Public Transport

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:49): My question is to the Premier. Will the government charge the corporate sponsors of the free Australia Day concert at Elder Park to fund free public transport for this event?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning, Minister Assisting the Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:49): It's nice for me to get a question about transport. Unfortunately, I don't often get the benefit of being asked a question about transport from the Leader of the Opposition. It's only been recently that he has had a revelation that apparently lots of people use public transport in South Australia. In fact, it was only yesterday, when it was pointed out to him—the Leader of the Opposition talks about millions of people using public transport infrastructure and yet he was—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader is warned for the second and final time.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: And yet such an inadequate attempt it was to provide a public policy position on transport at the last election he didn't even put one policy out about public transport—didn't put one policy out about public transport.

The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta.

Mr GARDNER: It's 98: he has had a bit of a go but we would like the answer to the question now, please.

The SPEAKER: Is the Minister for Transport finished?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Sure.

The SPEAKER: Good. A supplementary from the member for Mitchell