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There are renewed calls for the Adelaide Remand Centre to be brought back into public hands, following reports of security and safety issues. The Liberals privatised the facility in 2019 and the contract to run the centre is due for review shortly after the election.

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00:02Making their case with a prop
00:04This is the amount of cocaine that was found in the Adelaide Remand Centre on a prisoner
00:09And a pointed message ahead of the state election
00:12Bring the Adelaide Remand Centre back into public hands
00:16Security lapses, including a substance found on a prisoner in January
00:20among a number of issues highlighted by correctional officers
00:23Private provider Serco rejecting the allegations
00:26and neither Labor or the Liberals willing to meet the union's demand
00:30I don't stand here today able to make a commitment in that regard
00:34I hear their calls and we're always willing to assess them
00:37The Remand Centre is not top of mind for us
00:39but I'm always willing to look at good ideas
00:42Instead, the Liberals serving up sweeteners for small business
00:47But no new money on the table today
00:49We've got a policy in place to lift the payroll tax threshold
00:53from 1.5 million up to 2.1 million
00:57Labor with a focus on health
00:59The Premier meeting with women living with endometriosis
01:02Promising five new women's health clinics
01:04The state's first virtual pelvic pain clinic
01:07and an endometriosis awareness campaign
01:10There is unmet needs currently that are out there
01:14every day among a lot of women
01:17and it's not getting the recognition it deserves
01:18Primary care services like this package
01:21usually fall to the federal government
01:23But it's not the first time this campaign
01:26state Labor has looked to fill a gap
01:28They've also made major commitments in the aged care space
01:32It's a bold precedent to set
01:34But with criticism of the health system
01:36largely falling to the state government
01:38these are gaps they can't afford to ignore
01:41We've got a students in choice
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