Forestry Industry

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:56): I have a supplementary question arising out of the minister's answer.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Mr Ridgway has the floor.

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Does the minister now concede that the whole South Australian economy would benefit from a change in management?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (14:56): Let's have a look at the counterfactual from us managing the economy at the moment. What will we have? We know they want to sell off SA Water. They would sell off SA Water. We would see skyrocketing water prices. We saw what happened to the economy under their last term of management. They sold off ETSA. We see from the polls that are published that they blame that mob for electricity prices, because they are right. They sold off ETSA. A new change of management will sell off SA Water and we will see the same thing. For the good of this state, I certainly hope that this mob is never inflicted on this state.