Nuclear Waste

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:32): Does the minister support the move to have a referendum on the issue?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:32): Again, I thank the honourable member for his question on this important subject. Yes, I wholeheartedly support the government's position to look at having a referendum on this important issue—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS: —to have a referendum on this issue—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS: —and in the event that the Liberal Party and the members opposite decide to exercise some political leadership and actually act in a way that is consistent with their own convictions, and if that bipartisanship is restored, as the Premier has articulated, then of course we can establish a path towards having a referendum in due course.