House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Public Transport Levy Public Transport Levy Ms REDMOND House of Assembly Heysen Public Transport Levy Ms REDMOND (Heysen) (15:05): Supplementary, sir— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Supplementary from the member for Heysen. Ms REDMOND House of Assembly Ms REDMOND: —to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure: could the minister explain why the full costs of sporting and other events have to be fully recovered when the full cost of public transport is generally not recovered? The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning Minister Assisting the Minister for Housing and Urban Development 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) (15:06): Well, what a great question. This goes exactly to the heart of the press release which was first put out by the member for Mitchell and the Leader of the Opposition when this was first mooted in the budget, and that's what seems to be a new Liberal Party position, that there should be full cost recovery for public transport services, a five times increase in public transport fares. Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: Point of order. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Point of order, the member for Unley. Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: The minister continually refers to the opposition. The minister is not responsible for the opposition. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I do not uphold the point of order. Minister? The Hon. S.C. Mullighan interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The minister has finished. The member for Hammond.