House of Assembly: Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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Member for Narungga

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:06): My question is to the Premier. How will the Premier be voting when the question of the member for Narrunga's readmission to the Liberal Party—

The SPEAKER: There is a point of order.

Mr MALINAUSKAS: —comes before the state executive?

The SPEAKER: Order, leader! Point of order, minister.

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Mr Speaker, the Premier has no responsibility to the house whatsoever for these questions.

The SPEAKER: I am inclined to uphold that point of order, but I will give the leader the opportunity to rephrase the question.

Mr MALINAUSKAS: My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier support the member for Narrunga's readmission to the Liberal Party and his endorsement as a Liberal Party candidate at the next state election?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:07): Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. It's interesting, again, the things that are important to the people of South Australia are the coronavirus—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, leader!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —and how we come out of the coronavirus with a strong economy, but what we get from the Leader of the Opposition, the man with no plan whatsoever for South Australia—apart from the hydrogen plan with a big $500 million black hole in it, but apart from that he has absolutely nothing. But, as I said in my previous answer, this is a matter for the state executive, and they will make a determination in due course.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: Couldn't be any weaker!

The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens is warned.