That this house— (a) recognises that 25 November 2015 is White Ribbon Day; (b) recognises the great work of White Ribbon Australia in raising the profile of the issue of domestic violence; (c) notes that men play an important role in helping combat domestic violence; and (d) encourages businesses, sporting groups and other community organisations […]
Speeches
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Firearms Bill | SPEECH
Second Reading Adjourned debate on second reading. (Continued from 28 October 2015.) Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 12:13 :00 ): It is my pleasure to rise to comment on behalf of the people of Stuart on the Firearms Bill. At the outset, I say that I strongly support people or organisations who […]
Leigh Creek and Alinta | QUESTION TIME
Leigh Creek Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 14:36 :47 ): My question is for the Premier. When will Dr Lomax-Smith report her recommendations coming from the Leigh Creek request for information process? How much will Dr Lomax-Smith be paid for this work and for how many hours? The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL ( […]
Controlled Substances (Simple Possession Offences) Amendment Bill | SPEECH
Second reading Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 17:30 :22 ): I will be fairly brief and I highlight the fact that I am not the lead speaker. The member for Morialta will be our lead speaker. As you might know, I have quite a bit of history in this place with this […]
Parliamentary Friends United Against Domestic and Family Violence | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:38 :19 ): I rise today to inform the house of the very successful launch of Parliamentary Friends United against Domestic and Family Violence, which occurred on the last sitting day of parliament, Thursday 10 September. This was a new group launched very cooperatively and jointly by […]
Whyalla Steel Works (Environmental Authorisation) Amendment Bill | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 11:03 :00 ): I support the recommendations of the report and put on the record the fact that the opposition will support the passage of the bill through both houses of parliament. As was said by everybody, I think, on both sides of this chamber who spoke […]
Interstate Migration | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 12:03 :32 ): I rise to also support the member for Chaffey in this motion and acknowledge the tremendous contributions of the member for Davenport, the member for Schubert and others who will follow. The government can say all it wants that it is addressing these issues […]
Leigh Creek | QUESTION TIME
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 15:10 ): My question is for the Minister for Health. Given that it’s three months today since Alinta announced its planned closure of the Leigh Creek coalmine and it’s very likely that that coalmine will be closed within another three months, will the minister advise the house […]
Whyalla Steel Works (Environmental Authorisation) Amendment Bill | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 12:00 :34 ): I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Whyalla Steel Works (Environmental Authorisation) Amendment Bill 2015. Let me just make it very clear that I, as an Upper Spencer Gulf member of parliament and also as the shadow minister for mineral resources and energy, […]
Budget Reply (Appropriation Grievances) | SPEECH
Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN ( Stuart ) ( 16:55 :40 ): I would like to use the short amount of time available to me in this grieve to touch on the aspect of the budget relating to charging royalties to local government to access quarry rubble. There are quite a few more technical terms and […]