INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:55): If the minister claims that his government will not be outsourcing thinking, can he confirm that he is going to be cancelling the Thinkers in Residence program?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:56): The opposition spokesperson should perhaps just update herself on the Mid-Year Budget Review, I think.

The Hon. J.J. Snelling: It was the budget last year.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: It was the budget last year. The Thinkers in Residence program actually has been wound up.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: We have booked the saving to the budget. It is something that has been the subject of comment that the Thinkers in Residence program has been wound up. I know those opposite do not study the material very closely, but it was published and it is a government decision, so I think it really does demonstrate the complete sloppiness and lack of preparation that go into the opposition's preparation for question time.