jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈædəlˌeɪd pɹəfˈɛsɚ ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kˈɑːməntˌeɪɾɚ klˈɛm mək ɪntˈaɪɚ sˈɛd ðɪ ˈæbsəns ʌv sˈʌtʃ vˈɜːtʃuːəli ɡˌæɹəntˈiːd ðæt bɹˈɑːk wʊd bˈæk lˈeɪbɚ wɪð twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ sˈiːts ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd tə ɡˈʌvɚn, bɹˈɑːk djˈuːli pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd səpˈoːɹt tə ðɪ ɪŋkˈʌmbənt lˈeɪbɚ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ɐlˈaʊɪŋ pɹəmˈɪɹ dʒˈeɪ wˈɛðɚɹˌɪl tə kəntˈɪnjuː ɪn ˈɑːfɪs æz hˈɛd əvə maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
University of Adelaide Professor and Political Commentator Clem McIntyre said the absence of Such virtually guaranteed that Brock would back Labor – with 24 seats required to govern, Brock duly provided support to the incumbent Labor government, allowing Premier Jay Weatherill to continue in office as head of a minority government.