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Move Adelaide Cup back to May! 2008-03-09 18:36:18 Why are we forcing horses to run the Adelaide Cup in 40 degree heat? Surely the threat of rain over a May long weekend is preferable to this cruelty. It’s time we moved the Adelaide Cup holiday back to May. The decision to change it to the second weekend of March was made by the [...]
WorkCover public forum 2008-03-07 17:41:00 I will be chairing an injured workers forum on Saturday 8th March (9.30am to 1pm) at the Enfield Community Centre, 540 Regency Road, Enfield. Organised by the Work Injured Resources Connection Inc the forum will allow speakers to explain the impact of the State Government’s WorkCover legislation.
Rann’s WorkChoices! 2008-03-05 19:26:15 Two weeks ago Premier Mike Rann claimed Labor is committed to a WorkCover scheme that is “fair” to workers. Last week, he signed Labor up to legislation that would gut WorkCover and force thousands of injured workers into poverty.
Rann’s proposed WorkCover changes would slash weekly payments by 20 per cent where injured workers are unable [...]
Rann adopts Spy Camera amendments 2008-03-04 20:30:17 The State Government has adopt proposals I introduced to Parliament back in 2003 to prevent perverts using their mobile phones as spy cameras.
Back in December 2003 I introduced amendments to the Listening and Surveillance Devices Act to strengthen the law against surveillance devices such as cameras on mobile phones, but the Rann Government decided not [...] Read more:Camera
Curbing Government spending on spin 2008-03-02 22:28:41 SA Ministers face hefty fines if they promote their achievements using taxpayer dollars at the next election under legislation I introduced to Parliament last week.
The Bill follows previous efforts by Nick Xenophon to cut down on Government
spin. It proposes Ministers would face personal fines of $100,000 if they authorise the use of public [...]
Rann says no to a commission against corruption 2008-02-27 21:12:45 The Rann Government today voted against
my legislation to establish an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).
Setting up such a commission will help to dispel any clouds of suspicion over conflict of interests, misappropriation of government funds, and any other accusations of corruption that hit the headlines from time to time. Yet this State Government continues [...]
Speakers for Mitsubishi community forum 2008-02-26 23:11:00 Speakers for my community
forum on the future of the Mitsubishi
site have been finalised..
The forum, on Sunday 16th March, 2-4pm at the Marion Cultural Centre, will give the community the chance to discuss the future of Mitsubishi’s Tonsley site once the car manufacturer closes down next month. It will open with a community brainstorming [...]
The Rann Government’s WorkChoices legislation 2008-02-26 19:28:18 The Rann Government
’s moves to cut injured workers pay compares to John Howard’s WorkChoices legislation. Here we have a Labor Government authorising claim managers to dump injured workers onto the dole after two and half years on WorkCover. This is the kind of anti-worker legislation that Labor MPs and the Unions fought so hard to [...]
Hookahs not drug paraphernalia 2008-03-12 05:46:26 A Bill introduced by Independent MLC Ann Bressington won support from both major parties in the Upper House. The legislation bans the sale of pipes, bongs and cocaine kits. While supporting the legislation when it came to the Lower House, I argued that traditional Middle Eastern hookahs, narghiles, shishas and ghalyans should not be listed [...]
Cut WorkCover’s liabilities, not worker benefits 2008-03-24 20:47:11 The Rann Government could eliminate WorkCover’s unfunded liability – more than $1 billion – without cutting worker entitlements.
In his report, Alan Clayton admits that WorkCover was working well throughout the 1990s with a deficit of only $22 million in 2000. One of the many management issues in the last decade that has contributed to the [...]
Outcome of forum on future of Mitsubishi site 2008-03-17 21:24:20 It was clear from the community forum I organised on the future of the Mitsubishi
Tonsley site that locals are keen on developing renewable energy technology on the site, possibly in connection with ‘green’ vehicles. Another proposal was for a road /rail interchange using the Tonsley rail line. Such a transport link would take pressure [...]
91 amendments to ‘strengthen WorkCover’ 2008-04-01 18:01:41 Today I tabled 91 amendments to the Rann Government’s WorkCover legislation to make it fairer for injured workers.
It’s preposterous that the Minister for Industrial Relations, Michael Wright, should claim in his media release that changes announced yesterday would ‘strengthen WorkCover laws’. This ‘fine tuning’ is essentially to reduce employer levies. One of the changes means [...]
WorkCover rally today! 2008-03-31 18:09:27 Today I’ve organised a rally for 11.30 on the steps of Parliament House to protest against the Government’s proposed changes to WorkCover. It coincides with the commencement of the WorkCover debate in Parliament.
The rally will be begin at Victoria Square at 10.30 where blue collar unionists will gather with others opposing Rann’s WorkCover laws and [...]
Resident oppose building on Old Reynella Reserve 2008-03-27 18:23:30 At a public meeting I organised today, residents overwhelmingly supported a motion opposing a proposal to build a Scouts Hall on the Old Reynella reserve. About 30 residents attended the public meeting held on the reserve at Old Reynella.
