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Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- As the weeks have gone by and as the weeks have turned into months -- -- Mrs Peulich -- Like sands through the hourglass. Mr FINN -- Like sands through the hourglass -- indeed, Mrs Peulich! I have sat in my office and have...
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September 17, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I raise a matter for the Minister for Police and Emergency Services. It concerns a constituent, Diane Plim from Essendon, who contacted me deeply concerned about her recent interaction with Civic Compliance Victoria. Mrs...
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September 17, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- After 10 years of Labor government in this state, all that is corruption, all that is misbehaviour, all that is shysterism and all that is shonkiness can best be summed up in just one word: Brimbank. Perhaps if that needed...
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September 17, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- After 10 years of Labor government in this state, all that is corruption, all that is misbehaviour, all that is shysterism and all that is shonkiness can best be summed up in just one word: Brimbank. Perhaps if that needed...
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September 16, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- If ever the people of Victoria wanted to know why the Brumby government is sailing close to the rocks, all they had to do was listen to the contribution the house heard from Mr Tee a few moments ago. Mr Tee got up in this...
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September 16, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- This Friday we will commemorate 10 years of Labor government in Victoria. I say 'commemorate' and not 'celebrate' because we in the west of Melbourne will not be celebrating 10 miserable, dark years of Labor...
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September 15, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- The matter I raise is for the attention of the Minister for Water, the Honourable Tim Holding, concerning a matter that was raised with me yesterday at an on-site meeting in Sayers Road, Tarneit. Despite an extraordinary...
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September 03, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- As the house is aware, I have taken more than just a passing interest in the scandal involving the Brimbank council and more particularly involving the Labor Party in the Brimbank area. I suppose if there were a subtitle...
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September 01, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Education. It follows a meeting I had yesterday morning with members of the Werribee Secondary College school council. Members of the council invited me to the...
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September 01, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- Since the last sitting week I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of a former member of the Victorian Parliament. Charles Francis, QC, was the member for Caulfield in the other place for only three years, between...
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August 13, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Education. It follows a meeting I had last week with a number of parents of children from both the Northern School for Autism and the Western Autistic School. They have...
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August 13, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- As this house would be aware, I am a very strong supporter of law and order in this state. The figures produced in the Victoria Police annual report for 2007-08 are deeply disturbing to anybody who shares my concerns. To...
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August 12, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I have watched over recent weeks with increasing disgust and anger the tactics of the Chinese government as it has attempted to intimidate and bully Australian citizens in Australia. We are well aware that the Chinese government...
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August 11, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Police and Emergency Services. Yesterday morning I was listening to Neil Mitchell's 3AW radio program and to a spokesman for a crowd called Liberty Victoria...
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July 30, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I wish to raise a matter for the attention of the Minister for Local Government. It concerns the veil of silence which has recently descended over the Brimbank City Council scandal. As I am sure the Deputy President would...
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July 29, 2009
Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- You have to say that when it comes to hypocrisy and humbug you just cannot beat the Labor Party. Its members are sensational at it; they are experts. In the area of health, prior to the 1999 election when the Labor Party...
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