Tour Down Under

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:32): Supplementary question arising from the original answer: did the minister or his office or the government, to his knowledge, receive any advice that there was criticism of the undue delay in announcing the dates and that it was causing investment problems?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:33): I have not received any advice in my office that I am aware of. When I was doing one of my big regional trips, when I was out with thousands of regional tourism operators, part of the 19 regional visits, I think I saw a very small article online raising some concerns. I think I saw that, but I haven't had any advice to my office.