Karen Grogan (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to provide a heartfelt thanks to the people of South Australia for returning me to this place and for electing a Labor government—a Labor government that will deliver on all of our promises. When they were voting, South Australians knew what was at stake. They knew that there were two very distinct options here and they chose hope, opportunity and kindness and they rejected some of the more hateful opportunities that were being put forward during the election.

Through the course of the election, I had the delight of meeting with so many people from all over South Australia—from Whyalla, Port Lincoln, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Burra, Two Wells, Mount Barker and Mount Gambier, and from everywhere in between. I just want to thank all of the people who came out and spoke to me, and all of the people who opened their doors and were prepared to have a conversation. I really, really appreciate that.

Our campaign was driven by your views and our work in government will equally be driven by your views, your concerns and your anxieties. We will seek to represent everyone across the country, and I will stand here representing the people of South Australia. I'm thrilled that we have a larger South Australian caucus. We have more excellent Labor members representing the good people of South Australia and we will all work hard to repay the trust that you've placed in us by electing us to this place.