Jay Weatherill
Jay Weatherill
Jay Wilson Weatherillis an Australian politician who is the 45th and current Premier of South Australia, serving since 21 October 2011. Weatherill has represented the House of Assembly seat of Cheltenham as a member of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party since the 2002 election...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionPolitician
CountryAustralia
defence
Defence is our best attack.
past opportunity different
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.
government together needs
We are all in this together. We want to have, I suppose, a single point of entry so that anyone coming near a disability service can get a very complete picture. Government needs to understand that picture, and we need to be able to offer somebody a one-stop shop.
government decision roles
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.
people want able
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.
government waste investing
We have been getting ready to recycle more e-waste by investing in infrastructure, providing grants to local government and working with industry.
innovation results hardware
We know that defence work results in more than great defence hardware - it can drive innovation and advances in all areas of our life.
government india framework
Obviously any export of uranium to India could only occur within an appropriate international framework to be negotiated by the commonwealth government.
civility strive parliament
Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold.
real past thinking
South Australia has transformed. There has been a range of changes to our economy over the past 10 years in which we have genuinely set ourselves up for the future. I think we have to start behaving like that's real and project a quiet confidence in the future of our state.
senior strong grace
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.
two issues water
The two defining issues of this century are both universal but felt locally: the global water crisis and the resources boom.
fashion strong thinking
I think there is a case for strong action and intervention when there is criminality and when the leaders are corrupt or behaving in a criminal fashion.
government looks election
If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.