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House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
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INSOLVENCY DATA

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:46): I have a supplementary question. Isn't it true, Premier, that even if you used the Series 1 data, it was recorded as the very highest number in that series in the history of this metric ever being recorded?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:46): The supplementary won't save you from your embarrassment. I will go on to say that the very same ABS data which was not used by those opposite outlines that the exit rate of South Australian businesses which leave the market has decreased from 12.2 per cent to 11.5 per cent over the financial year. Our state's exit rate remains two points lower than the national average. We recorded the second lowest exit rate of all jurisdictions.

What we have here is those opposite caught out selectively quoting, using data which is being warned against from being used, not creating the whole picture, in a bid to talk down South Australia. They consistently talk down South Australia to create an impression about the state that suits their political purposes.

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Premier, the Leader of the Opposition says that his was a very specific question.

Mr Marshall: Very specific.

The SPEAKER: The argument is that the Premier is not being relevant. Premier, are you finished?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Yes.

The SPEAKER: Splendid. The member for Florey.

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