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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>GM Holden</name>
      <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000721">
        <heading>GM HOLDEN</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="1813" kind="question">
        <name>Mrs REDMOND</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Heysen</electorate>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2012-11-28">
            <name>GM HOLDEN</name>
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          <by role="member" id="1813">Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:36):</by>  I have a supplementary question. In light of the minister's statement, can he tell us how many South Australian jobs are guaranteed by these arrangements and for how long?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="633" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">West Torrens</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Manufacturing</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy</name>
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            <name>Minister for Small Business</name>
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          <question date="2012-11-28">
            <name>GM HOLDEN</name>
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:36):</by>  Another fair question.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER: </by> That is another question.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="633">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  The reality is this: $1.5 million to our gross state product every year; a $1 billion investment—</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="5">Members interjecting:</event>
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      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000727">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER:  </by>Order!</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="633">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000728">
          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  Madam Speaker, 16,000 jobs will add to the automotive industry in South Australia.</text>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000729">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="74">Mr Marshall interjecting:</event>
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      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000730">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER:  </by>Order! Deputy leader, order!</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="633">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  This state government has secured the long-term future of our automotive industry in this state. We have done it with a conservative government in Victoria and a Labor government in Canberra. The reality is this—</text>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000732">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="5">Members interjecting:</event>
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      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000733">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER:  </by>Order!</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="633">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  —they do not want to drive Holdens. They want to drive BMWs and they want us to drive Hyundais. They do not support local manufacturing. Where is their policy? Where is their automotive policy?</text>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000735">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="5">Members interjecting:</event>
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      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000736">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER: </by> Order! Point of order.</text>
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        <name>Mr GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000737">
          <by role="member" id="4343">Mr GARDNER:</by>  Surely the minister has had enough of a go now.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000738">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER: </by> Yes.</text>
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        <name>Mr GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4343">Mr GARDNER:</by>  It's time to bring him to order.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER: </by> I think the minister has answered the question. Thank you.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="5">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000742">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER:</by>  Order!</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="5">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20121128ad14a81b43394113a0000744">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER:  </by>Order!</text>
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