I rise to comment on the budget handed down by the commonwealth government and its Treasurer last night. This budget is a sensible one. It takes a gradual path to surplus thereby ensuring that the effect on Australians is not an immediate shock. This will be welcomed by those opposite who castigated the commonwealth government…
I rise on behalf of the opposition to speak to the Criminal Law (Extended Supervision Orders) Bill. This, of course, is a government bill, part of Labor's justice policy at the last election; it is disappointing that it has taken them well over 12 months to begin the process of implementing it. The bill provides…
I rise to support the motion. I thank other members for their heartfelt contributions and, in particular, the Hon. Trevor Griffin's long-term friend and colleague, the Hon. Rob Lucas. I also pass on my condolences to Val, Mark, Tim, family and friends. I was fortunate enough to have met the Hon. Trevor Griffin on a number of occasions and…
I start my support of this motion by acknowledging Mrs Mary Whyte, the Hon. Caroline Schaefer, Gar and Nettie Heron, and of course the Hon. Peter Dunn, former President of the Legislative Council. I was fortunate to meet Caroline Schaefer, the first of the Whyte family I came into contact with, and the great privilege that I had through meeting…
Given the hour and the enormous amount of work that this council has worked its way through today in a most professional manner, I will try to keep my comments brief, but, to be fair, I would have liked to have had more time to expand on my relationship and the wonderful contribution of the Hon. Iain Evans…
I rise to talk today about the Australian Hotels Association, South Australian division. Many members of parliament paid their respects to the South Australian division of the Australian Hotels Association at its annual lunch yesterday, the Tuesday just passed. It is always a well-attended event; well attended by members of parliament and very much so out of respect for…
I rise to speak for the opposition on this particular bill. It would be no surprise to you, given that you have been a member of this place for some time, to know that I have been asking questions about some of the proprietary performances of the APY Executive for some period of time. In…
I rise to make a few comments on the South Australian economy, and in particular the government's handling of it. In an excellent opinion piece in last Tuesday's Advertiser, the Commonwealth Minister for Finance, one of the Coalition Government's shining lights, Senator the Hon. Mathias Cormann, stated some home truths for the people of South Australia. His comments relate…
Introduction and First Reading The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (16:17): Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act to establish a scheme for ex gratia payments of compensation to be made to members of the Stolen Generations; and for other purposes. Read a first time. Second Reading The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (16:18): I move: That…
I rise to support the remarks of the Hon. Tung Ngo and thank him for his summation of the hard work of the Aboriginal Lands Standing Committee. I would say that the Aboriginal Lands Standing Committee is a tripartisan committee, not a bipartisan committee, because of course we have the Hon. Tammy Franks who participates…