House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-03-08 Daily Xml

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ROBERTS, MS R.

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:48): I again have a question for the Premier. Did the director of the government's Thinkers in Residence program, Gabrielle Kelly, who also happens to be the mother of Rowan Roberts, have any role in Ms Roberts' appointment or reappointment in the Premier's office?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (14:48): One person and one person only was responsible for her appointment to my staff, and that is moi.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Davenport and the Minister for Police, order! There will be no quarrels across the floor. If you want to quarrel, go out in the corridor or outside.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!