Question Time

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRAND

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:21): My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries regarding the state logo. I note the—

The PRESIDENT: Are you seeking leave?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: I seek leave to make a very brief explanation.

Leave granted.

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: I note the minister has just tabled a ministerial statement from the Premier in relation to the South Australian brand, so I would assume she will be across all the issues and able to answer the questions. My questions are:

1. Will the Department of Primary Industries be adopting the new state brand or logo—because there is no wording with it, we understand—across all its agencies?

2. Has the minister seen any costings regarding the logo's implementation and, if so, what is the budget for the adoption of this new logo?

3. Will the new logo be adopted immediately across primary industries, or will it be implemented progressively?

4. Can the minister guarantee that no government stationery, or other materials, will be binned simply because it doesn't include the new logo?

The Hon. G.E. Gago interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Ridgway.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: She has started early, yes

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

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Yes, the Hon. John Dawkins interjects, 'Minister, open your ears.' Open your ears—although, if you did, the daylight would shine straight through. The fourth question is: can the minister guarantee that no government stationery or other materials will be binned simply because they do not include the new state logo?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (14:23): I thank the honourable member for his questions and articulating them in a way that they were comprehensible. You can always tell when he is in a defensive position because he hurls personal abuse at his opponents. You always know when he is on the defensive, you always know when he is in a weak position, you can always tell—

The PRESIDENT: We are three minutes into question time; let's get to the questions and answers.

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: —when the Hon. David Ridgway is in a position of weakness because he has to resort to personal public abuse. But, anyway, the answers are quite simple: in relation to his first question, yes; in relation to his second question on costs, the Premier will be advising further information on costs later on this evening; and, in terms of the adoption, it will be adopted as soon as possible.