Question Time

Whyalla Steelworks

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley—Leader of the Opposition) (14:11): My question is to the Premier. What is the government's big reveal on Friday regarding Whyalla? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: On Channel 7 news last night it was reported that the government would be making a major announcement on Whyalla on Friday.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (14:11): I appreciate that the Leader of the Opposition isn't in a position to be fully abreast of the government's planning. In the event that the government was going to make an announcement at any particular time, we will make it at the time that we see fit. But I would say to the Leader of the Opposition that he act and speak with a degree of caution and not place all his assumptions around a single news report, as credible as Channel 7 news may be.