Springbank Secondary College

The Hon. C. BONAROS (15:05): A supplementary: given your level of confidence in the minister, do you stand by his decision to refuse to meet not only with Senator Griff in relation to this issue but also Mr Mittiga and his family to discuss issues pertinent to their son's education?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:05): If indeed that is the case, I do have absolute confidence in my ministerial colleague. Only the minister involved in these sorts of complex decisions can make judgements about the way he or she might handle a particular issue. If the member's question is whether I have confidence in my ministerial colleague's ability to make those judgements, the simple answer is yes.