Council Rate Concessions

The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (14:48): Supplementary: does the Leader of the Government agree with the member for Croydon?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (14:49): I agree with this government's actions to fight the Liberal federal government as hard as we can and for as long as we can to make sure we have these funds restored, given back to those South Australians who need them the most. I cannot believe that a Liberal federal government would take such despicable steps to take funds from those South Australians who are already some of our most disadvantaged. It is a despicable thing and it is only a Labor government that is prepared to stand up. It is only a Labor government.

What have the Liberal members opposite done? What have they done to stand up for our most disadvantaged? Nothing; complete silence is what we hear from the Liberals opposite. We hear nothing, complete silence. They refuse to stand up for South Australians, they refuse to stand up to their federal Liberal mates, and they just stand idly by and watch them rip the heart out of our valuable concession funds, funds for some of our most disadvantaged South Australians.