Nuclear Waste

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:45): Supplementary: can the Premier outline to the house whether his cabinet is bound by this referendum bill that he will bring to the house?

The SPEAKER: Well, again—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: A question about the nature of cabinet government is kind of a question about the bleeding obvious.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (14:45): I think it does go to a very important question. On this side of the house, we are united. On the other side of the house, they were embarrassed into a corner by an ill-fated telephone call from a lounge somewhere between Finland and Adelaide, which got him into trouble in The 'Tiser in the morning. He swallowed his tongue on FIVEaa and then had to come and clean it up at 10am. This is a well-worn path: we saw that at the last state election. They put all their money on 17 black, this fellow at the last election, and they are going to double down again. Well, good luck, because I tell you what—you are taking a massive gamble.