Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise tonight, following last week’s very positive reports regarding the state of the Australian economy, to discuss in particular the economy of my home state of South Australia. Australia has an economy which continues to set the benchmark for advanced economies around the world, with the national accounts showing a better than expected 0.9 per cent growth rate for the December quarter. As Treasurer Wayne Swan said last week, Australia has produced an economic outcome ‘which is the envy of the developed world’. While Australia may indeed be the envy of the world, it is with a great sense of pride that I take this opportunity to discuss the state which, without doubt, is the envy of Australia—that is, my home state of South Australia. South Australia, led by the Rann Labor government, continues to lead the nation in a number of key economic areas and is likely to continue to do so.