House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement Adelaide Oval ADELAIDE OVAL The Hon. M.D. RANN House of Assembly Ramsay Premier Minister for Economic Development Minister for Social Inclusion Minister for the Arts Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change 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) (17:33): I seek leave to make a ministerial statement. Leave granted. The Hon. M.D. RANN House of Assembly The Hon. M.D. RANN: There has been some idle speculation and conspiracy theories and malice circulating this afternoon following question time. I was asked during question time whether I knew about the increased costs for the Adelaide Oval redevelopment before the election. I responded that the Deputy Premier had already addressed the matter by stating that he had not told me, nor any other cabinet minister. I was not told by any person of any increases in the cost estimate. To make it perfectly clear, I had no knowledge of any increases to the cost estimates for the project prior to the election on 20 March this year.