Police Commissioner Grants Stevens’ revelation to a Parliamentary Committee that Labor’s promise to recruit an additional 300 police officers cannot be met within the current budget is at odds with comments in State Parliament by new Police Minister Malinauskas. Police Minister Peter Malinauskas said in Parliament on 11 February 2016: I am very pleased to […]
Month: February 2016
Mining Industry | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (17:01:37): I rise today to talk about a topic that weighs very heavily on the hearts of everybody in the Upper Spencer Gulf. I speak as both shadow minister for mineral resources and energy and also as the member for Stuart, being primarily Port Augusta-based. This issue is the challenges facing […]
Women in Policing | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:35 :40 ): It is a pleasure for me, on behalf of the opposition—and I know that other speakers will do the same—to support the member’s motion: That this house recognises the 100th anniversary of w omen serving as police officer s in the South Australian police […]
Youth Parliament Program now open
Young South Australians have the unique opportunity to create change by having their voices heard at the highest level of State Government with applications now open for the 2016 Youth Parliament Program. The YMCA SA Youth Parliament is a personal development program for 15-24 year olds which provides an opportunity for young people to gain […]
Future shock on electricity prices
The State Liberals have released data from the Australian Energy Regulator showing surging electricity prices in South Australia in the next two years. “All South Australians will be being paying the price of the Weatherill Government’s failed energy policies with the most expensive power in the National Electricity Market (NEM),” said Shadow Minister for Mineral […]
A new strategy for South Australia’s prisons?
Today’s official opening of the Health Centre and High Dependency Unit at Yatala Labour Prison is a suitable time for Minister Malinauskas to outline the new direction and goals for SA’s prison system. The State Liberals welcome Minister Malinauskas comments that the Labor Government’s ten years of “rack‘em, stack‘em, pack‘em” strategy in our prisons is […]