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Homelessness

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:29): Final supplementary: is the minister concerned that this saga takes away from the work of the task force and is an embarrassment to the partners that are part of that task force?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:29): Mr President, the only embarrassment should be felt by members of the Australian Labor Party for undermining—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! I would like to listen to the answer and I would hope the opposition would too.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —the goodwill and the hard work of a cross-agency, cross-government department—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —which I remind him—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: No, no, no. The minister should not be pointing. The minister should not point. Has the minister concluded her answer?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: No.

The PRESIDENT: Minister, continue.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: That has had advice from Elders, and all of these—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: Just because the Leader of the Opposition—

The PRESIDENT: The Leader of the Opposition!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —is out of the loop—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —that is not my fault. If the Leader of the Opposition doesn't know about the good cross-agency work that is taking place he shouldn't be—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! I can't hear the response.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —undermining the good work which is essentially about—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —the safety of people—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister, resume your seat. If the opposition doesn't, I think, revise their ways in the house today then they may see me remove a question from them. We are going to move to the second question of the Leader of the Opposition.

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