A stronger focus on quality public policymaking and less distraction of personalities would be a sufficient and important contribution I can make.
Jay Weatherill
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.
Jay Weatherill
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.
Jay Weatherill
Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold.
Jay Weatherill
Defence is our best attack.
Jay Weatherill
Every user of the river down here understands that a healthy river is absolutely vital for a healthy economy and a healthy tourism industry.
Jay Weatherill
Everybody has to make their own decisions about how they choose to behave.
Jay Weatherill
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.
Jay Weatherill
I believe good governments have nothing to hide. We want to ensure we maintain confidence in our public institutions.
Jay Weatherill
I believe that investing in our children's development from the earliest age is the single most important contribution we can make to the health and wellbeing of our citizens, their capacity and the future prosperity of our state.
Jay Weatherill
I don't think the AAA is an end in itself; we will maintain prudent financial management with or without the AAA.
Jay Weatherill
I have learned to not worry about things I can't control.
Jay Weatherill
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.
Jay Weatherill
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.
Jay Weatherill
I think we all share a view about wanting to make sure we have a healthy river and we're looking forward to the plan and in the lead-up to that we've agreed to speak again.
Jay Weatherill
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.
Jay Weatherill
I've decided to lead in a way that takes people with me. It's the approach that I think will stand not only our party but also our state in good stead.
Jay Weatherill
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.
Jay Weatherill
If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.
Jay Weatherill
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.
Jay Weatherill
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