Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time SA Water SA Water The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council SA Water The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (16:06): Supplementary question: how can you say such things when that was blatantly denied by the leader and has been denied by me several times on radio? Will you tell the truth? The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation SA Water The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (16:07): The truth needs to be told by the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party never ever during the election campaign, to the best of my recollection, ruled out privatising assets. They said, 'No, we won't privatise SA Water,' but, when pressed, they never ruled out selling off the desalination plant, selling off the sewerage plant system—they never ever said any of that. They stuck to this little formula and said, 'Oh, we won't privatise SA Water,' but were silent when asked the question. 'What about the assets?' They never went that far because they had a secret plan to flog it all off.