I rise today to talk about the upcoming federal election, as I do not believe I will get another opportunity to do so in this place before then. This election is an important one for the medium-term direction of the country and South Australia in particular. It would be no surprise that I am advocating…
DetailsI move: That this council— 1. Celebrates the outstanding 25-year career of South Australian international cricket umpire, Steve Davis, upon his retirement in June; 2. Acknowledges Steve Davis's commitment to cricket in which he umpired 57 test matches, 137 One Day Internationals, and 26 T20 Internationals; and 3. Recognises the important role played by umpires,…
DetailsI rise today to congratulate the South Australian first XI, commonly known as the Redbacks, on reaching the final of the Sheffield Shield this season. The Redbacks qualified for the final after outright victories in their last two matches against Western Australia and Tasmania, and were assisted by Western Australia beating Queensland outright in Brisbane…
DetailsI rise today on behalf of the opposition to speak to the Aboriginal Heritage (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill, which we will be supporting subject to some amendments that I have on file. This bill seeks to amend the Aboriginal Heritage Act of 1988 to recognise direct agreements between traditional owners and government, as well as developers…
DetailsI rise on behalf of the Liberal Party to support the motion and to thank the Hon. Tammy Franks for bringing the motion to the chamber. I would also like to commend the Hon. Tammy Franks for her most eloquent speech, and I know that it was certainly delivered from the heart. I would also…
DetailsI rise on behalf of the Liberal Party to indicate our support for this very important bill. This bill is intended to amend the Port Pirie Racecourse Site Act 1946, enabling powers for the sublet of land for commercial application. Recently, the Minister for Racing indicated his intention to introduce the bill and that, of…
DetailsI rise today to acknowledge one of South Australia's unsung heroes. There are many people in our society who are quiet achievers, helping out where needed and answering the call to public service. They do not do what they do for accolades and are surprised and humbled to receive them when they are recognised. One…
DetailsI echo the words of the Hon. Robert Brokenshire. This has been a particularly difficult issue, especially coming from the eyes of someone who is always concerned that legitimate firearms owners are normally, almost, the target of any change to legislation when, in fact, the intention should always be to punish the bad guys and…
DetailsIt is with fair bit of pleasure that I rise to speak on this particular issue as I was fortunate enough to be a member of SARC for, I think it was about seven years, and I was certainly at the pointy end of when we started this particular inquiry. This inquiry came about because…
DetailsI am very pleased to speak on this particular motion and commend the Hon. Tammy Franks for her pretty comprehensive description of the work that we have done and, pretty accurately, the way in which we have gone about it. I do not need to repeat verbatim the things that the Hon. Tammy Franks has…
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