Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Adelaide Convention Centre Gala Dinner Adelaide Convention Centre Gala Dinner The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Adelaide Convention Centre Gala Dinner The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:20): My question is to the Assistant Minister to the Premier regarding multicultural affairs. Assistant minister, given that you were quoted in The Advertiser today saying, and I quote, that the dinner was 'to celebrate us as a multicultural diverse state', can you understand that some people would be confused to now learn that in fact it was a Liberal Party fundraiser? The Hon. J.S. LEE Legislative Council Adelaide Convention Centre Gala Dinner The Hon. J.S. LEE (14:20): We live in a multicultural state and we ought to be very proud of it. Everybody that wished to pay to come to a dinner, whether it is to mark the 10^th anniversary or 10 years in parliament for myself, or to celebrate all of us as a multicultural and diverse state, it is up to the individuals who want to come to the dinner. I do not see there is really an issue. Also, I do not feel that this particular question is actually in the public interest in any way that is affecting the way that I carry on as Assistant Minister to the Premier. The question has nothing to do with the portfolio of multicultural affairs.