House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Public Sector Employment PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT The Hon. I.F. EVANS House of Assembly Davenport PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:36): My question that I was going to ask the Premier, I will reword. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: That would be good. Members interjecting: The Hon. I.F. EVANS House of Assembly The Hon. I.F. EVANS: Well, I didn't get to finish the question last time. My question to the Premier is: can he confirm that, across the forward estimates, this government is reducing the Public Service by 5,000 FTEs? The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Premier Minister for State Development Minister for the Public Sector Minister for the Arts The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:37): I'll check that number. It is in that order of magnitude. It depends what the starting point is, but it is in that order of magnitude.