Minister for Child Protection

Ms HILDYARD (Reynell) (14:40): My question is to the Minister for Child Protection. Do you still have an ambition to be leader? With your leave and that of the house, I will explain.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Ms HILDYARD: With your leave and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Ms HILDYARD: In April 2010, the minister told ABC radio, when asked by Matthew Abraham, 'Would you like to be leader one day?', you said, 'It certainly wouldn't be out of the question.'

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON (Adelaide—Minister for Child Protection) (14:41): Yes, that takes my mind back to 11 years ago.

The Hon. J.A.W. Gardner: Asking about the big issues.

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: How ridiculous! Anyway, I do recall my interview with Matt and David—David Bevan and Matt Abraham as they were back then—and I recall at the time David Bevan—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, the leader!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: Do you want to hear the answer or not?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The minister will resume her seat.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Chaffey will cease interjecting.

Mr Pederick: He's been doing it all day.

The SPEAKER: The member for Hammond will cease interjecting. Interjections from my left and from my right will cease. The Minister for Child Protection has the call.

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: What I was endeavouring to do was give you some context to the statement made 11 years ago, but I will just put on the record that I am incredibly happy with Steven Marshall as our Premier. He has my full support—absolute and full support.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: I think he is doing a fantastic job.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: I am very proud to be part of a Liberal Marshall-led government that is a cabinet-run government, where we are all part of the decisions made for this state.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Cheltenham!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: But, Mr Speaker, to bring you back to the amazing story from 11 years ago and the context, I remember when I had my first interview on the ABC with Matt and David. I remember firstly having constituents of mine, who I had met through doorknocking—one of them I recall in particular because I had met her many times—had heard the promo that I was going on Matt and David. She was in Housing Trust. I met her and had a great conversation. She was from the stolen generation as well, and I have had many conversations with her since.

When she heard I was going on, she rang and said, 'I don't want you going on there. They're very nasty men, and they will be mean to you,' and, 'You're our member and we don't want that.' I said, 'I will be fine. It's going to be okay.'

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: My constituents are very protective of me, so I have had lots of support this week—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, the member for Wright!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: —and I have greatly appreciated that. However, David Bevan had written a story in the Messenger about an alternative universe where I was the premier. It was quite a fun story and he was asking in reference to that, so—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, the member for Playford!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: —it wasn't as if I raised the idea. He wrote about a world where I was the premier and everybody dressed really well and everyone was coordinated—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: —and that was the context in which the statement was made.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Education is warned. The member for Cheltenham is called to order and warned. The member for Chaffey is called to order. The member for Colton is called to order. The Minister for Innovation and Skills is called to order. The Deputy Premier is called to order. The member for Ramsay is warned. The member for West Torrens is warned for a second time.