FIREFIGHT LOOMING IN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY : MINISTER IS HOPPING MAD

Astounding comments have been made this week in the office of a minister who is expected to come under mortar fire in the first real sitting of the Legislative Assembly under the Gerry Wood takeover . Little Darwin understands the minister claims his department misled him and left him like a stunned bunny in the shooter's spotlight . Actually , he said he had been "l**d to ". As a result , there has been a minor shake up in the department and people are likely to be moved and asked to give an account of their performance. The minister is expected to wear a designer label flak jacket into the Assembly. Incoming mail and visits from angry voters should force him to stand up in the Assembly, possibly on camera ,so he had better wear make up to avoid looking green about the gills, and make an extraordinary statement for the record.