00:02An AUKUS partner at Osborne delivering a message of reassurance.
00:08We will be able to work through whatever happens along the way.
00:13The former vice presidential candidate on the ground after the PM on Sunday announced
00:17plans for a $30 billion new submarine yard.
00:21Attention now turning to workforce with 4,000 skilled workers needed to build the yard
00:26and 5,500 to construct the subs.
00:28We want young South Australians to know they've got more work they could possibly dream of here at home.
00:36The government pledging $27 million for more training opportunities,
00:40including 550 new apprenticeships, 300 university scholarships and upskilling pathways.
00:46Adding to the workforce challenge,
00:48workers will also be needed over coming years for other major infrastructure projects,
00:52including the South Road Tunnels and the new Women's and Children's Hospital.
00:56But the Premier says they won't detract from each other.
01:00We've got confidence that we'll be able to get this done,
01:02but not without the investment in the workforce like we're seeing through these programs here.
01:06But not everyone's on board.
01:08These are jobs that are likely not going to materialise, but they're also putting South Australia at risk.
01:15The Liberals also focusing on the next generation.
01:18Can you make a bug fossil?
01:20Pledging an extra $12.7 million a year for private school upgrades and maintenance
01:25to help school funding keep pace with construction inflation.
01:28What happens if it doesn't is that it's left to parents to bear the cost of basic infrastructure with higher
01:35school fees.
01:36The government says it's delivered funding certainty for non-government schools through a 10-year agreement.
01:46For more information, please visit North Australia,
01:47please visit North Australia.
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