House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Minister for Environment and Water Minister for Environment and Water Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Leader of the Opposition Minister for Environment and Water Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:06): My question is again to the Minister for Environment and Water. Did the minister consider selling his shares in South32 after it was found guilty and fined for allowing coal-polluted sludge to spill into waterways in New South Wales this year? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Dr CLOSE: According to an ABC news report on— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Hammond is called to order. Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Dr CLOSE: —on 1 April 2021 South32's Dendrobium coalmine was fined $15,000 for pumping sludge into Mount Kembla creek. The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly Black Minister for Environment and Water The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water) (14:06): It is very disappointing. I was certainly aware of that. I wasn't going to divest myself of those shares at this point in time. As I said, I would not be expanding that or recommending to anyone that they invest in that organisation. But that is a small share portfolio I have had for many years, and really it's something that I will probably hold onto for many years to come one way or the other.