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Wednesday, 26 March 1997
Page: 3276


Mr CAMPBELL(11.50 p.m.) —I rise to speak again in this debate on the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Bill as several things have been mentioned that have to be clarified. This bill has absolutely nothing to do with Aboriginal welfare or interests. It is a bill that deals with elitist interests. That is really beyond dispute.

One of the reasons I find it difficult on occasions to take this parliament seriously is that, if this bill does not go back to the Senate tonight, it will not be processed in the Senate until the August session. The great loser in that will be the Labor Party, because the people out in the community will say that the Labor Party stopped the process of this bill. When the Labor Party knows that the bill is not necessary, it is nonsense for them to be putting up this amendment. Quite clearly, one has to ask who is doing strategies for the Labor Party as they are so darn stupid.

I have heard so much in this House about integrity, probity and all that sort of stuff. It is a nonsense. There is hardly any of that on either side. But it is quite clear that the public will be holding the Labor Party responsible for delaying this bill. The Labor Party ought to realise that and ought to be cooperating with the government to get this legislation through as quickly as possible.