TRADING HOURS

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:34): A further supplementary question, Madam Speaker: what did the Premier mean when he told the house that serious questions deserve serious answers?

The SPEAKER: If I accept that question, I will accept it as a question, not a supplementary.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Minister for State Development) (14:34): Madam Speaker, I am prepared to talk all day and all night about this issue, because you are on the wrong side of this debate. The people out there have spoken on this issue; they spoke last Monday when they were in that mall enjoying their shopping hours. The working people of South Australia have spoken.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Point of order.

Mr WILLIAMS: Madam Speaker, we had this debate last night. I have asked the Premier a serious question; I am expecting a serious answer. Is he capable of doing it or not?

The SPEAKER: There was no point of order there.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: This does seem to be an invitation for me to provide a serious answer, and the serious answer is this: we are on the side of the working people of South Australia. Those opposite—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: —are constitutionally incapable of seeing things from the perspective of working people.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Sit down, both of you.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! We will move on to the next question. The member for Torrens.