Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Eid Festival Eid Festival The Hon. J.S. LEE Legislative Council Eid Festival The Hon. J.S. LEE (14:50): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Assistant Minister to the Premier. Leave granted. The Hon. J.S. LEE Legislative Council The Hon. J.S. LEE: Taxpayer-funded Parliament House receptions hosted by the Premier of the day are generally well received by community groups. On 9 May, Premier Malinauskas hosted perhaps his first reception as the new Premier, and the assistant minister acted as the master of ceremonies during the event to celebrate Eid festival at the end of Ramadan. A number of Muslim community leaders made an inquiry about why they were not invited to the Eid celebration on 9 May. These leaders were previously invited by the Marshall Liberal government. My questions to the assistant minister are: 1.	Can the assistant minister explain the process of how people get onto the invitation list by the Labor government? 2.	Can the assistant minister explain why certain community leaders were omitted or excluded from the invitation list, and will she apologise to these leaders for the Malinauskas government's omission? Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. J.S. LEE Legislative Council The Hon. J.S. LEE: I continue: 3.	How much did the taxpayers of South Australia pay for this event? 4.	Can the assistant minister tell the council how many of these events the Premier will be hosting in the next 12 months? The Hon. R.P. Wortley interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The assistant minister will be heard in silence, the Hon. Mr Wortley. The Hon. E.S. BOURKE Legislative Council The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:51): I thank the shadow minister for her question. I did attend the event. It was a last-minute request. I was attending to represent the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, as the honourable member would understand. I was not there to represent the Premier, because the Premier was there in his own capacity, and it is also not my responsibility to organise these events, because I am not the Minister for Multicultural Affairs. We have a Minister for Multicultural Affairs and she is doing a fantastic job. She had COVID last week and was unfortunately unable to make it. I was more than happy to represent the minister at last-minute notice. If there were guests who were not on the list, I will most definitely be taking that up. I would be more than happy to discuss that with you outside of these questions or I am more than happy to provide the details.