House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-06-21 Daily Xml

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LABOR GOVERNMENT

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:34): My question is again to the Premier. Given that the Premier announced after the 2010 election his intention to reconnect with the community, could the Premier advise the house when he intends to start?

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) (14:34): I do it all the time, and I have to say—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. M.D. RANN: I have just announced that there will be a caucus election for a minister on Thursday.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. M.D. RANN: That will result in a consequential reshuffle. So, I invite the Leader of the Opposition to help reconnect with her backbench and maybe consequentially have a reshuffle of her own, so that the member for Norwood—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, member for Unley!

The Hon. M.D. RANN: —and the member for Stuart can join the front bench and replace those that brought their former leaders down.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, the member for MacKillop!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The members on my right, also; order! The member for Bright.