Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Grey for his question regarding this very important issue. I note that he, as a fellow South Australian, recognises that South Australians are not interested in the doom and gloom being preached by the opposition on this issue. Nor are they interested in the political pointscoring being taken by the Premier of South Australia, Jay Weatherill, who has been in government for 12 years in that state and has made no effort to diversify the economy.

Only three months ago the South Australian public elected a new government, full of promise, with a positive attitude about the future. Of course, while they are disappointed about the decision that General Motors made in Detroit, they are well aware that that decision could have been coming for some time.

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