BHP BILLITON

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:27): Supplementary, Mr Speaker.

The SPEAKER: I'll hear it.

The Hon. I.F. EVANS: The minister, in his answer to the house, said that the government did not publish the $20 trillion value figure in relation to a recent oil find. Can the minister confirm to the house: did he use the $20 trillion value figure on a radio interview, and can he advise the house where he got the $20 trillion figure from?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:28): Yes, Mr Speaker, I can. From the front page of the daily newspaper which everyone in this house reads, and a very, very good read indeed.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: It's fake laughter. It's just contrived laughter.

Mr Whetstone: We're all laughing at you.

The SPEAKER: I warn the member for Chaffey for the first time. I can hear him up there, even if no-one else can.