LABOR GOVERNMENT PROMISES

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:29): My question is to the Deputy Premier. Which Labor promise should be believed: is it that there will be maximum four-hour waiting times for all patients presenting to public hospital emergency departments, or is it that there will not be a carbon tax, or is it that the Adelaide Oval upgrade will cost $450 million and not a penny more, or is it is the new Royal Adelaide Hospital will cost only $1.7 billion? What can be believed from Labor?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. K.O. Foley: More infrastructure than you've ever seen.

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure) (14:30): What can be believed from the Labor Party and from me is, I would say, everything I say and we say, because we are genuine people setting the agenda in the state, building the infrastructure.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P.F. CONLON: In fact, I would hold up in comparison our honesty with the comments of one of your backbenchers just in the last 24 hours who claims he did not say something that was plainly caught on the record. If you want to talk about telling the truth, we can talk about that all day. Can I say, if a member—

Mr WILLIAMS: Point of order, Madam Speaker.

The SPEAKER: Order! Point of order.

Mr WILLIAMS: This has no relevance to the question. In fact, I believe—

The SPEAKER: Order! Thank you, sit down. We do not need an opinion from you. Sit down. Your point of order was relevance. The question was very broad-ranging and I think the minister can answer it as he chooses.

The Hon. P.F. CONLON: There is certainly a difference between an estimate given, a good intention fully stated, and a deliberate lie. Let me give you an example of a deliberate lie: 'We will not sell ETSA. Full stop. Full stop. Full stop.' That is a deliberate lie. An estimate that later has to be corrected is regrettable, but it is not a deliberate lie.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P.F. CONLON: When a person says, 'I didn't say that; I didn't say that' and the public record shows they did, well, I've got to say that looks like a deliberate lie, too. If you want to talk to us about honesty—any day of the week, kids.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! That's enough.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, from both sides of the chamber! The member for Mount Gambier.