Darlington Upgrade Project

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:49): My question is to the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. Has the minister received any advice advocating the closure of South Road directly above the Darlington embankment that has subsided?

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning) (14:49): This is fantastic. Thank you, member for West Torrens, for allowing me to tell South Australians once again that there is no issue with South Road. The only person—the only person—who is out there trying to create fear in the community around that section of road is the member for West Torrens, and his behaviour—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: The bloke should be out there chasing ambulances and leaving the rest of us alone. I don't mind being accountable—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: I don't mind being held to account. I don't mind answering legitimate questions—

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for West Torrens, I understand you have been provoked, but you are on two warnings and the minister must get on with the answer.

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —but when we have the CFMEU out there showing photos that they purport show the cause of some water thing, which is actually down the other side of the project and has absolutely nothing to do with anything to do with the revetment wall, and when you have the member for West Torrens in front of cameras last week telling people that South Road needs to be closed completely because there are issues, it's disgusting and it's wrong. What we have done every step of the way—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —is give people the correct information. We give people the correct information.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: We have done that. We have done that on a daily basis, and we will continue to do this on a daily basis. For those tens of thousands of motorists who use that road every day, they should not have to—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL: —have stuff that's just made up and said in front of a camera that is fundamentally not true.