Premier Marshall

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (14:32): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier agree with business leaders that he has abandoned his role as the state's leader? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: In an article published in The Advertiserin 18 November, David Penberthy writes:

There is a sense that the Premier has pulled back too far, or even wholly abandoned his role as leader, ceding unquestioned authority to chief public health officer [Professor] Nicola Spurrier in making decisions that have the capacity to make and break businesses.

The article continues:

…when it comes to those make-or-break COVID decisions that have a huge impact on the private sector, Marshall is the guy off camera at the press conference nodding dutifully…

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:33): No.