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Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:47): It is with great pleasure that I ask the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing his first real question.

Ms Bedford: I beg your pardon!

The SPEAKER: Order!

Ms Bedford: How dare you!

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr WILLIAMS: Madam Speaker, can the minister—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr WILLIAMS: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Can the minister explain the difference between the acts of bastardry which he undertook and which saw him elevated to the cabinet and the acts of bastardry undertaken by the member for Bright which saw her rejected from elevation to the cabinet?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! I am not going to allow that question. It is not related to anything to do with his portfolio and it is a frivolous question—it is not a frivolous question, but it is not appropriate.

Mr WILLIAMS: Madam Speaker, I seek a point of clarification. The question is seeking an explanation of a comment made by a cabinet minister, and, under the Westminster tradition, cabinet speaks with one voice. I am trying to determine whether this cabinet in fact speaks with one voice.

The SPEAKER: I think that is an entirely different question. I do not think that there is any point of order there. Does the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing want to respond to the question or not? You do not need to.

Mr KENYON (Newland—Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister Assisting the Premier with South Australia's Strategic Plan) (14:49): I am happy to. It was not a comment by me, in fact—

An honourable member interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr KENYON: —it was speculation on behalf of a journalist. But if we are referring to acts of bastardry, I think one of the biggest acts of bastardry that has been perpetuated the deputy leader was the recipient of, because a man who served this country loyally for a very long period of time, served his party loyally as leader, manages to gain the majority of support of his party room in a ballot and then is deposed by a hissy fit from the Leader of the Opposition because she cannot work with him, that is an act of bastardry.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr Pengilly: Should we get Chloe to give her version?

The SPEAKER: Order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, I warn the member for Finniss! You will not reflect on people across the chamber and call them by name.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Can we get back to some order, please.