I rise to talk about the ABC radio services in Page, and I will read some excerpts from a letter I wrote to the Managing Director of the ABC, Mark Scott:

Dear Mark

As one of the members of parliament who actively lobbied, and did so without prompting, for ABC funding, and did again following your briefing in Canberra in a meeting with ABC New South Wales director, Mike McCluskey, I am very concerned at the suggestion there could be cuts—

Order! It being 6.55 pm, in accordance with standing order 192A the time for members’ statements has concluded.