Kerrynne Liddle (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

South Australians will soon head to the polls after four years of a state Labor government which, based on the evidence, has failed to deliver promise after promise. On the weekend, when I was talking to locals across multiple suburbs, there was much talk of rising costs, a sick health system and ambulance ramping, which Labor said it would fix, at a new record high of 48,000 hours in 2025. It was Labor's spin that tried this week to turn a real story about patients and other people into something political. 'Despicable and inexcusable' hardly describes attempts to discredit a grieving widow who claimed the health system had failed her partner. 'I didn't do it; I didn't know about it,' is not good enough, Premier. This family has been through enough.

We have seen failure after failure and more twisting of the truth, with the Premier talking up state final demand growth when our exports are down, insolvencies are up to record levels and gross state product rose just one per cent in 2025, one of the lowest growth rates in the nation. What is your plan, Premier? Major event announcements don't pay the groceries, they don't pay the energy bills, they don't pay the rent and they don't pay the mortgage. The evidence is in. What are you doing? It's not working.

South Australia is still the greatest place on earth, but the days of it being the envy of the world are trashed through the work of state and federal Labor governments. Misrepresenting and distorting the truth is not the hallmark of a leader. Protecting your way of life and restoring your standard of living are not the reality under Labor. South Australians deserve better. The health system deserves better.