Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Space Sector Space Sector The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Space Sector The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:17): Supplementary arising from the answer: the minister referred to a conference—I think the Australian Space Forum—held recently. Can the minister outline what benefit the minister received from attending that conference? The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Minister for Trade Space Sector The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (15:17): I thank the member for his question. On 30 September, at Australia's first joint Space Science and Space Industry Conference, incorporating the 8^th Space Forum—I didn't say I was attending: I was actually overseas on a trade mission. Members interjecting: The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: That's the cabinet government approach. The members opposite don't understand. I am informing the council of a wonderful space industry development and again they have to try to find fault and be negative. It's a great development. My agency has been working with Tyvak over a long period of time to get the investment here. The fact that the agreement was also signed between Perigee and Southern Launch at that particular conference shows that we are a cabinet government focused on growing the South Australian economy and celebrating the success of having international companies invest in our great state.