The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (17:18): I thank members for their contributions, in particular the Hon. Justin Hanson and the Hon. Dennis Hood. I am disappointed that the Labor government is seeking to amend this motion and, in effect, rob the motion of all of the verbs and take away any requirement for the Malinauskas government to take any action at all, although I should not be surprised, because the Labor Party has form in this regard. Let us not forget that, when they were in government in the Rann years, they turfed out all the community organisations from the Torrens Building and turned that into a private university.
In this instance, of course the Greens support the old Franklin Street bus site being turned into affordable housing. I think that is a really good use of the site, but the government could have worked with those that operate The Joinery to have found alternative arrangements for them. They could have even incorporated that into part of their design concept. They have chosen not to do so. For the government to simply wash their hands of that and say that that is purely a responsibility of the city council I think is a real cop-out, so I thank the Liberal opposition and, in particular, the Hon. Dennis Hood for their support for my original motion and their support for this important principle.
I understand that some crossbenchers may be considering supporting the government amendment. I do want to caution them strongly against doing so, in particular the Hon. Tammy Franks. The Hon. Tammy Franks has endorsed, in the seat of Adelaide, Independent Adelaide city councillor Keiran Snape, who has been a strong advocate for community space in the past. Is it Mr Snape's view that responsibility for managing this purely resides with the Adelaide City Council, or will he disassociate himself from the position of the Hon. Ms Franks should she vote for the government amendment?
I do not think voters in the seat of Adelaide will take a very favourable view of a candidate who associates himself with those who do not believe that it is a responsibility of government to accommodate community organisations such as this. So I urge the honourable member to contemplate that as she considers her position.
So that there can be no doubt about the position of members in this place, I will call a division and I will make sure that electors in the seat of Adelaide are aware of the position of all of the candidates who are standing for election and, indeed, those members of this place who choose to endorse particular candidates standing in the seat of Adelaide.