Water Pricing

Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (15:00): My question is to the Minister for Regional Development. Why does the minister still support the government, given that the Premier has failed to reduce water prices for primary producers, as per the minister's agreement to form government?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta is called to order.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (15:01): Water prices have come down. They have come down by more than 6 per cent in the last financial year is the advice that I have, and for the next two years they will be capped to CPI increases. At the last election, which was the most recent time the opposition had to espouse policies about water pricing, we heard nothing. All we heard were apparently secret plans to privatise SA Water—secret plans to sell SA Water.

Mr GARDNER: Point of order, sir.

The SPEAKER: Debate?

Mr GARDNER: Sure.

The SPEAKER: I uphold the point of order.

Mr GRIFFITHS: Sir, supplementary if I may?

The SPEAKER: No—the member for Napier. We will come back to you, member for Goyder.