Public Sector Executive Positions

Mr COWDREY (Colton) (14:15): My question is again to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer advise how many executive positions within the public sector, in particular for the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, have been cut or created since the election? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Mr COWDREY: Prior to the election, Labor said it would cut and save nearly $41 million by axing 50 executive positions within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, a key target for the job cuts.

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer) (14:16): Oh dear. Yes, we said that we would cut executive positions. Yes, we said that there would be 50 full-time equivalent positions cut, but we didn't say that they would all be cut from the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. What we said was that they would be cut from across government agencies, and the advice that I have is that we have successfully implemented that. We are on track for delivering all 50 FTE reductions across executives and deliver those savings as we committed to.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Badcoe! Member for West Torrens!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Adelaide has the call.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for West Torrens, order!