House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2010-10-26 Daily Xml

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CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

Mr PISONI (Unley) (15:10): Thank you very much for your instructions. My question is to the Premier. Can the Premier verify that new students confirmed for the commencement of Carnegie Mellon for 2011 are currently only 26, or around 45 fewer than the January 2011 target and well below financial viability?

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) (15:11): It is very interesting. We know that the member for Unley fell into forged documents. He was the one who was convinced. He said, 'Oh, my God—'

Mr WILLIAMS: Point of order.

The SPEAKER: Order! Point of order, the deputy leader.

Mr WILLIAMS: Relevance. This is a very straightforward and simple question.

The SPEAKER: Premier, give us a straight answer, please.

The Hon. M.D. RANN: If the Carnegie Mellon was going to close and they had come out and said that was wrong—he didn't bother to check, just as he didn't bother to check when he was handed a lot of receipts and forgeries and won't reveal who forged them. I will get an answer for the honourable member.

The SPEAKER: Member for Unley, you can have one more.