House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Question Time Adelaide High School ADELAIDE HIGH SCHOOL The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly Wright Minister for Education and Child Development Minister for Multicultural Affairs The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (15:03): I was about to quote the member for Adelaide before she had a tanty. She said yesterday in the parliament, 'The Liberal party will deliver a second high school that will cater for the residents of Prospect and Walkerville council areas and you can rest assured I will not give up until that school— The Hon. I.F. EVANS House of Assembly The Hon. I.F. EVANS: Point of order: you previously ruled that the government have no responsibility for opposition policy and the minister is now quoting it in debate. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: It is within the scope of the question. The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: When checking the suburbs that comprise these council areas, that is Prospect and Walkerville, families in Bowden, Brompton, Hindmarsh, Hilton, Kurralta Park, Glandore, Black Forest and the eastern parts of Torrensville, Mile End, Richmond and Marleston would be excluded from Adelaide High or any new school in the city under the Liberal plan by the member for Adelaide. Indeed, some of the member for Adelaide's own constituents would be locked out. Parents in the part of Ovingham in the Charles Sturt council area would not be able to send their children to Adelaide High School under the Liberal Party policy because they are not in Walkerville or Prospect local government areas. We are not copying the Liberals, sir; Labor is delivering to more families in more suburbs. We have learned the hard way; when Liberals talk about copying, one has to be careful about what one believes. Before the federal election, the Liberals claimed to be on a unity ticket with Labor for education policy. They proudly claimed to be copying Labor's policy so that voters— Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Point of order, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Point of order, member for Stuart. Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Debate—No. 98: I cannot see how this is related to the question. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes, I think it is debate. Member for Davenport.