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South Australia elections: Jay Weatherill says poll will be about jobs South Australia elections: Jay Weatherill says poll will be about jobs
(7 months later)
Premier Jay Weatherill has launched Labor’s re-election campaign at Premier Jay Weatherill has launched Labor’s re-election campaign at Adelaide Oval, citing the major redevelopment of the venue in his vow to keep building South Australia instead of imposing cuts.
Adelaide Oval, citing the major redevelopment of the venue in his vow to keep Supported by federal opposition leader Bill Shorten, the premier listed Labor’s achievements since it took power in 2002 when SA was considered a “rustbucket”.
building South Australia instead of imposing cuts.
Supported by federal opposition leader Bill Shorten, the premier
listed Labor’s achievements since it took power in 2002 when SA was
considered a “rustbucket”.
“This election is about one thing above all else, it is about jobs,” he told the cheering party faithful on Sunday.“This election is about one thing above all else, it is about jobs,” he told the cheering party faithful on Sunday.
He, his wife and two young daughters were greeted with applause He, his wife and two young daughters were greeted with applause by the 100s of attendees, many wearing T-shirts with the logo Jay4SA.
by the 100s of attendees, many wearing T-shirts with the logo Jay4SA. The premier said Labor would continue building the state, while the Liberals, who are led by Steven Marshall, would stand back and “toe the federal/Liberal party line and cut”.
The premier said Labor would continue building the state, while Shorten said the redevelopment of the oval – which could have been left as a museum to a faded glory – showed how much Adelaide and South Australia had come forward under the last 12 years of a Labor government.
the Liberals, who are led by Steven Marshall, would stand back and “toe the federal/Liberal party line “I don’t remember coming to Adelaide before and seeing so many cranes on your skyline,” he said as he described the state’s transformation.
and cut”. But he warned that everything would be up for grabs under a Liberal government, saying voters just had to look at the damage done by Tony Abbott’s government in only five months.
Shorten said the redevelopment of the oval – which could have
been left as a museum to a faded glory – showed how much Adelaide and
South Australia had come forward under the last 12 years of a Labor
government.
“I don’t remember coming to Adelaide before and seeing so many
cranes on your skyline,” he said as he described the state’s
transformation.
But he warned that everything would be up for grabs under a
Liberal government, saying voters just had to look at the damage done by
Tony Abbott’s government in only five months.
“Liberals don’t create jobs, Liberals cremate jobs,” he said.“Liberals don’t create jobs, Liberals cremate jobs,” he said.
Under Labor mining jobs had quadrupled, the state now had 25% of the nation’s defence work and more international flights had Under Labor mining jobs had quadrupled, the state now had 25% of the nation’s defence work and more international flights had been generated, a new major hospital was being built and the Murray River had been saved, the premier said.
been generated, a new major hospital was being built and the Murray He took the unusual step, for so early in a campaign, of releasing a 216-page book setting out the government’s plans for the next four years if re-elected on March 15.
River had been saved, the premier said. While an expansion of the details would be revealed in the next four weeks, Mr Weatherill said the comprehensive statements of action in the book were in stark contrast to the secrecy around the Liberals’ plans.
He took the unusual step, for so early in a campaign, of Labor’s plans included new concession payments, relocating city health jobs to the country, banning bikie gangs from owning tattoo parlours, requiring new teaching graduates to have a Master’s degree from 2020, electrify the Gawler rail line to Salisbury and pledging not to introduce any toll roads.
releasing a 216-page book setting out the government’s plans for the
next four years if re-elected on March 15.
While an expansion of the details would be revealed in the next
four weeks, Mr Weatherill said the comprehensive statements of action in
the book were in stark contrast to the secrecy around the Liberals’
plans.
Labor’s plans included new concession payments, relocating city
health jobs to the country, banning bikie gangs from owning tattoo
parlours, requiring new teaching graduates to have a Master’s degree
from 2020, electrify the Gawler rail line to Salisbury and pledging not
to introduce any toll roads.