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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.