about 200 local residents attended to discuss problems created by public housing tenants. Will you support the CLP’s policy of changing the Residential Tenancy Act to make it easier to evict problem tenants? Do you admit that your government has failed to deal with problem tenants, thereby causing nearby residents to be frustrated, afraid and concerned that their housing values will and have decreased?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I did not know that the member for Araluen was the shadow minister for Housing.
Ms Carney: I live in Alice Springs. Do you have a problem with that? You were not at the meeting. This bloke was, and he was attacked on his way home. Have you seen that? You did not have the guts to go. He turned up and look what happened to him.
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Araluen, enough!
Mr AH KIT: Madam Speaker, they are getting excited.
Cabinet meets on Tuesdays. We had a very heavy agenda and I was not able to catch a plane and be there for the meeting. However, I had officers there, and they reported to me the next morning what the meeting was like. There are concerns there. I raised that in a ministerial report the other morning. We have an MPI that has been brought on by your colleague, the member for Macdonnell, in regards to housing in Central Australia. I am prepared to address that in detail. It would be great to see the input from your side about the issues that you raise. I have always said that I will listen, I will act. The new security service was introduced on Monday evening …
Mr Elferink: Why would they need security patrols, above police protection?
Mr AH KIT: It is a matter before the House in regards to the MPI, and we will deal with that in detail when that MPI is brought on.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I did not know that the member for Araluen was the shadow minister for Housing.
Ms Carney: I live in Alice Springs. Do you have a problem with that? You were not at the meeting. This bloke was, and he was attacked on his way home. Have you seen that? You did not have the guts to go. He turned up and look what happened to him.
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Araluen, enough!
Mr AH KIT: Madam Speaker, they are getting excited.
Cabinet meets on Tuesdays. We had a very heavy agenda and I was not able to catch a plane and be there for the meeting. However, I had officers there, and they reported to me the next morning what the meeting was like. There are concerns there. I raised that in a ministerial report the other morning. We have an MPI that has been brought on by your colleague, the member for Macdonnell, in regards to housing in Central Australia. I am prepared to address that in detail. It would be great to see the input from your side about the issues that you raise. I have always said that I will listen, I will act. The new security service was introduced on Monday evening …
Mr Elferink: Why would they need security patrols, above police protection?
Mr AH KIT: It is a matter before the House in regards to the MPI, and we will deal with that in detail when that MPI is brought on.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016