EMPLOYMENT FIGURES

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:51): My question is again to the Premier. Does the government stand by its promise to South Australians to create an additional 100,000 jobs in South Australia by 2016 now that the Olympic Dam expansion is not proceeding? The Premier stated that the Olympic Dam expansion would create 25,000 jobs in South Australia. I quote:

The expansion would generate up to 6,000 new jobs during construction, a further 4,000 full-time positions at the expanded open pit mine and an estimated 15,000 new indirect jobs.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Minister for State Development) (14:52): That remains our target.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!