House of Assembly: Wednesday, July 03, 2019

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Public Transport Privatisation

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (14:22): My question is again to the Premier. Will the government employ any external consultants or advisers to work on the privatisation of train and tram services?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:23): I make the point that we do not accept for one second that this is a privatisation agenda whatsoever.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: The reality is that we are not selling a single asset. We are not selling a single—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —revenue stream here. We are outsourcing the provision of the tram and train operation and we are doing that in accordance with what we believe unequivocally is in the best interests of the taxpayers of South Australia, and we will continue to do precisely that.

The SPEAKER: The member for Newland. I will come back to those on my left.