Venture Capital Investment

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:31): I have a supplementary arising from the original answer. The minister has highlighted that he is very excited about the investment and opportunities in South Australia but can he highlight if he is concerned that the venture capital investment is drying up in South Australia?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade and Investment) (14:31): As I said, the members opposite like to highlight individual statistics. The information that we are getting—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Are we ready for the answer or do you want to answer it yourselves? Minister, continue please.

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: They have highlighted some of the individual statistics. I am very confident that we will see a range of very exciting announcements made over the coming months by the government in relation to new investment in South Australia.