Malinauskas Labor Government

Ms SAVVAS (Newland) (14:30): My question is to the Premier. Can the Premier inform the house what the Malinauskas government has actioned in the last seven days?

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (14:31): I thank the member for Newland for her question. The member for Newland has a very real interest in making sure that the people of her electorate are led by a competent government that is getting on with the job. It is worth just recapping, in what has been an exceptionally busy week in the context of state politics, the things that actually make a difference to people's lives.

The week started with the state government leading the nation with a ban on social media for children. This will literally save children's lives and make a difference for the better. We have announced five major construction companies that are going to get on with the task of delivering the massive investment in water infrastructure and that work now begins in earnest, along with the $200 million Deep Maintenance and Modification Facility at the RAAF Base Edinburgh.

This week, the Treasurer led the single biggest contingent of South Australian companies to the important Land Forces expo over the last couple of days. A $31.8 million partnership with the commonwealth to deliver three overtaking lanes on Main South Road down to Cape Jervis is on track. S&P Global praised South Australia's solid financial management while they were identifying the fact that we are a wealthy economy in an international context and have strong liquidity, and while they announced that we had maintained our AA+ credit rating. The ABS released statistics that showed that South Australia has the equal strongest growth of any state in the country when it comes to state final demand figures, equal with Western Australia.

Tougher penalties were announced for people who abuse and neglect animals, which is an important sign of humanity. The Attorney-General took quick and decisive action to close a loophole associated with the tragic death of Synamin Bell.

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Members on my left will tone it down.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: Then in the parliament—

Mr Patterson interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Member for Morphett, you are warned.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: —we introduced legislation to give the Small Business Commissioner greater powers, legislation to create tougher penalties for the abuse of animals, legislation to ban conversion practices in South Australia which hurt young South Australians, and a bill to create the Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector.

This house passed legislation to increase consumer protection for people in retirement villages, passed legislation that is major reform to the driver training sector in the state and passed bail laws for terror suspects, along with laws to provide stronger protections for people who suffer identity theft. In the Leg Co we passed laws extending portable long service leave. In both houses of parliament we passed laws to create the toughest penalties in the nation for people who recruit kids to commit crime, we passed laws to deliver indefinite detention for serious child sex offenders and we passed legislation to save the Cranker, amongst other things. That's all in the space of seven days. And what was the response from the opposition? Well, we had the Hon. Ben Hood on radio saying this week, 'It's all too much.' All this work, all this action has caught the opposition aghast. They've got other things to focus on. They are focussing on other things according to the Hon. Ben Hood.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: You guys aren't able to keep up with the pace. You're focussed and preoccupied with other things. Well, on this side of the house we have had an exceptionally busy week running a competent, united government, delivering for the people of South Australia and they know the difference, they know the contrast, and long may it continue.

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! Before I call the member for Heysen—

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Minister! Before I call the member for Heysen, the member for Frome is warned for a second time, the member for Morphett is now on two strikes, the member for Heysen is on two strikes, the member for Bragg is on two strikes and the member for Flinders is on two strikes. There's a race on between members here to go out. Member for Heysen, you have the floor.