LIV Golf

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley) (14:42): My question is to the Premier. Has the Premier received a guarantee from the PGA that Adelaide will host a LIV Golf event each year for the next three years?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (14:42): The irony of this question coming from those opposite is not lost on me. One minute they are opposed to LIV Golf; now they are demanding that we get more of it.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: It is quite extraordinary. I note the fact that the question hasn't come from the Leader of the Opposition, who himself is somewhat conflicted by even his own admission I think that his brother is on the US PGA, or connected to the US PGA, which might explain why he has been so ardently opposed to the event which was an unparalleled success.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Wright! The Premier has the call.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: I am more than happy to confirm that the government has been in touch with the executives of the LIV Golf tournament. We have received a number of assurances—

Mr Cowdrey interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Colton is on a final warning.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for West Torrens!

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: —that the LIV Golf event is scheduled to go ahead as planned in 2023. The government has signed a four-year deal with LIV Golf. There are a range of contractual obligations upon them, and for as long as that tour goes ahead we very much look forward to an event here in Adelaide that we believe can be bigger and better than the huge success that it already was only a few weeks ago.