Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2017-05-10 Daily Xml

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The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:24): Supplementary question depending on his answer: does the minister not have a radio, mobile phone, television or any form of communication in his house or his office?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (14:24): I thank the honourable member for his question. I am pleased to be able to inform him that I have a mobile telephone. In my office, I have a radio. I can also, apparently, stream through the internet's radio, so they say. At home, I have a television. I want to thank the Hon. David Ridgway. The Leader of the Opposition for now, after a break of a few weeks, has the best questions to ask. He is holding the government to account, asking what sort of electronic equipment I have in my house. This is why they are where they are, and that's why he is regarded—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Ms Lensink.

Members interjecting:

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