Israel-Palestine Conflict

The Hon. C. BONAROS (15:08): Supplementary: did the frustration of the local Islamic community have anything to do with those delays in negotiating that address to them?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:09): I thank the honourable member for her question. I wasn't at the address that occurred on the weekend and so I can't speak to that, but that's not my understanding. I think there were quite legitimate frustrations at what we are seeing happen in that part of the world.

I don't have the exact measures before me now, but I fully support the recent announcements in the last few months that the South Australian government has made in terms of supporting people who are coming to South Australia from conflicts in parts of the world, particularly the Ukraine but also and more recently in Palestine, in terms of accessing South Australian state government services more readily than would usually be available, recognising the horrendous circumstances many people find themselves in.