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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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Women's and Children's Hospital

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (14:25): Supplementary question arising from the Premier's previous response: what is the current construction cost estimate for the new Women's and Children's Hospital?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:25): It's pretty much the same answer to this question as the previous one, but I will take this opportunity to remind the house that the previous government said that they would actually have a new co-located hospital in 2023.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN: Point of order, sir: the question was very specific. This is debate.

The SPEAKER: The point of order is for debate. I will allow the Premier a little bit of preamble, and then I will ask him to come back to the substance of the question. Premier.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: The original estimate from the government of South Australia—at that time it was Labor—was for a new co-located hospital in 2023. We were elected just 15 months ago. We have already advised that we will not be able to meet the original estimate of time, and we have been very up-front with the people of South Australia. We are not going to rush it. We want it as soon as possible, but we are not going to rush it.

We are going to get an excellent hospital for the people of South Australia, so we have updated that that hospital won't be available until the 2025-26 year. We have put $550 million into the forward estimates. There will be more that is required, and we will update the house as soon as possible.

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