House of Assembly: Thursday, September 12, 2019

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Goh, Dr T.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:05): My question is to the Premier. Can the Premier assure the house that his government has not used taxpayer resources to scroll through Dr Timothy Goh's social media posts?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:05): I think the line of questioning that is coming from the member for West Torrens says more about the way that they operated when they were in government. I have already made it clear to this house—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I have already made it clear to this house—

The SPEAKER: Premier, one moment. Please be seated. The member for Wright is called to order. The member for West Torrens has a point of order; I imagine it is for debate.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: And personal reflections on members, sir.

The SPEAKER: I have the point of order. The question was reasonably specific. If the Premier has some relevant preamble to the question, I will allow it; if not, I expect him to come back to the substance of the question relatively quickly. Premier.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Thank you very much, sir. As I was saying, I have answered this question. I am not aware of any of the matters that are being put to us in parliament today. I do know, though, of course, that there are people who are against our position with regard to land tax. That's fine. One of the differences between those of us on this side on the house and those on the other side of the house is we don't fall down on the ground, screaming, carping and complaining every time somebody differs from the opinion that we hold. We are standing up for 92 per cent of individuals—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Playford is called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —who will end up with lower land tax in South Australia due to the policies that we have put on the table. What we don't know, of course, is what the Australian Labor Party stand for with regard to the position we have. We are really looking forward at some point in the future to those opposite making it clear who they do stand up for.

The SPEAKER: Has the Premier finished his answer? It has only been 1½ minutes. I am going to give the member for West Torrens one more and then I am going to switch over.