Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-08-26 Daily Xml

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Homelessness

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:32): Supplementary question: does the minister at least concede that this whole messy saga is at least a bad look?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:33): This is a bad look for Labor, a really bad look for Labor. We have a cross-agency—and they're laughing. They're laughing because they think the matter of safety of remote visitors to South Australia is a laughing matter.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Mr Hunter! Order, or I will move on. Come on, minister, conclude your answer.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: This cross-agency task force is working very hard—

The Hon. R.P. Wortley interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Wortley!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —to work for the safety of our remote visitors and find solutions to very complex problems. This is an embarrassment to the Labor Party, an embarrassment to the Labor Party, and they should sack their question time writers.