Royal Adelaide Hospital

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:35): Supplementary: can the minister provide clarity that he is expecting defaults on this project to be addressed via the cure plan?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:36): There's nothing more I can add. I have made myself as clear as I possibly can: these things need to be fixed. The Leader of the Opposition thinks he's being clever somehow, but he really does not understand the issues whatsoever, or pretends not to understand. He has dug himself into one awful hole because he has been out there barracking for the builder for the last three weeks, telling the people of South Australia that we should just take whatever, roll over to the stiffs from Sydney and let our tummies be tickled.

That would be the approach the Leader of the Opposition would take. He has all the fortitude of a jellyfish. I will not put up with that. We need a hospital that is safe, and we certainly are not going to be paying extra money to get what that contract provides for.