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Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
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The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (15:10): I have a supplementary question arising from the answer. Minister, are you telling this chamber that that work could not have been done in South Australia—that we do not have the capability to do that work here?

The PRESIDENT: Order! I think the minister quite clearly said that the expertise was interstate.

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (15:11): What I said was that there are many activities where, for all sorts of reasons, one would not have the expertise here. However, to try to suggest that the call for the government to support local business is in some way related to very highly specialised and unusual operations such as this is really drawing a long bow. However, I have told the honourable member that I will seek advice in relation to tenders. I said right at the start of my answer—

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway interjecting:

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: No, I really do not know the details, because it is not my portfolio; I am not acquainted with the particular details. However, I will get that information. I think it is a little rich coming from members opposite, who decided, for example, that they would sell the TAB. The honourable member opposite is the opposition spokesman on racing. Why did his government sell the TAB interstate? That was an operation that provided jobs here in Adelaide. I think any company whose existence is reliant on refurbishing wooden sailing ships would be in a bit of trouble. However, the TAB did provide a number of ongoing jobs for people in this state, and that was sold off, as were the electricity trust and a number of other bodies.

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway interjecting:

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: Well, I'm quite happy to go there, as it was sold off—

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway interjecting:

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: You sold it off. Why haven't we done anything? What do members opposite expect us to do? I was here for all those debates, and we were told that, if we sold it off, the private sector would then fix all these problems. However, that is another story. I think it does draw into question the bona fides of members of the Liberal Party when they raise these sort of questions.

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