One Community

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:51): My question is to the Premier. Given that the Premier believes he did have discussions with One Community, will he check when he had those discussions and with whom, and report back to the house?

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is on full warnings.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (14:52): The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has been in this place about 15 years and continues to perpetrate the same offences that she has continually engaged in over those whole 15 years. That is not what I said at all. I said that I didn't know but that I wouldn't be surprised there were discussions had. I didn't suggest I had any discussions, I didn't say that I had had discussions, but I wouldn't be surprised—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: So what if I did?

Mr Marshall: Rule it out, just rule it out.

The SPEAKER: The leader is warned.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: The Leader of the Opposition is erecting a straw man and then seeking to bash it down. The simple truth is that in a display of seeking public support for a campaign against these federal cuts, we made it clear that we would be making a federal campaign. Indeed, we said we would lead a national campaign. We then said publicly that we would support a community group to actually pursue that campaign. Then, when we did support the community group, we put it on the website suggesting that we did fund that community group, so—

Mr Bell interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Mount Gambier is warned for the second and final time.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: At every level we disclosed our intentions. We explained our intentions, and then when we carried out our intentions we were accountable for them.

Ms Chapman interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The deputy leader is warned a second and final time.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: At every step of the way we have been publicly accountable. I wish the opposition would show as much energy and verve in pursuing this government on the question of One Community as they did in pursuing the federal government for the cuts. If they put as much energy into that, we might actually get somewhere in getting this federal Liberal government to back down on these cuts.

Let's just take one electorate. For Adelaide High School, the federal cut over two years will be $1.624 million. Walkerville Primary School, in the Adelaide electorate—$782,000.

Ms CHAPMAN: Point of order: the question was very specific as to whether the—

The SPEAKER: Yes, I got what the question is; you are saying that the Premier is not being relevant?

Ms CHAPMAN: That's correct, sir; yes.

The SPEAKER: I uphold the point of order.

Ms CHAPMAN: Thank you, sir. Have you finished?

The SPEAKER: Is the deputy leader asking a question?