Federal Budget

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:46): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development regarding the federal budget.

Leave granted.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Ms Lensink, please continue.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in her federal budget media release outlining local community infrastructure projects in regional Australia said:

For South Australia there are projects including $10 million towards the next stage of the City of Holdfast Bay's Jetty Road Masterplan and $6 million for City of Marion upgrades.

My questions for the minister are:

1. What is the South Australian government's position regarding the inclusion of metropolitan Adelaide localities in regional programs?

2. As Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, does she advocate for localities to actually be in regional areas or does she find it acceptable that metropolitan Adelaide has been included?

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Ms Girolamo and the Leader of the Government, I would like to hear the answer in silence please.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:48): I thank the honourable member for her question, but I do suggest that she direct a question about statements from a federal minister to a federal minister.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Lensink, you have a supplementary arising from the original answer?