I rise on behalf of the Liberal opposition to speak to the Firearms Bill. At the outset, I acknowledge the hard work of the member for Morialta in another place as our shadow minister for police in putting together all the opposition's amendments and the Liberal Party's position in regard to this bill. Mr Gardner,…
DetailsI rise on behalf of the opposition to support this bill which was introduced by minister Piccolo on 15 October in the other place. It seeks to facilitate the transfer of community based sentences, such as suspended sentences and supervised bonds but not parole, between states. National model legislation currently operates in relation to prison…
DetailsI rise on behalf of the opposition to briefly comment on the motion moved by the Hon. Ms Franks on 14 October, namely that this council recognises that Reclink Australia has been outstanding in delivering sport, recreation and arts participation opportunities to some of the community's most vulnerable and isolated people, at risk youth and…
DetailsThe Hon. Tammy Franks, on 18 March, introduced a private member's motion: That this council notes— 1. The immense contribution of The National Indigenous Times as a powerful voice for Australia's First Peoples; 2. The investment made by the founders of The National Indigenous Times, John and Beverley Rowsthorne; 3. The National Indigenous Times' record…
DetailsI rise today to talk on the current state of affairs within the South Australian body politic. Current economic indicators show that the once great province of South Australia now lags behind all other Australian states in terms of unemployment and business confidence, and there is no relief in sight. To date, the Rann/Weatherill Labor…
DetailsI rise to make sure that my position on this particular bill is recorded, and I congratulate the Hon. Robert Brokenshire for bringing it forward and thank the Hon. Rob Lucas for outlining the Liberal Party's position quite strongly. I am very proud of our position with regard to our police because, like the Liberal…
DetailsI do not support the motion. Marriage is a matter for the commonwealth and, although similarly to the Irish situation, the Australian people will have a say through a plebiscite, I do not think congratulation is needed. The Irish marriage law is a matter for Irish people under the Irish constitution, and Australian marriage law…
DetailsOn behalf of Liberal members, it is with a great deal of pride that I rise to support the motion. Paralympic swimmer Matthew Cowdrey has been an outstanding athlete and, on his retirement, we would like to note that, in fact, he won 11 gold medals across three Paralympic Games (those being in 2004, 2008…
DetailsI rise to support the bill, as I did 10 years ago. Given that I have what can only be described as a reasonably consistent and solid background, having been born and bred in Whyalla and spent 40 years there, I think I am reasonably well placed to give a bit of a commentary and…
DetailsRecently I had the privilege of attending the annual industry awards of Thoroughbred Racing South Australia. This gala evening recognised the talent of the sport's high achievers and also inducted an outstanding racehorse into the South Australian Racing Horse Hall of Fame. I would like to acknowledge a few of the human and equine award…
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