Tag: vincent tarzia
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SA Lib leader stands firm on net-zero target despite local party exodus
In a pitch to South Australia’s top end of town, Opposition Leader Vincent Tarzia promised that the Liberals would prioritise small government policies, ruled out dumping net-zero, and said the state needed “an honest conversation about levels of migration”. He ruled out any changes to the SA Liberals’ position on net-zero, despite reports that his…
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Sarah Game calls Liberal response on abortion ‘wussy’
Legislative Councillor and Liberal party member Dennis Hood seconded the ex-One Nation member’s bill on late-term abortion in parliament on Wednesday night. But while Game, now leader of the Fair Go for Australia Party, said she was “glad” Dennis Hood supported the bill, she would like to see a more “confident” position from his party…
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Libs make ‘worst-kept secret’ partnership official
Pangallo will officially join the party from Tuesday, filling its ranks in the Legislative Council, before aiming to switch houses and win the spot as Waite’s MP at the March election. Opposition leader Vincent Tarzia and Pangallo made the official announcement on Sunday, after rumours of the partnership started swirling in early July. On Instagram,…
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‘No Manhattan in Magill’: Minister’s call on uni campus development
The Malinauskas Government announced in July that it had agreed to buy the University of South Australia’s Magill campus for $64.5m as part of its funding package to support a university merger. Currently zoned primarily for community facilities*, the 15-hectare site will be leased back to the university at a cheap rate while courses are…
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Privately-owned e-scooters to be street-legal under Opposition plan
Opposition Leader David Speirs said rules which fine people up to $2000 if they are caught riding a privately-owned e-scooter in public spaces are “creating confusion” and need to be changed. Under current laws, it is illegal to ride “motorised wheeled recreational devices” such as e-scooters, electric skateboards, segways, hoverboards and self-balancing unicycles on roads,…
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REVEALED: Parliament’s response to MP complainant
The complainant was told responsibility for the workplace health and safety of parliamentary staff involved a “significant sharing of responsibilities”, with “obligations not being reposed in one person or entity”. It comes as exiled Liberal Duluk today dramatically confirmed he would run as an independent at next year’s state election. Parliamentary processes for handling serious…
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Mobile phone, seatbelt cameras closer for SA roads
The Government announced it would spend $19.4 million installing “state-of-the-art” fixed mobile phone detection cameras at high-risk sites across metropolitan Adelaide in November’s State Budget. At the time, Road Safety Minister Vincent Tarzia told InDaily that the Government anticipated that the cameras would generate up to $300,000 in fines per week, with installation expected to…
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Parliament stalls harassment inquiry into itself
South Australia’s Equal Opportunity Commissioner Niki Vincent was scheduled to present a report to parliament on August 31, with recommendations to stamp out harassment, victimisation and inappropriate behaviour among MPs and staffers. It followed a Labor motion in the upper house to invite Vincent to investigate the behaviour of ex-Liberal MP Sam Duluk, who is…
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REVEALED: Marshall’s rising star embroiled in Liberal MPs’ “pork-barrelling” scheme
The scheme, which has been described as looking like “pork-barrelling” by Liberal insiders as well as the Labor Opposition, is revealed in party-room documents leaked to InDaily – a sign that internal tensions continue to simmer within Government ranks. A Joint Party Paper dated March 2020 details a project – understood to have been dubbed “Project…