Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-12-01 Daily Xml

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Coober Pedy Housing

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:42): Supplementary arising from the answer: minister, can you name one single thing that you have done as minister for the unique circumstances and challenges faced by people in Coober Pedy at the moment?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:42): We have a range of programs that operate statewide.

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The leader has asked his question.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: I can go and find out from my agencies which—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —NGOs have coverage of Coober Pedy—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The leader is out of order!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —and if he is interested, we can go and get them to estimate exactly how much they might have spent in emergency relief or food programs or the like, or any of the grants that we provided during COVID, just to reassure him that, because Coober Pedy is part of South Australia, they were able to benefit from the same programs that have been running statewide.