ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:42): My question is to the Treasurer. Will he rule out an up-front capital contribution from the government toward the new Royal Adelaide Hospital to reduce the total cost of the PPP contract?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Treasurer, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education) (14:42): I am not going to rule anything in or out. As I have said repeatedly to the house, all the financial details of the PPP with regard to the hospital project will be made public after financial closure. The Liberal Party is still fighting the election of 2010. What are the seven stages of grief?

The Hon. T.R. Kenyon: Denial.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Denial, anger.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr WILLIAMS: I rise on a point of order. This is both debate and irrelevant.

The SPEAKER: Treasurer, I think you need to complete your answer.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Of course, ma'am. Far be it from me to in any way ask the chair's indulgence, but acceptance is in there somewhere. I think it might be the final one; I hope that they get to it soon.