APY LANDS, FOOD SECURITY

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT (14:40): Since the minister is so sure that everything is fine when it comes to the price of food on the lands, what is he doing for the price of things like nappies which I am informed from those who stay on the lands, costs so much—

The PRESIDENT: No speeches, ask your question.

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: —costs so much.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: Point of order. I fail to see how this arises from the answer and I raise the point of order as to whether the supplementary contains facts or opinion.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Vincent, are you prepared to ask a supplementary question arising out of the original answer?

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I am happy to assure him that it is relevant because I have been on the lands.

The PRESIDENT: What is your question?

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: What is the government doing about the price of equally important items like nappies?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (14:41): Again, the Hon. Ms Vincent is picking up some bad habits from the other side of the parliament.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: Again, putting words into my mouth saying that everything is fine. Well, I didn't say that, Mr President.

The Hon. G.E. Gago: In fact the opposite.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: In fact, exactly right, because when we came into government, everything was not fine. The Liberals had left that area of policy vacant, totally neglected, and it took a Labor government to actually turn to those issues and produce this seven-point plan which we are working on with the commonwealth and we will continue to do that through AARD—

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins: You and your seven-point plan. What about the other one?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: We will.

The Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order, the Hon. Mr Dawkins! Minister, you have the call.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: I have indeed, and I will just reassure the house once again—this government is the one that will be delivering on food security on the lands.