Independent blocks ‘fruit bowl’ bill
October 4th 2010 11:05
The Minister for Condiments and Snacks was ropable today as the minority government failed to pass the first bill introduced in parliament last week. It was proposed that the government provide a bowl filled with five apples for the common room in parliament house and that each day they refill the bowl. It was blocked by both the opposition and Rob Oakeshott.
Oakeshott had supported the bill initially, but said he did not realised that it would only contain apples. When asked if he would support the bill, he said, “really, we need, not only apples, but bananas, oranges, pineapples…” twenty minutes later he said he would not.
The opposition labelled the proposed spending as “reckless.” The shadow minister for Condiments and Snacks said, “We just can’t afford this. We are at record levels of debt. And not only would the tax payer have to pay the $1.78 for the apples, but it would have cost $13.00 for the bowl itself.”
There is now doubt about the ‘change the tin of instant coffee to those fancy instant cappuccino sticks that froth up’ bill to be debated on the floor in a few weeks.
Oakeshott had supported the bill initially, but said he did not realised that it would only contain apples. When asked if he would support the bill, he said, “really, we need, not only apples, but bananas, oranges, pineapples…” twenty minutes later he said he would not.
The opposition labelled the proposed spending as “reckless.” The shadow minister for Condiments and Snacks said, “We just can’t afford this. We are at record levels of debt. And not only would the tax payer have to pay the $1.78 for the apples, but it would have cost $13.00 for the bowl itself.”
There is now doubt about the ‘change the tin of instant coffee to those fancy instant cappuccino sticks that froth up’ bill to be debated on the floor in a few weeks.
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