VICTORIA PARK REDEVELOPMENT

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (14:43): Given the reply, I ask a question of the Premier. Why does the Premier criticise the Adelaide City Council for making decisions and reversing them, when he and his government do exactly the same thing? Today on radio the Premier said that the Adelaide City Council 'constantly makes decisions and then reverses them', yet the Premier himself has made decisions and reversed them on WorkCover levies, schools, bucket-only water restrictions, after hours emergency closures and aquatics programs.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! That was not a supplementary question. It is an entirely separate question. It may have been on the same subject, but it has no connection whatsoever to the previous question. Does the Premier wish to answer it?

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (14:44): Can I just say that I made the point at the weekend when I congratulated the Lord Mayor on his re-election that I thought the low turnout was really a cry from the people of Adelaide for the city council to get its act together. I think that everyone is sick and tired of the squabbling, the constant internal factionalism, the stabbing in the back and the personal attacks. It is what the Liberal Party has been like over many years. So, I guess we are hoping that the new council—

An honourable member interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. M.D. RANN: —will work with us constructively for the benefit of the city and this great state.