House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Mining Industry Mining Industry Mr HUGHES House of Assembly Giles Mining Industry Mr HUGHES (Giles) (14:44): A supplementary: do farming communities want the right of veto? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The question is in order. Minister. The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE House of Assembly Chaffey Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE (Chaffey—Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development) (14:44): Of course it is. Of course it's a good question. I am sure they do. That is the conversation— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mr Boyer interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Wright is warned. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens is warned for a second and final time. The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE House of Assembly The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE: With all the knowledge over there about the regions— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The minister has the call. The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE House of Assembly The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE: —all the knowledge, the shadow country cabinet: 'We come to the regions. Oh, we haven't been here for 4½ years, but we're back. We care about regions.' Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE House of Assembly The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE: What a load a load of rubbish! What I would say to the member for Giles is that— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE House of Assembly The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE: —I'm sure country communities, farmers, are looking for the best deal that they can get. They have opinions, just like everyone else has a counteropinion. What I would like to— The Hon. A. Koutsantonis House of Assembly The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: What's your opinion? Tell us. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens is on two warnings. The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE House of Assembly The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE: What I would like to say to the member for Giles is that this has been an ongoing conversation for some time now. In my travels around South Australia—and I have travelled to nearly every region in South Australia since becoming a minister—everyone has a point of view, everyone has an opinion, everyone has a wish and everyone has a want— The Hon. D.C. van Holst Pellekaan House of Assembly The Hon. D.C. van Holst Pellekaan: And they're entitled to it. The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE House of Assembly The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE: —and they are entitled to that. We all have opinions. On this side of the house, I think we have a sensible opinion. We have a democracy on this side of the house, unlike that side of the house. We have the ability to have our free speech, unlike those on the other side. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE House of Assembly The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE: We're not run by the union movement. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE House of Assembly The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE: We're not run by the ideologies of what your bosses tell you to do and what they tell you to say. But what I will say to you is that farmers and the people— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE House of Assembly The Hon. T.J. WHETSTONE: —of regional communities are a whole lot smarter than you think they are. The Hon. L.W.K. Bignell interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Mawson is warned for a second and final time. The member for Finniss and then the member for Florey. The member for Finniss.