Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2015-07-01 Daily Xml

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Country Health

The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:29): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Acting Minister for Health a question relating to country health.

Leave granted.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: In February 2014, the Premier unveiled Labor's election policy plan called 'Let's keep building South Australia'. Page 55 of the policy document states the government will 'create more country health jobs in regional communities'. My question to the minister is: can the minister advise whether the government stands by its commitment to create more country health jobs in regional communities?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (14:29): I will have to look at that specific commitment. Much like my colleague, the honourable leader of the government in this place, I am not going to rely upon something that is put forward by the Hon. Stephen Wade as representing the correct nature of this. I am happy to have a look and see if what he says lines up with something else that is represented and bring back a reply on that.