Contents
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Commencement
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Ministerial Statement
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Bills
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Parliamentary Procedure
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Bills
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Parliamentary Procedure
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Petitions
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Ministerial Statement
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Parliamentary Procedure
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Ministerial Statement
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Parliamentary Procedure
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Question Time
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Grievance Debate
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Bills
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SCHOOL AMALGAMATIONS
Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:21): Could I seek a clarification from the minister as a supplementary? I didn't hear the minister respond to the actual substance as to whether 38—
Members interjecting:
The SPEAKER: Order!
Mrs REDMOND: —of the 42 schools actually voted against amalgamation.
Members interjecting:
The SPEAKER: Order! The leader will sit down. Minister.
The Hon. G. PORTOLESI (Hartley—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:21): That's correct. That is absolutely correct. The majority of those schools identified for amalgamation are opposed to them. A number of them have voluntarily decided to amalgamate. I must also say that at the same time the government made this announcement we also put more than I think $27 million on the table for the capital works and redevelopment that are required. I am still considering all of the facts, and that is why it has been very useful for me to visit these schools, to meet with principals, to meet—
Members interjecting:
The SPEAKER: Order!
The Hon. G. PORTOLESI: —with teachers and parents—I have always been very pleased when parents have joined the discussion—and of course students.
Members interjecting:
The SPEAKER: Order!