Malinauskas Labor Government

Mr DIGHTON (Black) (14:56): My question is to the Premier. Can the Premier update the house on how the Labor government has delivered its bold and ambitious agenda for South Australians.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier, Minister for Defence and Space Industries) (14:58): I think everyone in this place would have had to endure political speeches over the years, where politicians stand up and start recounting lists of things that they have done and those speeches invariably end up being rather long and painful, so brace yourselves.

Let's start with some of the bigger reforms that we've done: banned political donations in the state of South Australia; banned social media leading to globally picked-up reforms. We established a Voice to Parliament in South Australia. We have had an important royal commission into domestic violence that is providing advice to government; the toughest laws in the nation to keep paedophiles locked up; punishing adults who try to get kids to commit crime.

We have extended shop trading hours on Sundays. We made Christmas Day a public holiday regardless of the day that it falls. We have stopped the sell-off in public housing. We have banned mobile phones in schools. We have delivered a new, amalgamated Adelaide University that is already in the top 100 in rankings; rolling out three-year-old preschool to thousands of families and young people throughout the state of South Australia; delivered one of the biggest comprehensive civics programs in schools to confront the challenge that democracy sees globally.

We are building technical colleges back into high schools. We have done an extraordinary amount regarding animal justice and animal cruelty, including banning puppy farms. This government, unlike any other that we can remember, has actually reverted privatisation by bringing trams and trains back into public hands. We axed the EV land tax—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Morphett can leave for 10 minutes.

The honourable member for Morphett having withdrawn from the chamber:

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS: We are building 600 new beds across public hospitals. We have over 330 new beds coming into the public hospital system by the end of the year; 2,794 health workers, over and above attrition; opened up 10 new ambulance stations—five to go, more refurbished; and 300 extra ambulance officers and ambulances are now rolling up on time when you call 000. The non-stop South Road project is finally getting completed, a $15 billion infrastructure program on the non-stop South Road that will change the way our city moves, forever. Down on Majors Road, there was an on-off ramp which they supported, then opposed, then were not really too sure of anymore. Anyway, we just got on and got it done.

We have released more land for housing developments than any other government in our state's history, done the code amendments, moved the urban growth boundary and abolished stamp duty for first-home buyers when there's a new build involved. We changed SA Water's priority from kayaking on reservoirs to actually putting water pipes in the ground so we can build some homes in South Australia. We have delivered major rental reforms to make our rental market just that little bit fairer for more vulnerable South Australians.

We decided to unlock building heights in our CBD to get activity moving and, by the way, there are more cranes in the sky than at any other point in the history of our city and our state in a way that is nation-leading. If you happen to work in hospitality in South Australia, you know the government's got your back not just by delivering higher wages but things called Gather Round, LIV Golf and bringing back a car race, which you opposed. This is a government that gets things done while you sit around and bicker amongst yourselves.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I just reckon they must have got the up-and-about memo from the Premier. The member for Flinders.