Syphilis Outbreaks

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (14:53): Final supplementary: given the minister's answers and his original answer, and particularly relevant to his last answer, why then does the minister believe it is appropriate to be reducing funding to organisations, such as Shine SA, whose core job is prevention and education programs?

The Hon. J.M.A. Lensink: Service models change over time.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: And syphilis outbreaks happen, then.

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:53): Sorry, Mr President, I thought I was being asked the question. He is talking to minister Lensink.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Lensink, please refrain from entering into a private conversation with the Hon. Mr Hunter.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: I think the case the honourable member raises, that of Shine SA, is an interesting one. One of the key dynamics there is that SA Health, noting the business models of other organisations interstate and in discussions with Shine SA, is of the view that a significant proportion of the services provided by Shine SA could be, shall we say, 'Medicarised'; in other words, the funding could be accessed through Medicare item numbers. Therefore, it is our view that the services will be able to be sustained without state government funding.