Australian Leadership Retreat

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:22): My question is to the Premier. Given that Anthony 'The Mooch' Scaramucci survived as a Trump adviser for just 10 days, does the Premier believe that his trip to the Palazzo Versace represents good value for taxpayers?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:23): The retreat was held over three days, in fact. It's an excellent program and I think it is genuinely very important for us to keep abreast of a range of issues. I must say that I was joined by politicians from all sides of the political spectrum, from federal and state jurisdictions, as well as many thought leaders and quite a large contingent of people from South Australia.

In particular, there was a major focus this year on defence, which is very important to South Australia; space, which is very important to South Australia; blockchain, which is very important to South Australia; cyber, which is very important to South Australia; and of course the implications of the trade negotiation breakdowns between the US and China.