hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə tə fˈaɪnd ðæt hiː ænd hɪz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wɜː bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli ʌnpˈɑːpjʊlɚ dˈuː tə hɪz pˈɑːlɪsiz ʌv smˈɔːl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd wˈeɪdʒ ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnt, æz wˈɛl æz lˈɪŋɡɚɹɪŋ ɹᵻzˈɛntmənt ˌoʊvɚ hɪz ˈɜːlɪɚ kˈɑːmɛnts ˌɔn ɪmpˈoːɹɾɪŋ kˈʌlɚd lˈeɪbɚ.
He returned to South Australia to find that he and his government were becoming increasingly unpopular due to his policies of small government and wage restraint, as well as lingering resentment over his earlier comments on importing coloured labour.