Adelaide Convention Centre Gala Dinner

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:28): My question is to the assistant minister—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! I don't need any assistance in running the chamber from either my right or my left. The Hon. Ms Bourke has the call.

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE: My question is to the Assistant Minister to the Premier regarding multicultural affairs. Can the assistant minister advise the council whether a public servant employed in the office of the Minister for Energy and Mining provides any administrative policy or other support to the assistant minister in relation to multicultural affairs? Can the assistant minister confirm whether the same public servant was the emcee at the Liberal Party fundraiser disguised as a multicultural community event?

The Hon. J.S. LEE (14:29): There is a lot of accusation in the statement made by the honourable member. The staffer—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Ms Lee, the assistant minister, will be heard in silence.

The Hon. J.S. LEE: The staffer who the honourable member named was an adviser in the Premier's office, but she no longer works there, if the member could just get the evidence right. She happens to be a long-serving member of my staff, but on the night she volunteered her time to be my emcee. Is there anything wrong with that? I do not think so. Also, talk about disguises—when opposition members ask questions about a topic, they talk about multicultural affairs. What do questions regarding a particular staffer have to do with the role of me as assistant minister or the portfolio of multicultural affairs in relation to the gala dinner? Nothing.