Royal Adelaide Hospital Site Redevelopment

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): My question is to the Premier. What economic modelling was done around the benefit to the eastern CBD economy of a concert hall, history museum and other cultural facilities being located at the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:28): There has been some economic analysis of the benefits of this project, and it's been—

Ms Redmond: Yes, you're going to sell off our Parklands.

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

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Yes, we all hear the member for Heysen's dissatisfaction with the Leader of the Opposition's fourth position on the Liberal's views on the old Royal Adelaide Hospital site redevelopment.

Ms Redmond: You're going to sell the Parklands into private ownership.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Yes, that's right, keep hectoring your leader. It eventually proves effective, as history shows, I have to say. So, maybe the member for Heysen will make her case, albeit on that side of the chamber.

Mr Marshall: Somebody wants to expose it. Who is it?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Yes, the leader is correct: somebody did want to expose it. That was the Premier and I when we stood up and announced the plans on Sunday, and that was also the government, repeatedly, as I said on the front page of what I understand to be the most-read newspaper in South Australian circulation.