LABOR PARTY FUNDRAISING

Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (14:52): My question is to the Minister for Water Security. Has the minister, a National Party MP, agreed to become a fundraiser for the Australian Labor Party? SA Progressive Business Incorporated is a Labor Party fundraising body chaired by Nick Bolkus that offers private briefings with state and federal Labor ministers in exchange for the payment of large sums of money ranging from $500 to $10,000. This month businesses have been asked to pay $500 per person to attend a 1½ hour twilight briefing on water security from the minister on Thursday 17 April.

The Hon. K.A. MAYWALD (Chaffey—Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water Security, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Small Business, Minister Assisting the Minister for Industry and Trade) (14:53): It is an incredibly interesting question. I go to all sorts of forums representing all sorts of different people around the state to spread the word in relation to what this government is doing regarding water security. It is entirely appropriate that I speak to as many people as I can about water security and what is necessary. I undertake that role on a free-of-charge basis to all sorts of community groups right around the state, and it is entirely appropriate to do so. I will seek advice on the particular event to which the member refers, but at this point in time, it is one of the many functions that I go to and will continue to do so.