House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time North-South Corridor North-South Corridor The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly Black Leader of the Opposition North-South Corridor The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Leader of the Opposition) (14:20): My question is again to the Premier. Premier, who will pay for the completion of the north-south corridor? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS House of Assembly Black Leader of the Opposition The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: The Torrens to Darlington stage of the north-south corridor did not appear on any of federal Labor's budget papers. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Treasurer has the call. The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Treasurer The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer) (14:21): Of course, the answer, generally and slightly more specifically speaking, is Australians and South Australians. They will be the ones who will be paying for this because it will be paid for both with taxes raised by the commonwealth government and it will be paid for through taxes raised by the South Australian government. If you want the answer to who is paying for it—well, all of us and many other Australians are. That's the simple truth of it. Mrs Hurn interjecting: The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Treasurer The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: The member for Schubert interjects, 'That's so smart. 'No, it's just accurate, basic and simple. That's what it is: accurate, basic and simple and if that's hard for the member for Schubert— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Schubert! The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Treasurer The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: —well, thank goodness she's not in the shadow treasury portfolio. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Chaffey! Member for Schubert! The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Treasurer The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: If that's hard for the member for Schubert, maybe she should have been one or two rows back this early on in proceedings for her career, if that's so difficult for her to understand. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Treasurer The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: When governments pay for things, it comes from revenue— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Schubert is called to order. The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Treasurer The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: —usually raised from the constituents of that government. If you would like any other explanations about how government budgeting works, well, we are here for the next hour. Members interjecting House of Assembly Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Flinders, order!