Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2012-05-31 Daily Xml

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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRAND

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:13): As a supplementary question arising out of the answer, given the Premier's significant criticism of the minister's branding exercise can the minister assure the house that there will be no further expenditure on the Brilliant Blend branding exercise until the results of the Premier-initiated review on branding has concluded?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women) (15:14): Again there is misinformation in the assertion of the Hon. Rob Lucas, as usual, because we know the Hon. Rob Lucas is notorious for coming into this place with incorrect assertions, misinformation and—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: So, we know that he is notorious for coming into this place with incorrect information. Yesterday, in an interjection, he accused me of misleading parliament by failing—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! I think the minister proved a point this morning on that.

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: I was accused of not inviting the Hon. Michelle Lensink to a WIS event, and the interjection from the Hon. Rob Lucas was that I had misled parliament. Well, I hope that he is going to get to his feet sometime today and put on the record that the Hon. Michelle Lensink has misled parliament, if that was his assertion.

The Hon. R.I. Lucas interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: Not only was the Hon. Michelle Lensink invited once, she was invited twice—twice. So, his assertion that I had misled parliament was completely incorrect. He owes me an apology but, of course, doesn't have the courage or the backbone or the fortitude to get to his feet and be man enough to offer me an apology. No, no; what we see him doing is whingeing, whining, carping, moaning and continuing to bring misinformation into this place.