House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Land Tax Land Tax Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Leader of the Opposition Land Tax Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:25): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier agree with one of his backbenchers that the policy development on his land tax aggregation has been 'an absolute train wreck'? The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Point of order: the member may not introduce quotes without leave of the house. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: He could, of course, ask the question another way. He could maybe paraphrase it. He didn't. I uphold the point of order. I will give the leader one more go. Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Mr MALINAUSKAS: My question, it being rephrased, to the Premier is: does the Premier agree with the policy development reference from his backbench that it has been an absolute train wreck? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Better. Premier. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Premier The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:26): I know you gave him time to rephrase the question, but it made more sense the first time, but anyway— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —the reality is— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —that reform is difficult. We appreciate that on this side of the house, but because it's— Mr Picton House of Assembly Mr Picton: A train wreck. Train wrecks are difficult. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Kaurna said something about trains and he is warned. Premier. Yes, the Premier has the call. Let's get on with it. Premier. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Reform is difficult, but it doesn't mean it should be avoided. We know exactly and precisely what occurred— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Leader! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —over the previous 16 years of the Labor administration in South Australia. The Hon. A. Koutsantonis House of Assembly The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: That's what Sarah Hanson-Young said. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: At every opportunity— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens can leave the chamber for 20 minutes under 137A. The honourable member for West Torrens having withdrawn from the chamber: The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —for genuine reform, those opposite crumbled. They crumbled. They kicked every single difficult issue under the carpet. They didn't want to know about it. I put it to you, sir, that those opposite know that this reform has been called for— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —for a long period of time. The Hon. S.K. Knoll House of Assembly The Hon. S.K. Knoll: Are you going to offer bipartisanship then, too, are you? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Transport is called to order. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Not only are we dealing with this aggregation issue but we are simultaneously delivering significantly lower rates, an increased threshold, and dealing with the trust issue in line with what is happening in other jurisdictions around Australia. This is a reform. Reforms are tough. We are up to it; they certainly weren't.