Second Reading Adjourned debate on second reading. (Continued from 28 September 2016.) Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:02 :56 ): I rise on behalf of the opposition to debate this bill, and I indicate that I am the opposition’s lead speaker on this matter. I also make it clear for people who […]
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High electricity prices hurting SA businesses
Industry groups have issued fresh warnings highlighting how high electricity prices are hurting South Australian businesses. Manufacturing Australia Chairman Mark Chellew today said: “The lack of stability and high power prices in SA are threatening both existing and future manufacturing investment in a state already reeling from automotive closures…The more expensive and unstable our energy […]
Stand up to poverty
Poverty and severe hardship affects more than a million Australians and the electorate of Stuart is not immune to this serious problem and there is no better time to address this than during Anti-Poverty Week from 16-22 October 2016. Member for Stuart, Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP, is encouraging people to use Anti-Poverty Week as […]
Liberals welcome signing of submarine contract
The State Liberal Team has welcomed the official signing of the deal to build 12 submarines in Adelaide. The 12 Future Submarines will be the third project to be delivered from Adelaide, in partnership with French builder DCNS. This project is worth an estimated $50 billion, creating thousands of jobs and decades of work. “The […]
Police Complaints and Discipline Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading (Continued from 6 July 2016) Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 17:09 :52 ): It is my pleasure to rise not only as the member for Stuart on behalf of the people I represent but also as shadow minister for police to speak on the Police Complaints and Discipline Bill. I […]
Labor let the lights go out in Northern Power Station
The State Liberals have released an FOI determination by the Ombudsman directing the Weatherill Government to reveal how much money Alinta requested to keep the Northern Power Station operating. “Tom Koutsantonis needs to come clean about the negotiations that took place regarding saving the Northern Power Station and keeping down electricity prices,” said Shadow Minister […]
Orroroo Water Quality | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:41 ): I rise to speak about the challenges with regard to water quality in the Orroroo community. As this house knows, water quality is a very serious issue and a big challenge in many parts of the electorate I represent, particularly many outback areas. Also in the southern Flinders Ranges there are […]
SA Consumption Tax – Statutes Amendment (Budget 2016) Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Adjourned debate on second reading. (Continued from 4 August 2016.) Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:43 ): It is my pleasure to rise on behalf of the people of Stuart to speak very briefly on the Statutes Amendment (Budget 2016) Bill. While there is an enormous amount of material that I could go to in this […]
What cost closure of Northern Power Station?
The State Liberals are demanding the Premier Jay Weatherill reveals what it would have cost to keep the Northern Power Station operating and protect South Australian households from savage price increases in electricity. Documents obtained under Freedom of Information show the Weatherill Government received a briefing from the Department of State Development on the benefits […]
No relief from electricity prices
The State Liberals have warned South Australian households and business not to expect any price relief on their electricity bills as a result of the woefully inadequate measures announced by the Premier today. “Having driven South Australia’s cheapest generator out of business and in the process driven up the price of electricity the Premier is […]