Adelaide Aquatic Centre

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (14:50): Why was the South Australian YMCA overlooked and is the minister saying that they were incapable of running the centre? Why was preference given to an interstate company rather than a local one?

The PRESIDENT: You can choose to answer it if you want, but I tend to agree that it wasn't arising from the original answer, minister.

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (Minister for Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Autism, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:51): I think the clue is in the answer: it's a tender process. This is a process that is followed. It's not something that politicians are stepping into. It is a process that is followed and, as I have just said, this is really about 300 South Australians being employed. They are South Australians who live and work here. This is an organisation that is already investing in and backing South Australians and having them based here locally.