EMPLOYMENT FIGURES

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:17): My question is again to the Premier. Can the Premier explain to the people of South Australia why we lost to 9,000 jobs in this state last month?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Premier.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, order! And you too, the member for Unley, order! You've asked the question; you will listen to the Premier.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Minister for State Development) (14:18): Making, essentially, the gravamen of the same question again in a slightly angrier voice actually doesn't advance the matter. I simply repeat the propositions that I made in answer to the earlier question. We do have challenges about the structure of our economy that we are seeking to address. The real question is: what are you advancing? We advanced seven priorities for the future prosperity of our state.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: They are cogent—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: —they are reasoned, they have action associated with them, the last budget was directed at them, but we hear—

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Unley, order!

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: But in relation to vision and new ideas we hear from those opposite just shrieks of silence.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: That's what we hear.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Point of order.

Mr MARSHALL: Standing order 98: the substance of the question. He is not even going near the substance of the question.

The SPEAKER: Thank you. Sit down, member for Norwood. I would refer the Premier back to the substance of the question. You're finished? Thank you.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Mawson.