Question Time

BIRKENHEAD GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:06): My question is to the Minister for Environment and Conservation. Is the minister aware of the cyanide contamination in groundwater at a residential area at Birkenhead? What testing has been done to determine the extent of its contamination plume?

The SPEAKER: The Minister for Environment and Conservation.

The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water) (14:06): Thank you, Madam Speaker—

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. P. CAICA: It's all right—

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. P. CAICA: No; it is not at all.

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P. CAICA: I know about the poison, and it is about the poisonous relationship that exists between the various members opposite—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P. CAICA: I am not fully aware of the circumstances that the Leader of the Opposition has stated. I will get back to the house on that particular matter.