NEWPORT QUAYS

Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (14:43): I have another question for the Minister for Infrastructure.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr GRIFFITHS: Minister, if you will listen to me, what is the state government's financial exposure on the Newport Quays development?

The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Energy) (14:43): Sorry, what is our financial exposure to what? We do not have a financial exposure; it is a land release. To the best of my knowledge, we are not exposed to anything; it is a land release. Can I point out to you, again, the hypocrisy about this. They care suddenly about their land release when there have been people living next to Adelaide Brighton Cement for as long as Adelaide Brighton Cement has been there without a buffer zone. Our concerns are for everyone on the peninsula and will continue to be, and to the best of my knowledge we have no financial exposure. That's not to say that, if some party was disappointed, they might not try to seek something from us.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P.F. CONLON: I have no doubt that, if someone comes after the taxpayer with some spurious claim, the opposition will support them.