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Premier of South Australia

Jay Weatherill, born on April 10, 1964, is an accomplished politician from Australia. He served as the Premier of South Australia, where he focused on economic and social development. During his tenure, Weatherill worked to improve the education and healthcare systems and actively promoted the development of renewable energy.

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“You don't get unity by ignoring the questions that have to be faced.”

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“Defence is our best attack.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“We have been getting ready to recycle more e-waste by investing in infrastructure, providing grants to local government and working with industry.”

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“We know that defence work results in more than great defence hardware - it can drive innovation and advances in all areas of our life.”

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“Obviously any export of uranium to India could only occur within an appropriate international framework to be negotiated by the commonwealth government.”

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“Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold.”

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“Everybody has to make their own decisions about how they choose to behave.”

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“You'll be much more successful if you follow your dreams and follow your passions.”

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“If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.”

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“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.”

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“The two defining issues of this century are both universal but felt locally: the global water crisis and the resources boom.”

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About the Author

Born: April 10, 1964
Known for: Premier of South Australia
Quotes: 19

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