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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-08-01" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>54</parliamentNum>
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  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Assistant Minister to the Premier</name>
      <text id="2018080194247e6ce9f5467580000233">
        <heading>Assistant Minister to the Premier</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="5414" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2018-08-01">
            <name>Assistant Minister to the Premier</name>
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        <startTime time="2018-08-01T15:02:24" />
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          <by role="member" id="5414">The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS (15:02):</by>  My question is to the Assistant Minister to the Premier. Does the assistant minister still enjoy the confidence of the Premier, and has there been any discussion in relation to you stepping down from duties in the area of multicultural and ethnic affairs?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4362" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2018-08-01">
            <name>Assistant Minister to the Premier</name>
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        <startTime time="2018-08-01T15:02:47" />
        <text id="2018080194247e6ce9f5467580000235">
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          <by role="member" id="4362">The Hon. J.S. LEE (15:02):</by>  I am really touched by the members opposite having such a keen interest in my welfare and in the job that I do. I have the full confidence, complete confidence, of the Premier—absolute confidence.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5244" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. J.E. Hanson</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="5244">The Hon. J.E. Hanson:</by>  That's always the end.</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2018080194247e6ce9f5467580000237">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The Hon. Mr Hanson will allow the member to answer the question.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2018080194247e6ce9f5467580000238">
          <by role="member" id="4362">The Hon. J.S. LEE:</by>  I enjoy the role of being an assistant minister to the Premier because I enjoy the role of serving the multicultural communities of South Australia. If the opposite side is trying to divide us, trying to divide communities rather than uniting communities, they have something coming.</text>
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