Great State Voucher Scheme

The Hon. J.E. HANSON (15:13): Supplementary: given that South Australia is around about seven times smaller than the Northern Territory, and the Northern Territory has put around about $16.2 million into their voucher program, which allows you to book accommodation, meals and all that—

The PRESIDENT: Question please, the Hon. Mr Hanson.

The Hon. J.E. HANSON: —and given that we are competing with the Northern Territory—

The PRESIDENT: Question.

The Hon. J.E. HANSON: —does he think the voucher scheme is actually even going to work, given it's so popular but has a 50 per cent failure rate?

The PRESIDENT: The Treasurer has the call. I am sure he will be concise in his answer, because we need to move on.

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:14): My answer will be shorter than his question, I suspect. It's been an enormously successful program and we are happy to continue it.