House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Question Time Job Creation Job Creation Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Job Creation Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:09): My question is to the Premier. Does the figure announced by the Premier today of 6,000 new jobs in exports over the next three years include the 5,000 jobs in mining announced by the Premier last week? The Hon. M.L.J. HAMILTON-SMITH House of Assembly Waite Minister for Investment and Trade Minister for Defence Industries Minister for Veterans' Affairs Job Creation The Hon. M.L.J. HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Minister for Investment and Trade, Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) (14:10): First of all, the opposition leader is not quite correct in his assertion that the government has said there will be 6,000 jobs from exports: it was 6,000 jobs from investment and FDI, not exports. It is an ambitious figure but, based on our performance to date with attracting investment, we think we can do it within three years. We will come in with that information. We will table that information. We will be held to account for that information. But I will say this: one way not to create jobs in foreign direct investment is not to have a mining policy. One way not to create jobs from foreign direct investment is to say no to energy investment by having a moratorium on unconventional gas. One way not to attract jobs in defence is to propose building submarines in somebody else's country, not ours. If the opposition has a better idea, we would like to hear it. Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Point of order. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Deputy leader. Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: I thank you for giving me the call on the point of order, sir, but it is far too late: he has already screeched on with his debate. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: What was the point of order? Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: It was relevance to the question of whether the 6,000 jobs announced today or last week were in addition to the 5,000 last week—and we still didn't have an answer. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: That, of course, is a bogus point of order. I call the Treasurer to order for beating his desk top, a matter for which I named the member for Adelaide before the last election. The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order, sir: I understand it is common practice in the House of Commons to applaud by tapping the table, but if it is not, sir, I accept your ruling. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I will have the Acting Clerk investigate the matter; meanwhile, the call to order stands.