South Australians will head to the polls on March 19.

Here’s a look at what the Liberals and Labor have committed to so far. 

Infrastructure

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Liberal

  • $662 million Riverbank Arena to replace the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Would be built west of Morphett Street bridge
  • Main South Road duplication, a “2 + 1 lane” road layout from Aldinga to Sellicks Beach
  • $19 million bus transit investment in Adelaide Hills, including 15 new buses, new depot, new park and ride facilities at Crafers, investigate park and ride facilities at Bridgewater

Labor

  • Main South Road duplication, full duplication from Seaford to Sellicks Beach

Health

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Liberal

  • $123 million for further expansions at Lyell McEwin, Modbury and Noarlunga Hospitals plus The Repat which includes: 
  • $52 million at Lyell McEwin for 48 new beds and land purchase
  • $29 million to go towards a geriatric evaluation unit at The Repat
  • $22.5 million at Modbury Hospital for a 24-person dementia ward
  • $20 million for Noarlunga to be spent on 15 new treatment spaces

Labor

  • New ambulance HQ, five new ambulance stations, upgrades and rebuilds to 10 other stations, 36 new ambulances, 350 new paramedics and ambulance officers
  • 10 new mental health beds at Women’s and Children’s Hospital, five new child psychiatrists, 10 new child psychologists, 100 mental health specialists in schools
  • 24 beds at Lyell McEwin Hospital, 24 at Flinders Medical Centre, 16 at Gawler Hospital 
  • Won’t spend $662 million on the Riverbank Area and has committed to pulling all funds forward from outside the budget estimate period to spend on health in the next four years
  • 300 extra hospital beds across health system, including:
  • 98 additional mental health beds
  • Expanding new WCH by 50 beds at a cost of $100 million
  • 100 extra doctors, including:
  • $31.6 million for 48 doctors, including 17 senior specialists at the current WCH
  • Hire 300 extra nurses, including 212 positions to match 300 new hospital bed pledge, 12 specialist nurses at current WCH at a cost of $6.2 million, 76 nurses “to target other priority needs”
  • Will enshrine patient-nurse ratios in law
  • Additional facilities at Modbury Hospital:
  • $28 million for a new, 12-bed cancer treatment centre
  • $53.7 million to keep and expand Woodleigh House by four beds to 24 beds
  • $87 million for 48 new sub-acute beds
  • $1 million for HeartKids
  • $25.5 million for drug rehabilitation programs
  • $17 million for expanded ambulance services across Mount Barker and Strathalbyn, including $4.5 million for a new Mount Barker station
  • $2.4 million to fund Motor Neurone Disease SA

Business

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Liberal

  • $18.2 million two-year payroll tax exemption for new trainees and apprentices

Labor

  • No new taxes

Education

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Labor

  • Royal Commission into early childhood education
  • A “commitment” to roll out universal pre-school for three-year-olds and changing out-of-school-hours care
  • Five new technical colleges

Environment

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Liberal

  • $12 million for upgrades to Myponga, Mount Bold, Happy Valley, Hope Valley and Beetaloo reservoirs to improve “visitor experience”
  • Developing an “African Oasis” on banks of River Torrens through a transformation of Adelaide Zoo
  • River Torrens revitalisation program, restoring recreational fishing and opening a nature trail from the hills to the sea
  • Turning the Highbury dam into a recreation park

Energy

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Labor

  • Hydrogen plan including a power station, electrolyser and storage plant

Public Transport

Labor

  • Undo the privatisation of the Adelaide Metro train and tram network operation
  • Expanded free public transport for seniors

Arts and Entertainment

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Labor

  • Return the Adelaide 500 Supercars race
  • $2 million boost to Fringe annual funding

Tourism and trade

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Liberal

  • $18 million flight attraction fund to bring more international airlines into Adelaide Airport
  • Open new trade offices in Germany, India and South-East Asia
  • $25 million over five years for Opening Our Great Outdoors Fund

Labor 

  • $40 million over four years for a major events attraction fund
  • $20 million over two years for a tourism marketing campaign
  • $1.6 million over four years for the Tourism Industry Council

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