Unemployment Figures

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:05): Given the minister's claims that she has just repeated in her answer, can the minister confirm that South Australia's participation rate, which she is boasting about, is the lowest in mainland Australia and actually lower than it was 12 months ago in June 2014?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (15:05): I never said that. They are assertions that the honourable member has made up. What I indicated was that for two months in a row our participation rate increased, and that was a positive sign. That is what I indicated.

The PRESIDENT: Supplementary, the Hon. Mr Lucas.