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Mr JOHN BROGDEN: My question is directed to the Premier. Given that New South Wales will reap a $620 million windfall from the new tax system in 2007-08 alone and a massive $1.1 billion windfall over four years, will the Premier now eliminate his new property taxes on mum and dad investors?
Mr BOB CARR: Mr Speaker—
Mr SPEAKER: Order! The Leader of the Opposition will listen to the Premier in silence.
Mr BOB CARR: We know that the Leader of the Opposition is woefully inexperienced and now we know that he cannot read budget papers. Budget Paper No. 3, which was released yesterday—
Mr SPEAKER: Order! I call the honourable member for Epping to order.
Mr BOB CARR: Page 6 of Budget Paper No. 3 spells out the cuts to New South Wales. It is a public document—as it happens, it is the Commonwealth Government's public document. In a chart entitled "Table 3: GST Revenue Provisions to the States" one column says that in 2003-04 New South Wales received $9,690.5 million. But the figure for 2004-05 falls to $9,648.3 million. There it is. There is the cut to New South Wales spelled out in the Commonwealth's document. That document came not from us but from the Commonwealth. What did the Leader of the Opposition not read? Why did he not read the Commonwealth's document?
Mr John Brogden: Point of order—
Mr BOB CARR: There is no point of order. The Leader of the Opposition should be able to be coached through this. Nick Greiner ought to be able to give him a hand reading this.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! I do not intend to give the Leader of the Opposition the call to take a point of order. He clearly has no intention—
Mr John Brogden: You haven't heard the point of order.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! I call the Leader of the Opposition to order. He clearly has no intention of taking a point of order.
Mr Andrew Tink: How do you know?
Mr SPEAKER: Order! I call the honourable member for Epping to order for the second time. The Leader of the Opposition has a piece of paper in his hand, which clearly demonstrates that he intends to give further information to the House, as he has done on previous occasions in an attempt to interrupt the Premier or, indeed, other Ministers when they are providing replies. The Chair will not tolerate that kind of activity from Opposition members, who are deliberately attempting to break up the flow of answers from the Premier and other Ministers. The Premier has the call.
Mr BOB CARR: To reinforce the point, on page 11 of the same document the Commonwealth Treasurer spells out why—
Mr Andrew Fraser: Point of order—
Mr SPEAKER: Order! The honourable member for Coffs Harbour will resume his seat.
Mr Andrew Fraser: Point of order—
Mr SPEAKER: Order! There is no point of order. The honourable member for Coffs Harbour will resume his seat.
Mr Andrew Fraser: It's a point of order.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! I place the honourable member for Coffs Harbour on three calls to order.
Mr BOB CARR: The Commonwealth Treasurer actually spells out why New South Wales should get less.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! There is no possible way that the honourable member for Coffs Harbour could have a point of order.
Mr Andrew Fraser: Point of order—
Mr SPEAKER: Order! I ask on the Deputy Serjeant-at-Arms to remove the honourable member for Coffs Harbour.
Does the honourable member for Coffs Harbour refuse to leave the Chamber?
Mr Andrew Fraser: I do.
[Questions without notice interrupted]