Brand South Australia

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:21): A further supplementary: am I understanding correctly that up until question time today the minister was unaware that the email was actually sent to him as well?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:21): No. I said I became aware after question time on that day.

The Hon. K.J. Maher: Of the email.

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Of the email. Clearly, the issue was well ventilated via the media and the opposition in both chambers on that particular day. You would have to be living under a rock not to know that that issue was well ventilated. But, as I said before, emails come into ministerial offices. The members opposite have been ministers; they know the volume that comes in. They are not looked at on a millisecond-by-millisecond basis. I looked—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: I won't respond to that, Mr President. I will make the comment that it has always been a matter for the Premier. Brand SA has always been funded by the Premier out of the Premier's promotion fund or a fund of the Premier. It has never been funded out of my department and, of course, won't be funded out of my department.