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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (15:22): My question is to the minister assisting the Premier with multicultural affairs.

1. Has the assistant minister ever promised a multicultural organisation funding outside the normal grant funding guidelines?

2. Has the assistant minister ever allocated funding to a multicultural organisation using her ministerial discretion?

3. Has the assistant minister ever asked or suggested to a multicultural organisation that Labor MPs not be invited to a function, meeting or celebration or be able to speak?

The Hon. J.S. LEE (15:22): I thank the honourable member for his question. The organisations need to apply through the grant process, and the decision made to allow a multicultural organisation to receive funding is based on the recommendation by the office of multicultural affairs. There is never, never, never one incident where I would ever, ever inform a multicultural organisation not to invite the opposition—ever.

We have always, from a Liberal government point of view, encouraged bipartisanship for every single event that has been hosted by the Premier of South Australia, the Hon. Steven Marshall, in Parliament House and multicultural-type events have always included the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Peter Malinauskas. However, you know, when Labor was in government, there were instances where they did not invite the opposition at the time.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Unfortunately time has escaped us, the Hon. Mr Wortley. You can save that one for tomorrow. The time for questions without notice has expired.

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