While residents recognised the need for the Scouts to find a new home, most are adamant they [...] Read more:Reserve
, Resident
Change to funding for desal plant 2008-04-08 01:52:06 Treasurer Kevin Foley announced in Parliament last week that the funding for Adelaide’s proposed desalination plant at Port Stanvac will come from SA Water. Previously, the Treasurer had been pushing the merits of a Public Private Partnership (PPP). Under the new approach, SA Water will issue a competitive tender for the private sector to design, [...] Read more:Change
New times for watering your garden 2008-04-07 01:46:04 The Government announced last week that watering times will slightly change now that Daylight Saving has ended. The new watering times are:
· Dripper systems and hand-held hoses fitted with a trigger nozzle can be used on one day a week for up to three hours either between 7am-10am or 4pm-7pm. Even numbered properties on Saturday, odd [...]
Round One of WorkCover debate 2008-04-03 01:40:54 I was one of only two MPs who voted against the WorkCover legislation when the vote was taken on whether the legislation should proceed any further. The result was 39-2, meaning that my 91 amendments will be debated next week.
In the meantime dissension within Labor Party ranks is growing. Today there was a meeting [...]
Government Dismisses Private Members’ Ideas 2008-04-03 01:35:06 Today, the State Government
used its numbers to postpone 17 of 24 PrivateMembers
’ Bills listed for debate. Thursday morning is the time for non-government MPs to present their ideas. Many of these Bills will be postponed forever. The Government has become so arrogant it doesn’t want to hear any fresh ideas.
Plans for ‘The Marj’ Unveiled 2008-04-09 01:02:40 The Premier announced today that work on the new Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Hospital will start later this year. The master plan for the $1.7 billion project includes a five-week public consultation process. Feedback on the plans can be emailed to MJNHFeedback@health.sa.gov.au However, the Premier has made it clear that the name for the new hospital will [...]
National FuelWatch scheme a good idea 2008-04-14 20:58:18 I congratulate Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his Petrol Price Commissioner for announcing a national FuelWatch scheme. I called on the Rann Government to introduce a similar scheme for South Australia back in August 2006.
I based my idea on the success of Perth’s FuelWatch, estimated to save motorists on average $2.50 a week. Check out [...] Read more:National
Report recommends paid maternity leave 2008-04-10 20:44:59 Recommendations of a report from the Work Life Balance Committee, tabled in Parliament yesterday, included paid maternity leave and more flexible working hours. The paid maternity leave would apply to all working SA women, including part time and casual employees. Full time employees would receive 14 weeks’ minimum wage payment and the right to return [...]
Revised SA Water charter 2008-04-15 20:59:50 It’s good to see the Minister for Water Security, Karlene Maywald, announcing that a sustainable and secure water supply will be an objective added to SA Water’s Charter. Back in February, I introduced legislation demanding that SA Water set binding annual water conservation targets. The legislation, based on similar amendments introduced by Greens’ MLC Mark [...]
Pokies that prey on problem gamblers 2008-04-28 20:02:23 Today the Independent Gambling Authority holds an inquiry into the impact of poker machines on problem gamblers. I’m interested in the evidence they collect at this inquiry as I plan to introduce legislation to ban poker machines designed to attract problem gamblers
Poker machines such as Dolphin Treasure and Island Dreaming encourage problem gamblers to [...]
Stop the rorting of MPs’ allowances 2008-04-30 22:44:07 Today I called on the Treasurer to put an end to the practice of MPs transferring moneys from their electorate allowances to help colleagues in marginal seats.
In an FOI request I found that MPs in safe seats from both major parties transfer unspent allowances to help a colleague build a war chest to fight an [...]
Housing Trust survey lines 2008-04-28 22:35:11 In Parliament today I raised an issue about a couple of suburbs that I look after: Sturt and Seacombe Gardens. Most people know that they were Housing
Trust suburbs, and many homes were built by the trust in the 1950s and 1960s. One of the problems that has arisen is that the areas were surveyed [...]
Supply Bill - Water 2008-05-02 03:23:25 As I go around doorknocking, I find that one of the issues that repeatedly comes up is water, water supply and the nuisance of water restrictions. I will just briefly put this into context by referring to what is happening at a national level. We have recently had the announcement from the federal Labor government [...] Read more:Supply
Local Government superannuation 2008-05-07 02:01:35 I was pleased to see that new legislation on LocalGovernment
’s superannuation scheme allows members working in Councils to have a choice on the kind of fund in which their money is invested. It gives them a say in avoiding unethical or non-sustainable investments. It’s high time that this applied to all public sector superannuation [...]
Child Abuse in APY Lands 2008-05-06 01:59:15 Commissioner Mulligan’s report into child abuse on the the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands was tabled in Parliament today. The Commissioner took evidence from 70 people in the APY Lands, as well as in Adelaide, Alice Springs and Coober Pedy. These investigations found that serious suspicion of sexual abuse existed in respect of over 140 [...] Read more:Child Abuse
Grandstand in Victoria Park 2008-04-30 19:22:35 The State Opposition tried to introduce legislation in Parliament today to allow the Government to acquire a lease on the Adelaide Parklands so it could go ahead with its original proposal for a $50 million permanent grandstand in Victoria Park. I spoke against the legislation. It essentially allows for a government takeover of a very [...]
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