House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-05-19 Daily Xml

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AIR WARFARE DESTROYER

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (14:54): My question is to the Premier. Will a fourth air warfare destroyer be built in South Australia as he and federal Labor proffered in the last state and federal elections, and does he intend to raise the issue with the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, during her current visit to SA?

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) (14:54): I think I have made myself clear on many occasions that we would all like, I am sure in a bipartisan way, to see a fourth air warfare destroyer built in South Australia. It has never been on the drawing board plans of either the Howard government or the Labor government. However, we will continue to press for it.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Ashford!

Mr Williams interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for MacKillop, you are warned for the third time. Next time, you will be out.