Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

Mr KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:20): Mr Speaker, what is the cost of awarding the Australian Housing and Urban—

Mr Pederick: Who are you asking?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right!

Mr KOUTSANTONIS: Mr Speaker, what is the cost—

Members interjecting:

Mr KOUTSANTONIS: My question is to the Premier, sir.

The SPEAKER: To the Premier. The question is to the Premier.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Members on my right, settle down.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER Order! Settle down.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right! The member will be heard in silence, just like the members on my right will be heard in silence when they answer a question.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER Order! The member for West Torrens.

Mr KOUTSANTONIS: Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. What is the cost of the contract awarded, without tender, to the Australian institute for urban research.

An honourable member: Your policy.

The SPEAKER: It's not my policy. The Premier.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:21): I think that question was to me but, as per my previous answers, I will be getting a detailed answer on that. I am not familiar with that particular contract. I do not think that any reasonable person would think that the Premier would be aware of that contract.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I will bring an answer back to the house. We are not trying to be difficult. We are moving away from the situation—

Mr Koutsantonis: Are you?

The SPEAKER Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —that was stock in trade in this place for a long period of time under those opposite when they were on the treasury bench where they tried to avoid answering reasonable questions.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: We're not doing that. All we're trying to do—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER Order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER Order! Members on my left are called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —is to make it very, very clear that we will get an answer and we will bring it back to the house.

The SPEAKER: Before I call the member for Elder, I warn the member for West Torrens, the member for Port Adelaide and the leader. Member for Elder.