Australian Leadership Retreat

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (14:12): My question again is to the Premier. Did the Premier require an additional refreshment room during his trip to the Gold Coast?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:12): No. All of the expenses related to the attendance at the conference.

The Hon. S.C. Mullighan interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Lee is called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I will tell you what I didn't claim as an expense: going out for oysters, as recently appeared on the Leader of the Opposition's information that he provided from his office expenses. Office expenses that have recently been reported by the Leader of the Opposition's office include oysters at the Maid. What were they like? Did you have them kilpatrick or were they natural? I hope they were from Coffin Bay; I know that the member for Flinders is quite interested in that. There was also another office expense that the Leader of the Opposition—

The SPEAKER: Premier!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —put on the taxpayers of South Australia recently.

The SPEAKER: Premier, can you please come to the substance of the question, thank you.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I am just outlining, sir, different expenses.

The SPEAKER: Yes. You have made your point.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I was interested to note that the Leader of the Opposition is billing taxpayers for sushi and Vietnamese rolls as office expenses.

The SPEAKER: There is a point of the order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I don't know how this really fits into an office expense.

The SPEAKER: There is a point of order. Premier, please be seated.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: What did you have on your cold roll the other day?

The SPEAKER: Premier, be seated! The point of order is for debate?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Yes, it is for debate and defying your ruling, sir.

The SPEAKER: Yes, it is.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: And you questioning me is also out of order. You should know better as the father of this house, and if you keep going you will be leaving. Thank you, member for Lee. I uphold the point of order and ask the Premier to come back to the substance of the question. Has he finished?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: No refreshment room, sir.