City High School

Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:39): My question is to the Minister for Education. Was the minister briefed about the progress of Labor's election promise to build a new city high school on the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site by 2019 as part of the minister's incoming portfolio briefings?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform) (14:40): Mr Speaker—

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Unley, please don't interject. Deputy Premier.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Thank you very much, Mr Speaker.

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Yes, somehow I have to get her into the conversation now. Mr Speaker, even Kirsten Alexander would have realised that yesterday these questions were all asked and comprehensively answered and I don't wish to add anything to what was said yesterday, but can I say this: in the not too distant—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Can I say this: I know there is an element of anticipation swelling in the heart of the member for Unley and others—

The SPEAKER: And the Speaker.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: And the Speaker, indeed—about this matter. What I can say is that if he and others can just hang on that little bit longer all will be revealed and I expect that the member for Unley and other people will be positively reacting to the thing. At this stage—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I assure you it's not a joke.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: No, it's not. It is not government policy to go around explaining to members of the opposition in question time what might be in an incoming brief which is matters, all of which—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Anyway, can I return to where I started, I think that was better, which is: we have answered all of these questions as far as we can answer them at the present time. As soon as there is something more that we can share with members that will be done.

The SPEAKER: Splendid, because the member for Croydon will be interested in when children in Bowden and Brompton and Ovingham can go to a new city high school. Member for Unley.

Mr PISONI: Am I allowed to make an impromptu speech as well, sir?

The SPEAKER: No, you're not.