Question Time

OPINION POLLS

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:15): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier stand by his comments on radio this morning that he does not pay much attention to opinion polls, given that on the wall of his office he has a framed headline which reads: 'Newspoll Exclusive: Our Number 1 Premier'?

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) (14:15): Can I just say that I really want to talk about polls today, because there was a poll at the last election, and a poll at the election before, and a poll at the election before that. In the time that I have been leader of the Labor Party there have been 16 Liberal leaders and—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Premier, there is a point of order.

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Madam Speaker, the Premier shows you great disrespect by not following standing order 104. He should direct his comments to and through you, and I ask that you correct that.

The SPEAKER: Yes, I am sure that the Premier understands that. I uphold that point of order.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. M.D. RANN: I just mention, Madam Speaker, that there have been 16 leaders and deputy leaders of the Liberal Party since I have been the leader of the Labor Party, and the next one just stood up.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!