I think the truth of it is that when you get down to actually having to do the things on the ground, there is only one way to do it, and that's in cooperation with the communities.
I believe good governments have nothing to hide. We want to ensure we maintain confidence in our public institutions.
I want to make sure we are presenting to the South Australian people a Government that is open and accountable. I want to make sure that we maintain public confidence in government at all levels.
Grace Portolesi is a strong, assertive passionate young woman and she is precisely the sort of person I want in my cabinet and she will have a senior role.
If we wish our state's growth to continue, then our future will increasingly be with industries that require a highly skilled and technically proficient workforce.
Our commitment to defence goes beyond this. It's a long-term commitment to make SA the home for Australian defence. It's a commitment to providing the right infrastructure and the right people.
One thing we do know about the threat of climate change is that the cost of adjustment only grows the longer it's left unaddressed.
You don't get unity by ignoring the questions that have to be faced.
People want the freedom. They want to be able to shop. If you don't like the shop trading hours and you're a shop owner, you don't have to open.
The two defining issues of this century are both universal but felt locally: the global water crisis and the resources boom.
All the government decisions remain and won't be altered until I get in the role and have had a chance to discuss them with my colleagues.
We need to get back to the concept of taking the community with us.
We will also have a more rigorous approach to professional development and managing unsatisfactory performance.
There is an opportunity for us to renew ourselves. There's an opportunity for us to leave the past behind and present something different for the future.
If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.
By and large we have got to find the good leaders to work with to make sure that we build the strength in these communities. Simply issuing edicts from Canberra isn't going to solve issues on the APY lands.
What we are trying to do is to look at all of those resources and say, well, would they be better spent on just advocacy and information, or can we make savings out of that and redirect them into savings.
My government, you can be assured, will be less focused on personalities. It is about treating people with respect. I think complaining about the community not being able to see the wisdom of our ideas is the wrong approach.
A stronger focus on quality public policymaking and less distraction of personalities would be a sufficient and important contribution I can make.
