McGowan, Dr C.

The Hon. C. BONAROS (15:19): Supplementary: will the minister seek clarification as to whether Dr McGowan used the words 'my three bank teller girls, the ones who are always very keen to take your money'?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:19): I will certainly put that to Dr McGowan, but as the honourable member has rightly pointed out, she was incorrect yesterday. I am much more inclined to take the word of my chief executive than hearsay.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Than hearsay.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: I think if we are going to spend question time after question time having a series of hearsay—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Leader of the Opposition is out of order and so is the Hon. Ms Bourke and the Opposition Whip.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: As I said, it is unbecoming of this chamber to fixate on hearsay reports of statements—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! You are running out of your own question time.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: As I said in my answer to the honourable member, I will seek clarification whether the chief executive used the phrase that she gave. That is not a phrase that has been put to me before. I will put it to the chief executive.

The PRESIDENT: Final supplementary, the Hon. Ms Bonaros.