Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Holmes, Mr Allan Holmes, Mr Allan The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE Legislative Council Holmes, Mr Allan The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (15:21): A further supplementary (I will get to the bottom of this): can the minister assure the house that Mr Holmes was not pushed out of his position by the minister or cabinet? The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: No, that is not a point of order. The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE Legislative Council The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE: No, it is a supplementary. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: It is a supplementary question that does not arise out of the answer, whether he was pushed or not. The honourable member has answered the question. 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 The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (15:21): I thank you for that correction to the Hon. Mr Brokenshire but clearly he is not going to come in here and parade his high moral standards in this place. I can give him a categorical guarantee that Mr Holmes was not pushed by me or anybody else. We had a discussion about his future. He indicated to me, after 20 years of service to this state—20 years of service to the public of this state, which the Hon. Mr Brokenshire should actually show some respect for. He has served Labor and Liberal governments with great distinction and Mr Brokenshire comes in here and tries to traduce his reputation. I find that disgraceful in the extreme and if those are the sorts of tactics he wants to bring into this place then let it fall on his head. It will come.