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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Flint, Ms N.</name>
      <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000811">
        <heading>Flint, Ms N.</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="633" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">West Torrens</electorate>
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          <question date="2021-06-09">
            <name>Flint, Ms N.</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <startTime time="2021-06-09T15:04:58" />
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000812">
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (15:04):</by>  My question is to the Premier. Can the Premier inform the house if any senior state Liberal MP had a heated run-in with federal Liberal MP Nicolle Flint at Adelaide Airport? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.</text>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000813">Leave granted.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="633" kind="question" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000814">
          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  Channel 7 reporter Mike Smithson told FIVEaa on 1 March and I quote, 'We have heard whispers that the member for—</text>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000815">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000816">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Order, members on my right! The member for West Torrens has the call.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="633" kind="question" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000817">
          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  'We have heard whispers that Ms Flint—</text>
        <page num="5918" />
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000818">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000819">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The Minister for Innovation and Skills is warned.</text>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000820">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000821">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The member for Schubert is called to order and warned.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="633" kind="question" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000822">
          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  Afraid of the answer? 'We heard whispers—</text>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000823">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000824">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The Minister for Innovation and Skills is warned for a second time. Order, members on my right and members on my left! The member for West Torrens will resume his seat for a moment. The Minister for Innovation and Skills is warned for a second time. Interjections on both sides will cease, particularly on my right. The member for West Torrens is entitled to be heard in silence. He has leave and he has the call.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="633" kind="question" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000825">
          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  Channel 7 reporter Mike Smithson told FIVEaa on 1 March and I quote, 'We heard whispers that Ms Flint had a run-in with a senior state Liberal figure at Adelaide Airport.' Was it you, Premier?</text>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000826">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000827">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Order, members on my left!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Premier</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <startTime time="2021-06-09T15:06:45" />
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000828">
          <timeStamp time="2021-06-09T15:06:45" />
          <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (15:06):</by>  I literally have no idea what the member for West Torrens is usually talking about. The most recent question that he has asked confirms my lack of knowledge about most things that he raises in this place. I have no idea what he is talking about. What I do know is that the—</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="633" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. A. Koutsantonis</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000829">
          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. Koutsantonis:</by>  What did you say to her?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000830">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Member for West Torrens!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000831">
          <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL:</by>  —Leader of the Opposition is clearly on an RDO. Nobody is up in the dream factory. This guy is freewheeling—</text>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000832">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000833">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The member for West Torrens is warned for a second time.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000834">
          <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL:</by>  —embarrassing the opposition. It is hopeless.</text>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000835">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000836">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Order!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000837">
          <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL:</by>  Absolutely hopeless!</text>
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000838">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <page num="6220" />
        <text id="202106090c88109571ba4e8090000839">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Order! Before I call the member for Narungga, the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport is called to order.</text>
      </talker>
    </subject>
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