Tramline Extension

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (15:16): Has any minister in the government been advised by the department or anyone else that turning right off King William onto North Terrace will cause significant traffic congestion?

The PRESIDENT: Mr Wortley, I'm not sure that arises, but the Treasurer seems very keen to answer it.

The Hon. K.J. Maher: It's a broken promise, Mr President.

The PRESIDENT: It's a very loose association.

The Hon. K.J. Maher: It's broken promise number 19, Mr President.

The PRESIDENT: I don't require your advice, Leader of the Opposition. Treasurer.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:16): I suspect the only person who might have got advice in relation to the tram project would be the Minister for Transport, so I am happy to take the question on notice for the Minister for Transport as to what advice he might have received in relation to the tram project and the turning right—again, another project where we're having to try to clean up the mess of the former government.

Bear in mind that it was the former government who spent an extra $10 million prior to the election to try to ensure that the tram project up and down North Terrace would be completed before March so that the premier and the former minister could actually open the project and have the trams running down. The former government were the ones who spent $10 million of taxpayers' money to deliver it before March 2018. We would love to know what happened to that $10 million because we are still trying to clean up that government's mess.