House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time One Community One Community Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Bragg Deputy Leader of the Opposition 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 House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is on full warnings. The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Premier 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 House of Assembly The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: So what if I did? Mr Marshall House of Assembly Mr Marshall: Rule it out, just rule it out. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The leader is warned. The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly 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 House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Mount Gambier is warned for the second and final time. The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly 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 House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The deputy leader is warned a second and final time. The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly 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 House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Point of order: the question was very specific as to whether the— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes, I got what the question is; you are saying that the Premier is not being relevant? Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: That's correct, sir; yes. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I uphold the point of order. Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Thank you, sir. Have you finished? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Is the deputy leader asking a question?