Premier's Expenditure

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Leader of the Opposition) (15:14): My question is to the Premier. How much did his trip to Bondi Beach cost, and will he refund this back to South Australian taxpayers? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: 7NEWS reported that the Premier had jetted off to Sydney to bolster the election hopes of the New South Wales opposition leader.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Premier has the call.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (15:15): I can confirm that I jetted off to Sydney. That's how you get there normally—in a jet. Of course, last week I had the opportunity to travel to Sydney and Canberra ahead of national cabinet, which was in our nation's capital across Thursday and Friday. Often when you travel to Canberra you go via Sydney. I took the opportunity to stop in Sydney for important—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Unley is warned. The member for Frome is warned. The Premier has the call.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: I stopped in Sydney. I went to Sydney—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is on a second warning.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: That's right. I went to Sydney for important opportunities to pursue in South Australia, including the important responsibilities—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is on his third warning.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: It is absolutely true that the Leader of the Opposition, the leader of the Labor Party in New South Wales, a potential premier of that state, asked if I was willing to join him to go for a run in the morning. I was more than happy to oblige. If Premier Perrottet invites me to go for a run with him, maybe I will do that too, and that's a practice that I intend to uphold. If I get the chance to go for a run early in the morning, wherever I am around the country, I will grab it. But most importantly—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Premier has the call.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Unley is on three warnings and is familiar with 137A. The Premier has the call.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: I will also acknowledge that the Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales has decided to adopt our policy to ban mobile phones in schools. Whenever we have the chance the show a position of leadership around the country as a state, I think we should grab that and be very proud of it. I think Chris Minns has the capacity to be able to deliver on important policy that matters to the people of New South Wales.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: But more than that, I did enjoy the opportunity to be able to meet with some key business leaders in New South Wales. Sydney, of course, is our largest city in the country and New South Wales is the largest economy. We have aspirations to be able to grow at a substantial pace and we want to attract investment to our state, so it makes sense that I travel interstate just as every other Premier who has preceded me has done. We also had the chance to talk about important issues that pertain to the nation in the lead-up to national cabinet as well.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Colton is warned. His leader has the call.