SA Water

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:40): A supplementary question, Mr Speaker: then does the Premier accept that without these funds his government would be delivering budget deficits in both 2018-19 but also 2019-20?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:40): I know that the Leader of the Opposition—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —has been in this—

The SPEAKER: The Premier will be seated. Premier, please be seated for one moment. The member for West Torrens, that is not an excuse to interject, and you are warned for a second time. The Premier has the call.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Thank you very much, sir. As you would be aware, and as all of us suffering in this parliament would be aware, the Leader of the Opposition has now been in this esteemed role, this important role, for six months but he still doesn't understand what a hypothetical situation is. He still continues to ask questions in this position—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Please do not provoke the opposition, Premier!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: 'If this didn't exist, what would be the situation?'

The Hon. V.A. Chapman interjecting:

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Well, that's sort of the definition of 'hypothetical'. The reality is we have—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —this learner-plate Leader of the Opposition, batting away over there trying to drum up some enthusiasm from his troops. The reality is he is destroyed by the fact that the new government delivered exactly and precisely what we said we would deliver in the lead-up to the election. We said that we would put the people of South Australia first.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: We said we would do everything we possibly could to create more jobs, lower costs and better services, and that is exactly what we did, and we got in. As I referred to in my previous answer—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, leader, and member for Lee!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: As I referred to in my previous answer, we were left a dirty big gaping black hole by those opposite who had the opportunity—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —to come clean with the people of South Australia.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: But did they come clean with the people of South Australia? No way. They kept it all hidden. But don't worry, we're not complaining about it and, most importantly, we are not using it—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —as an excuse—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! I'm struggling to hear the Premier.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —to move away from important commitments that we made for the people of South Australia. We have delivered on every single one of the commitments that we made in the lead-up to the election. That kills; it kills those opposite.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: But we are guided, not by their bleating, not by their incompetence that we are left to clean up, but by the wills and aspiration of the people of South Australia. We had an election. The people of South Australia voted for our strong plan for real change. If you like, the election is an opportunity to vote in a new government and cast a vote of confidence in one party or another to guide the future prosperity of our state.

I am very proud and I am very privileged to be leading a party which did receive that vote of confidence from the people of South Australia, unlike those opposite, who after 16 years had a resounding vote of no confidence in their failed policies and their mismanagement of the budget here in South Australia.

The SPEAKER: Before I call the Leader of the Opposition, unfortunately I have to intervene. There were several interjections during the Premier's answer. I call to order the deputy leader, I warn for a first time the member for Lee, I also call to order and warn the member for Reynell, and I call to order and warn the Minister for Primary Industries.