Premier Marshall

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (14:38): My question again is to the Premier. How many senior business leaders has the Premier fallen out with or had a tetchy exchange with? With your leave, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: In the same article published by The Advertiser, journalist David Penberthy reports—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for Child Protection is called to order. The Minister for Transport is called to order. Deputy Premier! The member for Lee has the call.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: In the same article published in The Advertiser, journalist David Penberthy reports, 'The ambivalence/hostility—

The Hon. D.C. van Holst Pellekaan interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Deputy Premier is called to order.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: —towards the Premier is worsened by tales of his falling outs—

The Hon. J.A.W. Gardner interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Minister for Education is called to order.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: —and tetchy exchanges with people who have historically been red-hot supporters of the Liberal Party'.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:39): I am worried about this reheating of the pizza. I think it's going to catch on fire, it has been reheated so many times. He is talking about the same article from weeks and weeks ago, three times with this question. You would think on a day like today, there might be a single question from those opposite about the new variant of concern, Omicron, which is of great concern to the entire nation. No, we are now asking questions—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —based on what commentators wrote in The Advertiser three weeks ago.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Playford is warned.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: This is how hopeless and disconnected with the main things that the people of South Australia care about.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Ramsay is called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I will tell you what they care about: keeping South Australia safe and keeping our economy strong. That's exactly and precisely what we have done every single day—

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Point of order, sir.

The SPEAKER: The member for Lee on a point of order. Premier, there is a point of order. I will hear the point of order.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker—debate. The question was quite specific about how many senior business leaders the Premier has had a falling out with.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The proceedings in relation to a point of order are controlled by standing order 134. I will consider the point of order. There is some force in the point of order. Premier, I will bring you to the question.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I have finished my answer, sir.