House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Adelaide Botanic High School Adelaide Botanic High School Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Leader of the Opposition Adelaide Botanic High School Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:48): My question is to the Minister for Education. Was the media discouraged from attending the official opening of Botanic High School by anyone in government? The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly Morialta Minister for Education Adelaide Botanic High School The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education) (14:48): I'm aware of some requests from media outlets as to whether the opening was taking place today. The answer that was provided by my office was yes. They were asked if media were being invited and they were advised that the event was designed for students and the school community, as is not unusual around many of these occasions. The Hon. L.W.K. Bignell House of Assembly The Hon. L.W.K. Bignell: Secret state. The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: The media attended. They were welcome to be present at the school. Mr Picton interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Secret? It's a matter of reflection. But it's for students— Ms Stinson House of Assembly Ms Stinson: Since when do you open a school and not tell anyone about it? The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: —and for the community at the school. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Badcoe, please! The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Those opposite— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: —may or may not be familiar with this, but the school has actually been operating for— Ms Stinson interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Badcoe! The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: —seven weeks— The Hon. S.S. Marshall House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. Marshall: In secret! The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: —apparently in secret, and we have had several media opportunities where we have spoken to the media. The Leader of the Opposition was able to talk with families and the media at the school on the first day of school this year. It may be a mischaracterisation of the situation, but we assumed that the media event to open the school had been done enough.