EMPLOYMENT FIGURES

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:21): My question is to the Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills. Welcome back. Can the minister advise why, despite Labor's 2010 election promise to create 100,000 new jobs by 2016, there are 8,200 fewer full-time jobs in South Australia now than when Labor made this promise?

The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Recreation and Sport) (14:22): The important point here is to just think through the issue, and the important point is to have a goal. Before you have anything else you need to have a goal, you need a clear idea of where you want the state to be. That is the first step. Then, the second step is to look at the—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: The second step is to look at the obstacles in the way, and the third step is to try to come up with solutions to address them. The opposition, and the Leader of the Opposition in particular, miss the first step completely, have no idea about a vision, no idea where they want the state to be, unable to take the first step—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: —in enunciating a vision—

The SPEAKER: Order! Point of order, member for Stuart.

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Madam Speaker, there must be something in the water over there.

The SPEAKER: I presume your point of order is 98.

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: 98, please!

The SPEAKER: Thank you. Sit down. Minister, I refer you back to the substance of the question.

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: The second step is to just outline the obstacles in the way, which is where the opposition jump immediately and are fixated on, obstacles in the way, problems, never able to contribute in the third step, any sort of solution to the situation.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: We maintain that is a worthwhile goal to try to achieve 100,000 new jobs by 2016. We maintain that as a goal and we intend to continue to achieve that.