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PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (14:42): My question is to the Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills. Why have almost 6,000 actual jobs been lost in regional South Australia over the past three months—the highest proportion of regional job losses in all states?

The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Recreation and Sport) (14:42): The biggest potential threat to regional jobs in this state is the government's—

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr WILLIAMS: Point of order, Madam Speaker. The question is about actual jobs; it is not about potential jobs.

The SPEAKER: Member for MacKillop, sit down. He has only said about six words; we don't know what he is going to say.

Mr WILLIAMS: He said 'potential' job losses. We are actually asking questions about actual—

The SPEAKER: Thank you.

Mr WILLIAMS: —job losses. About 6,000 people have actually lost their jobs.

The SPEAKER: Sit down! Minister, you know the question.

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: The member for MacKillop has a point: they are not 'potential', that is what they will do if they get into government. The biggest threat to employment in rural areas in this state is the policy of the Liberal opposition to reduce, between 25,000 and 35,000, the number of public sector jobs.

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Point of order, Madam Speaker: standing order 98. The question was very clear: why have almost 6,000 actual jobs been lost? Please direct him to answer the question.

The SPEAKER: Thank you. Minister, back to the question.

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: Public sector jobs are actual jobs. They are real people, they are real teachers, real doctors, real nurses, real police officers, and they all exist in rural communities, and if you slash between 5,000 and 7,000 jobs out of rural areas you will decimate the public.

The SPEAKER: Thank you, minister. Point of order.

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Standing order 98 again: it is purely debate. We want to know about the 6,000 jobs lost in the past three months.

The SPEAKER: Minister, did you want to add anything further to your answer?

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: No, ma'am.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

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