Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (14:52): Can the minister clarify for us, because he has mentioned it so many times in this debate, that MIT is the number one university in the world, when in actual fact Harvard and Stanford are considered one and two? Just for the record, because you keep saying it is the number one university in the world when clearly it isn't.

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:52): I suspect it depends on your perspective and with which measure you look at it. At the press conference this morning, Professor Sandy Pentland and others referred to it being the number one university in the world. If it is one, two or three, it is probably a bit—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Again, they belittle one of the world's great research institutions. They laugh at it; they simply do not understand. They are a disgrace that they would think this is a joke. This is a wonderful day for South Australia. It is a wonderful day for South Australia.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hanson, a supplementary.