Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

With real-world experience, the South Australia Senate ticket is a strong team who will advance South Australia's interests at the next federal election. They share a vision for South Australia, one where we can attract more investment to ensure that the jobs stay in our state, both in Adelaide and across all of our regions, to help keep our children working and living in South Australia.

It is absolutely critical we put the right team in place to ensure strong representation for South Australia in Canberra and to campaign effectively for the re-election of a Morrison-McCormack government, which is so essential to ensure the stability of Australia's economy, going forward. I look forward to working with Simon Birmingham, with Andrew McLachlan, with Kerrynne, with Rachael Swift, with David Fawcett and with Alex Antic to make sure that we do re-elect a Morrison-McCormack government because we know that Australia relies on us to deliver the right government to make sure that our society and our economy go forward in leaps and bounds, and we will work tirelessly to make sure that we secure the greatest number of Liberals to represent our state.

In closing, I'd also like to acknowledge two outstanding young women who were preselected on the weekend to take up, hopefully, their seats in the state parliament at the next election in South Australia. Ashton Hurn, who was preselected in the seat of Schubert and who has worked for me, I am very proud to say, is the most outstanding a young woman and will make an incredible contribution to South Australia.

Senator Farrell interjecting—

She is an extraordinary young lady. Senator Farrell opposite, with his interjections, would do well to watch her progress because, I can assure you, you will see Ashton Hurn become a great, great South Australian politician. She will make sure she supports the continuation of a Liberal government in South Australia to make sure your team don't get their hands on the treasury benches and cause the kind of devastation they did last time they had control. The other person preselected on the weekend was Amy Williams, for the seat of Mawson. Amy comes from the country, she has a great dairy-farming background and she is no stranger to agri-politics.

Between those two wonderful young women and the great team that Steven Marshall has already formed around him, and others who will hopefully be preselected over the coming weeks to fill the team vacancies in South Australia, we will be able to deliver the great diversity that Australia and South Australia need to make sure that we continue to govern this country for the best outcomes for all of the citizens of Australia and South Australia. I'm very proud to be here tonight to tell you about the amazing people that the South Australian Liberal Party is putting in our parliaments both here in Canberra and in South Australia—

Senator Farrell interjecting—

to make sure that we have the kind of diversity that the other side continually lack.