BRIDGESTONE AUSTRALIA

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (15:05): As a supplementary question: how can the Premier describe the closure as sudden given the statements in January this year? Isn't it just another indication that the Premier has lost touch with his own electorate?

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (15:05): I saw the results of the last election in the Leader of the Opposition's own electorate, so, in terms of being in touch with the electorate, I will put my being in touch with my electorate far ahead of hers.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. M.D. RANN: The point of the matter is that it is reflected in the outcome of the voters and we saw what they thought of their local member in the last election. I will put my result up against hers any day of the week, because I actually care about those people which is why we are doing everything we can to help them. That is the bottom line.

The Hon. P.F. Conlon interjecting:

The Hon. M.D. RANN: That's right. The Leader of the Opposition seems to think that 600 people losing their jobs is a laughing matter. We don't, and that's the difference between the two parties.