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Royal Adelaide Hospital

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:32): My question is to the Minister for Health. Can the minister confirm that not one single doctor or nurse will be provided in the $12 billion price tag for the new Royal Adelaide Hospital?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:32): The Leader of the Opposition is rabbiting on about this $12 billion figure. It is just complete and utter nonsense.

Ms Sanderson: It's a pretty big figure.

The SPEAKER: The member for Adelaide is warned for the second and final time.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: If we spend in today's dollars $5 billion over 30 or 35 years, that is $150 billion. That is the health budget over the next 30 years that we will spend and that's just in today's dollars, so you can escalate that. It would probably be well over $200 billion or more, probably even greater than that, if you want to escalate it. So, let's cease this nonsense and these made-up figures that the Leader of the Opposition pulls out of somewhere—somewhere that I think is probably better not said.

The SPEAKER: Point of order.

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: The minister is debating the substance of the question. I ask you to bring him back to the substance of the question, which was, 'Are doctors and nurses included in the cost?'

The SPEAKER: No; I don't think the minister has yet strayed beyond the pale. Minister.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. Of course, the contract we have with SAHP covers the building, maintenance of the building and the nonclinical services. There is nothing new here: it has never included the clinical services. Once again, I think if we went through the member for Heysen's questions back in 2011, we would probably find some similarities, and the Leader of the Opposition really has to do a little bit better than finding questions from 2011 to be asking now in 2015.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Just before we go to the next question, the Treasurer is called to order. I realise the disappointment of not being in another grand final weighs heavily on him. The member for Morialta and the deputy leader are called to order—

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: Are you referring to Woodville or West Torrens?

The SPEAKER: Both—and the member for Schubert is warned. Leader.

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