House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Apprenticeships Apprenticeships Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Leader of the Opposition Apprenticeships Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:55): A supplementary to the minister: given that the budget papers last night revised down the number of apprenticeship places from 300,000 to 80,000—as he said, the 80,000—will he now be forced to revise his target of 20,000 for South Australia? The Hon. D.G. PISONI House of Assembly Unley Minister for Innovation and Skills Apprenticeships The Hon. D.G. PISONI (Unley—Minister for Innovation and Skills) (14:55): Absolutely not. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. D.G. PISONI House of Assembly The Hon. D.G. PISONI: I just can't believe the gall of the deputy leader. Ms Stinson House of Assembly Ms Stinson: Answer the question. The Hon. D.G. PISONI House of Assembly The Hon. D.G. PISONI: I have answered the question. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. D.G. PISONI House of Assembly The Hon. D.G. PISONI: You weren't listening. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. D.G. PISONI House of Assembly The Hon. D.G. PISONI: You were too busy trying to think of a smart remark. I've answered the question. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. D.G. PISONI House of Assembly The Hon. D.G. PISONI: The deputy leader, as education minister, cut $11.8 million from the vocational education budget in her last budget— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. D.G. PISONI House of Assembly The Hon. D.G. PISONI: —tore down the TAFE system here and reduced the staff indiscriminately by a third. I was up at the Kadina TAFE on Tuesday with the member for Narungga. In the whole TAFE complex there— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. D.G. PISONI House of Assembly The Hon. D.G. PISONI: —one course was being conducted: fashion design. Fashion design was the only course that was being taught at TAFE at Kadina. They have a lot to answer for. The gall of the deputy leader to challenge the enormous efforts and the enormous program that the Marshall government is rolling out to skill South Australians— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. D.G. PISONI House of Assembly The Hon. D.G. PISONI: —for the opportunities that are here right now and coming in the future for South Australia!