Evidence to the State Parliament’s Economic and Finance Committee today has revealed the Weatherill Labor Government’s failed Emergency Services amalgamations have cost taxpayers $550,000, with greater losses to come. “Emergency Services Minister Tony Piccolo has lost the confidence of emergency service volunteers, failed to implement reform and wasted a significant amount of taxpayer’s money, said […]
Month: May 2015
SA has lowest small business confidence in the nation
South Australia’s small and medium businesses have the lowest confidence in the nation according to the Sensis Business Index March 2015, released today. Sensis’ March 2015 survey shows a sharp 13 point fall in business confidence in South Australia, meaning SA continues to have the lowest business confidence of any state or territory in the […]
Regional Development Australia motion | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 12:37 :34 ): It gives me great pleasure to support the member for Goyder in his motion: That this house urges the regional development minister, in conjunction with the state government, to— (a) provide adequate core funding for the ongoing operations of seven Regional Development Australia (RDA) […]
Jobs and small business package great news for SA
Shadow Minister for Small Business Dan van Holst Pellekaan has praised the Commonwealth Government for their $5.5 billion jobs and small business package announced in their 2015 Budget. Mr van Holst Pellekaan has called on State Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis to continue what the Commonwealth Government has started by focusing on small businesses in next month’s […]
Fire and Emergency Services (Volunteers Charters) Amendment Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 10:53 :34 ): I rise to support the member for Morphett wholeheartedly in the Fire and Emergency Services (Volunteer Charters) Amendment Bill and I refer members of this house, and others who might be interested, to a contribution I made on Thursday 2 May 2013. Many […]
International Nurses Day | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 12:06 :03 ): It is a pleasure to support the member for Elder and bring this fantastic motion forward that we recognise International Nurses Day and that we recognise this year’s theme—Nurses: A Force for Change: Care Effective, Cost Effective—and that we congratulate South Australian nurses for […]
National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 12:46 :53 ): I rise to very genuinely and enthusiastically support the member for Reynell in her motion that this house (a) recognises National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day; (b) remembers those who have died and the ones left behind due to domestic and family violence; and (c), […]
Upper Spencer Gulf Employment Figures | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:11 :30 ): We have had some dreadfully disappointing unemployment figures come out today showing that South Australian unemployment is at 7.1 per cent, compared to 6.2 per cent nationally. However, what I really want to talk about is unemployment in the Upper Spencer Gulf. The latest […]
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:50 :48 ): I appreciate the government’s support for this motion. The best way to go was carefully thought through by my colleagues and me in our party room and we resolved that, for some of the reasons mentioned by the member for Elder on behalf of […]
Supply Bill – Grievance | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 16:35 :53 ): I appreciate this opportunity to say a few more words in conjunction with the Supply Bill. I would like to speak about infrastructure, and I am prompted to do this because of the government’s announcement this morning that they are going to start to […]