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Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
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Gawler River Flooding

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:38): I have a supplementary question. Can the minister actually answer the question and confirm that the Gawler River broke its banks in exactly the same place in 2005 and 2016? It was an important part of the question that I asked and he failed to answer it.

The PRESIDENT: Is that a statement or a question?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: A question.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Part of the original question.

The PRESIDENT: I just wanted to know. Minister.

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change) (14:38): Thank you, Mr President, thank you for seeking that clarification. It seldom is very clear what the Hon. Mr Ridgway is actually asking in this place; it is usually to do a bit of grandstanding and I think it is appropriate that you pulled him up and asked him for that clarity.

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway: Just answer the question.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: I will undertake to seek advice and find out whether in fact the Hon. Mr Ridgway is correct. More often than not, as I said before, he is not. I will go out and ask the people who have the collective wisdom to answer the question. I would not be relying on the Hon. David Ridgway for any factual advice on any subject.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Ms Lensink has the floor.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: No, the Hon. Ms Lensink has the floor.

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