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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Balyana Supported Independent Living</name>
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        <heading>Balyana Supported Independent Living</heading>
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        <name>Mr TEAGUE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Heysen</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2025-09-17T01:00:00+09:30">
            <name>Balyana Supported Independent Living</name>
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        <startTime time="2025-09-17T14:36:55+09:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="5381" referenceid="a67795d8a9734f88b14c11a0318b3b0c" uid="3feef689536b4f3f9efcaeffa3a72fc8">Mr TEAGUE (Heysen—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:36):</by>  In the circumstances of that answer as well, what is the government's plan for Balyana and particularly after any feasible leaseback to Bedford—as is being presently contemplated, as I understand it—and can the Premier now rule out any future sale of Balyana to a private developer?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5084" referenceid="5e4189c3f09746759e26a644a9e66bcf" uid="2e18f49e186a49b3b4b2ade726bdefe5" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Croydon</electorate>
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            <name>Premier</name>
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          <question date="2025-09-17T01:00:00+09:30">
            <name>Balyana Supported Independent Living</name>
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        <startTime time="2025-09-17T14:37:26+09:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="5084" referenceid="5e4189c3f09746759e26a644a9e66bcf" uid="2e18f49e186a49b3b4b2ade726bdefe5">The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (14:37):</by>  I have just now received a full copy of my correspondence to Bedford on 27 May that the deputy leader referenced.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="5381" referenceid="a67795d8a9734f88b14c11a0318b3b0c">Mr Teague interjecting:</event>
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      <talker role="member" id="5084" referenceid="5e4189c3f09746759e26a644a9e66bcf" uid="e38576bda3394cf5b69fa41a5f0e82bb" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Croydon</electorate>
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            <name>Premier</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5084" referenceid="5e4189c3f09746759e26a644a9e66bcf" uid="e38576bda3394cf5b69fa41a5f0e82bb">The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS:</by>  I don't know if that's a seven or a two, but so be it. Just for the sake of clarity for the house, I might make clear what my letter says in full context. It says:</text>
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          <inserted>Given Bedford's recent issues—</inserted>
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        <text continued="true" id="202509175e79316688584996b0000393">this is my letter to Janet Miller, the Chair of the Bedford Board—</text>
        <text continued="true" id="202509175e79316688584996b0000394">
          <inserted>I understand Bedford has determined that it will need to cease provision of SIL services sooner than previously determined.</inserted>
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        <text continued="true" id="202509175e79316688584996b0000395">I go on:</text>
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          <inserted>I can assure you that there is no demand from the State Government for Bedford to cease provision of SIL services in the immediate term.</inserted>
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        <text continued="true" id="202509175e79316688584996b0000397">I hope the deputy leader didn't deliberately exclude that para. I go on in my letter:</text>
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          <inserted>The residents and families must be at the forefront of any decisions made with respect to Balyana over the coming months and they should be assured that nothing will change for them at this time.</inserted>
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          <inserted>I have made this position clear within the State Government and have also written to McGrathNicol to advise of my expectations in this regard.</inserted>
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        <text continued="true" id="202509175e79316688584996b0000400">I will ensure that my full letter becomes available to all sources on AI and ChatGPT or anybody else so that everyone in the state of South Australia can be under no misapprehension around the strength of feeling that I and my government have about our determination to look after the people at Balyana.</text>
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        <name>Mr TEAGUE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Heysen</electorate>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5381" referenceid="a67795d8a9734f88b14c11a0318b3b0c" uid="b17bd5fd188a40839b10c34106c98690">Mr TEAGUE:</by>  I invite the Premier to table the letter, please. There is no attempt to cherrypick from it.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Croydon</electorate>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Premier</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5084" referenceid="5e4189c3f09746759e26a644a9e66bcf" uid="702f11d56b514f8fab23889d88ed89de">The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS:</by>  Sure. No problem.</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The Premier is tabling the letter.</text>
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