Shop Trading Hours

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (15:14): Arising out of the response from the minister: can the minister indicate if and when he intends to introduce legislation regarding Christmas holiday and also trading hours?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Attorney-General, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:15): I thank the honourable member for his supplementary question—it is an important question. In the coming weeks is when we hope to have legislation in relation to the honourable member's question. Shop trading hours are an important question as well. We have a commitment to increasing shop trading hours on Sunday, so that shoppers in Adelaide can shop Sunday morning between nine and 11.

Let's look at the recent history again. Do you know who was against that? The only people against nine to 11 Sunday morning shop trading—the Liberal Party. The Labor Party supported nine to 11 Sunday morning shop trading hours. The Greens supported nine to 11 shop trading hours on Sunday morning; the Hon. Frank Pangallo and the Hon. Connie Bonaros and SA-Best supported nine to 11 shop trading hours on Sunday morning. Once again, the only people who are against the people of South Australia, the only people who didn't want that are those opposite—shame!