Labor's Housing Pledges in 2022 SA Election

0:00What's up, Sydney? This is Sydney News Today, bringing you the city's fastest updates on what is happening now. Heading into South Australia's 2022 state election, both major parties made bold promises like a 15,000-seat arena on the river. Torrance Riverbank, a massive hydrogen plant to cut power costs, and a fix for the ambulance ramping crisis. These were centerpiece pledges in a tight race, but four years later, most of those grand visions have fallen short. The Liberals Arena planned vanished when Labor took power, while Labor's hydrogen project got shelled to rescue the wireless steelworks after hundreds of. Millions and taxpayer dollars were already spent. Their key vow to end ramping, where ambulance's weight outside busy hospitals, has not only failed, but worsened significantly since the election. Opposition leader Ashton Herne and the Liberals have hammered this as Labor's big weak spot, pointing to over 100,000 hours of ramping. Since 2022, recent data shows ambulances weighted 3,616 hours outside hospitals in February alone, still higher than under the previous.

1:07Government, despite delivering over 90% of 700 total promises, ramping remains a sore point hurting Labor's credibility. Labor seems to have learned its lesson for the current 2026 campaign, dialing back on impossible fixes. Instead, they're promising $1 billion to boost housing and apartments, $280 million for more rent to own homes, and $200. $50 million to build new aged care beds through loans. With polls showing Labor way ahead, there's less pressure for splashy spending. Their pledges so far add about $1.8 billion to debt, while they tally the Liberals promises at $5.6 billion, a number. The opposition disputes. As early voting nears, both sides pushed their budget stories in this lopsided race. A quick thank you to our sponsor of today's episode. No earbuds, no headbands, no awkward sleeping positions, just a pillow that plays your sound. S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com