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Liberal SA Premier Steven Marshall is batting away questions about his future as polls suggest his party may struggle to win government at Saturday’s state election.
“We delivered lower energy prices, lower water prices, lower car registration, lower emergency services, we wiped out payroll tax for all small business.”“We got to proven plan, it’s working in South Australia. Record employment, full-time employment, out yesterday. There’s a lot to lose if we go to the former union boss to run our state.”
His comments came as cases are rising again after the state recorded 4,474 cases, the highest since early January.
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