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Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:04): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier understand that my line of questioning goes to his Facebook page?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left! I will allow the question. Does the Premier seek the call?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:05): Sir, I am quite aware that the Leader of the Opposition was using taxpayers' dollars to actually promote his Labor Party policies. He was very embarrassed when it was pointed out exactly and precisely what he was doing. I hope that he has actually stopped promoting the Labor Party using taxpayer dollars.

What the Liberal Party has done with regard to my personal Facebook page, I am happy to make an inquiry, but that's got nothing to do with taxpayer dollars. We know exactly and precisely what the Leader of the Opposition was authorising—taxpayer dollars. Just remember this everybody: taxpayer dollars to actually promote Labor Party advertisements.

Where on earth would that actually occur? Oh, I know exactly and precisely: on the second floor of this building in the Leader of the Opposition's office—taxpayer dollars. Of course, he was caught red-handed—caught red-handed! What we have been asking is whether or not that money is going to be repaid by the Labor Party—

The SPEAKER: The Premier will resume his seat.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —to the taxpayers of South Australia.

The SPEAKER: The Premier will resume his seat for a moment. The member for West Torrens is called to order and warned. It is particularly disorderly to interject from outside of one's seat.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order, sir: standing orders have been suspended on that matter.

The SPEAKER: The member will resume his seat. There is no point of order. The member for Lee rises on a point of order. The member for Lee has the call.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Thank you, sir. My point of order is about standing order 98, and that is debate. The question was succinct and specific about the Premier's Facebook page.

The SPEAKER: I uphold the point of order. The Premier will confine his answer to the substance of the question. It was quite specific. The Premier has the call.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: Point of order, Mr Speaker.

The SPEAKER: The Deputy Premier rises on a point of order.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: The question was whether the Premier understood the Leader of the Opposition's line of questioning. That was his actual question.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Mr Speaker—

The SPEAKER: The member for Lee will resume his seat. I have ruled on the point of order. The Premier has the call. The Premier has concluded his answer.