PUBLIC SECTOR REDUNDANCIES

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (15:02): We might want to watch the media tonight, Madam Speaker. My question is—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! I can't hear the member.

The Hon. I.F. EVANS: My question is to the Premier. How can the people of South Australia trust this government when it promised, prior to the March 2010 election, no public sector forced redundancies but is now threatening to break that promise?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

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) (15:03): I can remember when the honourable member—and I do think that either he or the member for Waite will end up being the Leader of the Opposition before the next election—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. M.D. RANN: —but can I say this: the honourable member was a steadfast supporter of those in cabinet in the 1990s who were absolutely adamant that they would never ever sell ETSA and straight after the election changed their mind. We have kept our promise on privatisation, we have kept our promise on having no tolls on roads, and I expect that we will achieve the redundancies through generous voluntary separation packages so that we can keep our pledge here. But we have a responsibility to govern for all of the people of this state and in a way that reinforces our credentials on fiscal rectitude, as opposed to fiscal wrecking by members opposite.