ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL

The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (14:31): A supplementary question: can the minister confirm whether or not it is true that the government is spending $13 million on art for the new hospital?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for Gambling) (14:31): I am happy to refer that to the minister. As I said, I do not have those details but, indeed, I am a strong proponent of art, particularly community art. I think it is most important that, with as many of our public developments as possible, as well as those in the private sector which should also be encouraged, we look for opportunities to promote particularly our South Australian artists. We have many top artists here in this state. We know that they often struggle. It is an area where artists do struggle. Given the size of this state, there are not the economies of scale that are an opportunity provided in some other states. So, it is even more important that we use public developments, and also we should be encouraging the private sector in their developments, to offer opportunities to artists, particularly South Australian artists whenever we can.