Question Time

FORESTRYSA

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:12): My question is for the Premier. Why should South Australians believe anything this government says, when the Premier said on 6 March 2002, upon election as Premier, ‘Under our government there will be no privatisation of forests’?

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) (14:12): It is really interesting that for years and years, decade after decade, we have sold the timber from our forests but kept the assets, and that is exactly what we intend to do for the future: keep it in state hands.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Mount Gambier.