AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:37): Supplementary question: part of the South Australian commitment to the National Primary Industries Research Development and Extension Framework was an undertaking given not to reduce the effort in research or the assets for research.

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) (14:37): What are you talking about?

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway: When you signed up for it when you were in government.

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: I would need to take that on notice and bring back a response but, as I have said, our effort indeed continues. We remain active in research. We remain active in world-leading and cutting-edge research. As I said, we have remained very active in that space. What we have done is change the way we are engaging in research and we are involved in much more elaborate partnerships and collaborations with other sectors and other parts of the industry, which is how it should be. That is a smart way to do research.