Question Time

Member for Waite

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:49): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier maintain his position that the behaviour of the member for Waite at a Parliament House Christmas party in December 2019 was completely unacceptable? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr MALINAUSKAS: On 14 February last year, the Premier released a statement in which he said:

The type of behaviour that has been publicly canvassed is completely unacceptable and falls well short of the standards expected of all members of parliament, accordingly, I have advised Mr Duluk that he is no longer to participate in any meetings of the Liberal Parliamentary Party.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:49): I stand by all statements I have made on this, but I make the point that Mr Duluk has already made his own statement accepting that the behaviour was unacceptable and has made a full apology.