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August 1, 2018
I rise today to acknowledge the 50th
Anniversary of the 26-day long Battle of Coral-Balmoral.
I rise to support this motion to
acknowledge the sacrifice of the Australian soldiers and their families who
courageously fought to defend fire support bases at Coral-Balmoral. The
sacrifice of 60, 000 soldiers and their families who served in Vietnam. 3, 000 men
served at the battles of fi...Click here for full story
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July 25, 2018
I rise today
to acknowledge the Commemoration Ceremony of the Centenary of the Battle of
Hamel. I was honoured to be asked to represent the Premier and the people of South
Australia at the Australian National Commemorative Service on July 4 of this
year. The observance itself, took place at the Australian Corps Memorial, Le
Hamel, France.
The Battle
of Hamel took place on July 4th, 1918 ...Click here for full story
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June 20, 2018
I rise today
to acknowledge the 70th Anniversary of the Commencement of the
Malayan Emergency, which was marked this past Saturday, June 16th,
with a Commemoration Service at the City of West Torrens Memorial Gardens. I
was pleased to attend and lay a wreath on behalf of the Premier and Government
of SA. Through it I wish to share with this place excerpts from the writings of
author Major Pa...Click here for full story
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June 6, 2018
I rise today to deliver to this place an address from the
Australian American Association Battle of the Coral Sea Commemoration Service held on
6 May 2018, at the Remembrance Columns in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. It was presented by
Commander Andrew Burnett, the Commanding Officer at Navy HQ South Australia. He has
graciously allowed me to share it in this place, and I thank him for the opp...Click here for full story
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May 16, 2018
I rise today
to share with this place a deeply moving speech, by Peter Haran. He is a
journalist, author and Vietnam Veteran. Earlier this year, I had the privilege
of listening to his address during the ANZAC Day Commemorative Service, on the Memorial
Grounds of the Jamie Larcombe Centre, earlier this year. It was the first such
service held by the Centre, which specialises in providing ment...Click here for full story
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May 10, 2018
I rise to support the motion and
give thanks to His Excellency the Governor for his speech opening the
Fifty-Fourth Parliament of South Australia. His Excellency has provided four
outstanding years of service to the people of South Australia. I would like to
express my gratitude to the Governor and Mrs Le for their dedication,
generosity and hard work. They have done this state proud with the...Click here for full story
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November 15, 2017
I rise today to speak about the report from the Select Committee on the Administration of
South Australia’s Prisons, which I tabled yesterday. I would firstly like to
start by acknowledging the contributions provided by my colleagues the Hon
Tammy Franks MLC, the Hon Justin Hanson MLC, the Hon Tung Ngo MLC and my friend and colleague the Hon
David Ridgway MLC. I would also like to acknow...Click here for full story
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November 1, 2017
I rise today to speak about Festa, the annual Croatian Food and Wine Festival. Festa is a
fantastic event held by the South Australian Croatian community on the grounds
of The Croatian Sports Centre at Gepps Cross. It is a showcase of culture from
the community, which has provided a substantial contribution to our quintessentially
South Australian way of life. It delivers a variety of aspects ...Click here for full story
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November 1, 2017
I rise today
to speak on the Budget Measures Bill 2017. The Commonwealth Major Bank Levy
within this bill is nothing but a desperate attempt to stave off the collapse
of an ever-dwindling pool of revenue, by a government bereft of ideas. You
cannot and never will tax your way to prosperity. Taxation upon further
taxation does nothing, but stagnate growth and investment. You cannot rely on
co...Click here for full story
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October 19, 2017
I rise to speak on the Appropriation
Bill 2017. When this budget was handed down by the Treasurer in the other place
it faced immediate scrutiny and justifiable criticism, ably articulated by our
leader, but equally vocal have been our constituents and South Australian
businesses. South Australians are rightfully doubtful about the ability of this
government to properly address the alarming e...Click here for full story
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June 22, 2017
I rise today to speak briefly to the Supply Bill 2017, which seeks to appropriate $5.9 billion in order to patch over government spending between 1 July and the time at which the Appropriation Bill is given assent. Looking at supply bills in past years, this amount seems to be significantly larger than what we have become accustomed to, and I want to know if this is a factor of more unbudgeted spe...Click here for full story
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June 21, 2017
I rise today to speak about the solemn work of an organisation called the Headstone Project. This organisation aims to find the final resting place of returned soldiers from the First World War who, for a variety of reasons, now lie in unmarked graves. The reasons may be that the soldier does not qualify for a commonwealth-funded war grave, the lease on their grave may have expired and often the s...Click here for full story
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June 20, 2017
I rise on behalf of the opposition to speak to the Statutes Amendment (Possession of Firearms and Prohibited Weapons) Bill currently before the council. The honourable Minister for Police introduced the bill on 1 June this year. The bill seeks to amend the new Firearms Act 2015 to widen the definition of 'possession'. The decision of the Court of Criminal Appeal in the matter of the R v Ioann...Click here for full story
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May 30, 2017
I rise to speak to the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights (Suspension of Executive Board) Amendment Bill, introduced and read for the first time on 10 May. From the outset I will say that the opposition supports the second reading of this bill. My understanding is that there will be a number of crossbench amendments which I will address at the appropriate time on behalf of the oppos...Click here for full story
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May 16, 2017
I rise to speak to the ANZAC Day Commemoration (Veterans' Advisory Council) Amendment Bill currently before the council. On behalf of the opposition, I indicate that we will be supporting the bill.
The bill seeks to amend the ANZAC Day Commemoration Act 2005 to transfer the functions of the ANZAC Day Commemoration Council to the Veterans Advisory Council and the Minister for Veterans' Affa...Click here for full story
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