Office of Hydrogen Power

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley—Leader of the Opposition) (14:56): Supplementary—or another question, sir, if you deem it appropriate—to the Premier again: how many staff will be retained in the Office of Hydrogen Power and what will they work on?

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (14:56): I have already answered this question. I have answered this question on multiple occasions. If the opposition want to ask the same question over and over again, that is their prerogative. It's your question time: if the breadth of your creativity is just to get last week's question time and rewrite it and ask the same questions again, then that is entirely for the—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Members on my right will come to order.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: What's the DPP doing today?

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: Yes, we are well aware of how determined the Leader of the Opposition is to give the DPP work. The Office of Hydrogen Power is going through a substantial exercise.

The Hon. V.A. Tarzia: That hurts. That really hurts.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: Yes, you are Leader of the Opposition now: congratulations, well done. As I said, the CEO of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet is undertaking a comprehensive exercise in conjunction with other agencies, including the office itself, about its future formulation. There are a number of options that are available to government and we will make a public statement as and when appropriate.