Hon KIERAN McANULTY: On behalf of the Minister, what is the farce is the position that the status quo is sustainable. It is not. Not a single council, regardless of their views on this reform process, says that the status quo is sustainable. The only people saying that are the National Party. We have a $185 billion issue that we are trying to sort here, and after four years of consideration, ours is the only practical solution available. The National Party believe that the status quo is the way forward; everyone else says that's wrong.