House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-11-28 Daily Xml

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Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (15:06): If that is correct, can the Premier explain to the house why there were 25 per cent fewer South Australians starting apprenticeships and traineeships in the June quarter?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (15:06): The growth in training under this government has been unprecedented. The Leader of the Opposition, as we have seen today, will always seize on a statistic that demonstrates the point that he wishes to make about South Australia actually being talked down. That is the form and it has been laid bare today. For months and months he has been telling us we are in recession in 2012-13; today, proven wrong. Just apologise. A simple apology: 'I was wrong'. That's all you need to say. Just own up for once in your life.

Mr MARSHALL: Supplementary, sir.

The SPEAKER: A second supplementary on this question, yes, leader.