Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time International Direct Flights International Direct Flights The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition International Direct Flights The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:52): A further supplementary arising from the original answer: which government department or authority is primarily responsible for direct flight attraction? The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Minister for Trade International Direct Flights The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:52): As the honourable member would know, that is a combination of activities between the South Australian Tourism Commission and Adelaide Airport. I suspect he would recall from the time he was a minister; I think it was with China Southern, and I suspect it was a separate cabinet submission that cabinet considered. Some years ago, there may have been a dedicated airline attraction fund but we don't have that anymore; I think that was scrapped under the former government. What we do have is a very hardworking Tourism Commission, some industry development people there, and a very good team at Adelaide Airport Limited, which, as members would know, is expanding the international terminal and doing some great work down there. They have made it very clear that one of their goals is to attract more international airlines. So it is a combination. We don't just have a fund sitting idle. The actual government department that does the work is the Tourism Commission in partnership with Adelaide Airport. Then, of course, when we have a proposition I am sure it will be the subject of a cabinet submission. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: One more, Leader of the Opposition.