House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time SA Ambulance Service SA Ambulance Service Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Leader of the Opposition SA Ambulance Service Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:31): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier accept that his government's interactions with paramedics have been pig-headed and ridiculous? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Point of order. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The leader will resume his seat. The Minister for Energy and Mining on a point of order. The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: As you ruled yesterday, Mr Speaker, it is completely out of order for a member of the opposition to ask a question that contains argument and then, after offering the argument, seek leave to explain himself. You have made it very clear. It has happened three times in a row. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I have the point of order. For the moment, I don't uphold the point of order. The leader has promptly sought leave to explain. I remind all members of the necessity to seek leave in order to introduce facts, and certainly there is no occasion to engage in a lengthy preamble that is replete with argument and the insertion of facts. The leader had not concluded the question. He was in the process of seeking leave. I will give him that opportunity. Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Mr MALINAUSKAS: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I will start from the top. Does the Premier accept that his government's interactions with paramedics have been pig-headed and ridiculous? With your leave, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Mr MALINAUSKAS: The secretary of the Ambulance Employees Association, Phil Palmer, said in a communication to his members, and I quote: We had to endure a series of ridiculous proposals from a pigheaded government who just could not get how wrong they were. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Premier? The member for King.