Land Tax

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:17): My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier seek to dissuade any members of his party room from crossing the floor regarding land tax aggregation?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:17): Obviously we will be advocating for the government's legislation, but ultimately the people in the Liberal Party have the ability to exercise their conscience on any issue. This is quite a difficult situation for those opposite. They don't like to have anybody with any freethinking thought on anything. They basically—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left and right!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: They need to determine party room policy, or caucus I think they call it, pick up the phone and, ring, ring, 'Oh, hello; it's the STA. What should we be doing about—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —shop trading hours today? What should we be doing—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —about government policy today?' We don't have that interference in our party room.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Everybody is an individual in the party room and we make our decisions.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I think this gives us a better position—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —to arrive at the policy—

The Hon. C.L. Wingard interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Police is called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —on behalf of every single person in the state, and long may it continue.