WHITE RIBBON DAY

The Hon. J.A. DARLEY (14:45): I have a supplementary question. Is the minister aware of the manner in which minister Caica verbally abused the Hon. Ann Bressington in Parliament House a few weeks ago?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women) (14:45): I have no knowledge or awareness of the matter referred to, no knowledge at all. No-one has raised that issue with me. The Hon. Ann Bressington has not raised that issue with me. Has she?

The Hon. A. Bressington: No.

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: She has not. She has confirmed that she has not. The Hon. John Darley has not raised this issue before with me. Has he? No, he has not. Has anyone else in this chamber raised this issue with me? No, they have not. There is not one person in this place that has bothered to write to me or pick up a phone. I am here day in, day out, and not one has raised this with me. So, I am saying that I am not aware. I do not know what the nature of the complaint is, if there is any, and I am absolutely confident that if there was a complaint that was made by the Hon. Ann Bressington that she would pursue that complaint to have the appropriate redress that would be appropriate in the circumstances. Given I have no knowledge of what the issue was or what the alleged complaint is, I would leave it in the hands of the Hon. Ann Bressington to pursue that.