Tour Down Under

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:30): Further supplementary: has the minister, either in his role as minister or in his role as opposition spokesperson, ever suggested or levelled allegations that spectator numbers at the Tour Down Under are inflated?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:30): Members opposite would understand that, if you're a hardworking member of the opposition—and I haven't seen any of them for 14 months—you always interrogate the figures and check their veracity. I have always done that in my capacity. I had a number of briefings in opposition around those figures. Premier Rann used to say they were the police's figures, not his. I always interrogate the figures, but as minister I have never criticised the figures.