House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Question Time Employment Figures EMPLOYMENT FIGURES Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Norwood Leader of the Opposition EMPLOYMENT FIGURES Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:07): My question is to the Premier. Can the Premier confirm that according to today's ABS stats, South Australia lost 19,000 full-time jobs in October? The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Premier Minister for State Development Minister for the Public Sector Minister for the Arts EMPLOYMENT FIGURES The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:07): What I can confirm is that if we listen to the policies of those opposite, we would be losing 13,000 jobs from Holden's, we would be losing 8,700 jobs— Mr PISONI House of Assembly Mr PISONI: Point of order, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes, I think the point of order should be that what the Premier is saying is hypothetical. Premier. The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Thank you, Mr Speaker. What I am interested in in this house are the real life choices that are in front of the South Australian community. These are the choices about where we find ourselves now, not some make-believe world that the Leader of the Opposition dwells in but the real life choices that are in front of South Australians at the moment. Those choices are about whether we have a co-investment package to secure the future of Holden's, up to 13,000 jobs at risk here in South Australia now. This is not some imaginary decision-making process, but one that is confronting this state now, and all eyes are on whether this Leader of the Opposition is going to man up and actually decide to stand up for South Australia. Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Point of order, Mr Speaker. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The point of order is? Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Well, clearly not only is it debate but it was a very simple question: can he confirm that these figures are there? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: You're saying the answer wasn't relevant and it was debating the question. Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Standing order 98, yes, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Thank you very much. Has the Premier finished? Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: A supplementary, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: A supplementary from the leader.