hiː wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli hˈaɪli kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ʌv fˈɔːɹmɚ lˈɪbɚɹəl pˈiːɾɚ lˈuːɪsᵻz səpˈoːɹt əvə lˈeɪbɚ maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˌʌndɚ mˈaɪk ɹˈæn.
He was initially highly critical of former Liberal Peter Lewis's support of a Labor minority government under Mike Rann.