House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Retail Sector RETAIL SECTOR Mr PISONI House of Assembly Unley RETAIL SECTOR Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:57): My question is to the Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills. Why have almost 10,000 of the state's retail sector jobs been lost in the last three months, the highest proportion of retail sector job losses in the nation? The Hon. T.R. KENYON House of Assembly Newland Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister for Science and Information Economy Minister for Recreation and Sport RETAIL SECTOR The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Recreation and Sport) (14:58): It pales into insignificance next to 35,000. It pales into insignificance compared to— Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: Point of order! The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: What is your point of order? Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: The minister is debating the answer. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: He has not debated; he has only said one sentence. We will hear how he continues. Minister. The Hon. T.R. KENYON House of Assembly The Hon. T.R. KENYON: It is not debate, it is an observation of fact, ma'am. Quite clearly, this government has a policy. This policy of this government is to create jobs. The policy of those opposite is to eliminate jobs. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. T.R. KENYON House of Assembly The Hon. T.R. KENYON: The opposition leader— Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: Point of order, Madam Speaker. The minister is debating the answer to the question—10,000 retail jobs— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Thank you. Sit down. Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: —all those shoppies union subscriptions— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: You don't have an opportunity to make a statement. You made your point of order. Minister, I refer you back to the question. The Hon. T.R. KENYON House of Assembly The Hon. T.R. KENYON: Thank you, ma'am. The opposition leader has two policies—French villages and a French unemployment rate. Mr WILLIAMS House of Assembly Mr WILLIAMS: Point of order, Madam Speaker. On what basis is the minister responsible for the Leader of the Opposition's policy? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I don't know what your point of order was, but, minister, I refer you back to the question. Have you finished your answer? The Hon. T.R. KENYON House of Assembly The Hon. T.R. KENYON: Yes, ma'am. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Thank you. The member for Port Adelaide.