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A
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30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-07-16
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2009-07-17
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2009-09-22
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Question Time (8)
- The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
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2009-09-23
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Motions (1)
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Question Time (1)
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2009-09-24
- 2009-10-14
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2009-10-15
- 2009-10-27
- 2009-11-19
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Gathering
- Aboriginal Homelands
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Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee
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Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee: Annual Report
- Abortion Statistics
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Address in Reply
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-11
- 2008-09-23
- 2008-09-24
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2008-09-25
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Address in Reply (2)
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Adelaide 36ers
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Adelaide Airport
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Adelaide City Council
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2009-03-05
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Question Time (2)
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- Adelaide Coastal Waters Study
- Adelaide Festival
- Adelaide Hellenic Cultural Festival
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Adelaide Hills Housing
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2009-06-04
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2009-06-17
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- Adelaide Hills Rail Line
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Adelaide Oval
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2009-12-02
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (1)
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- Adelaide Parks, Trees and Gardens
- Adelaide Plains Sporting Community
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Adelaide Ship Construction International
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2009-06-16
- 2009-07-02
- 2009-09-24
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Adelaide Showground
- Adelaide United Football Club
- Adelaider Liedertafel
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Administration and Probate (Distribution on Intestacy) Amendment Bill
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-02-05
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
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2009-02-19
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Bills (2)
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- 2009-03-03
- Administrative Decisions (Effect of International Instruments) Act Repeal Bill
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Adoption
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2008-09-10
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2008-09-10
- 2008-10-29
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2009-02-18
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Matters of Interest (1)
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Questions & Answers (1)
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2009-02-18
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Answers to Questions (1)
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Matters of Interest (1)
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- 2009-11-18
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Adoption (Restrictions on Publication) Amendment Bill
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Adult Bookshops
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2009-10-27
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- Affordable Homes Program
- Ageism
- Agribusiness
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Agricultural Education
- AIDS Council
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Alcohol Consumption
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Alcohol Sales to Minors
- Aldinga Turkeys
- ALP State Convention
- Amy's Ride
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Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights (Mintabie) Amendment Bill
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Andamooka
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2009-05-12
- 2009-06-02
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- Anna Stewart Memorial Program
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Anti-Corruption Body
- Anti-Violence Community Education
- Antiviolence Public Awareness Campaign
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AP Services
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Apprenticeships
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Appropriation Bill
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APY Lands
- 2008-11-11
- 2008-11-13
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2008-11-25
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-03
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2009-05-14
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Answers to Questions (2)
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- 2009-12-02
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APY Lands Swimming Pools
- APY Lands, Road Maintenance
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Aquaculture
- Aquaculture Act
- Aquaculture Act Regulations
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Architectural Practice Bill
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Armenian-Australian Community
- Assault
- Attorney-General
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Auditor-General's Report
- 2008-11-27
- 2008-11-27
- 2009-02-03
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2009-06-03
- 2009-07-02
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2009-09-08
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Answers to Questions (2)
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- 2009-10-28
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Auditor-General's Supplementary Report
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2009-07-02
- 2009-10-28
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Augusta Zadow Scholarships
- Australasian Road Safety Conference
- Australia Day
- Australia Day Honours
- Australia Donna Website
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Australian Bight Abalone
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2009-09-09
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- Australian Building and Construction Commission
- Australian Charter of Rights
- Australian Road Rules
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Authorised Betting Operations (Trade Practices Exemption) Amendment Bill
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B
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Baha'i Community
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Bail (Arson) Amendment Bill
- Bail (Discretion) Amendment Bill
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Banks, American
- BankSA State Monitor
- BankSA Trends Bulletin
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Barossa Rail Service
- Barrier Highway
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Baseball Facilities
- Bathroom Facilities
- Bawden, Ms G.
- Berlin Wall
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Beverley Four Mile Native Title Agreement
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2009-03-25
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- BHP Billiton, Desalination Plant
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Bicycle Lanes
- Bicycle Safety Initiatives
- Bicycle Tracks
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Biocompostable Containers
- Births, Deaths and Marriages (Change of Name) Amendment Bill
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Black Spot Program
- Blind Cords
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Blue, Mr J.N.
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2009-11-18
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Matters of Interest (1)
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Personal Explanation (1)
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Bradken Foundry
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BreastScreen SA
- Bridgestone Australia
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Broadband Access
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2009-04-28
- 2009-04-29
- 2009-06-03
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- Bromley, Mr D.
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Buckland Park
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2009-05-13
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Questions & Answers (7)
- The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
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2009-05-13
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Question Time (7)
- The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. M. PARNELL, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
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2009-05-14
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Budget and Finance Committee
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-11-12
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-06-17
- 2009-10-14
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2009-10-28
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Parliamentary Committees (2)
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- 2009-11-18
- Budget and Finance Committee: Operations Report
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Building Advisory Committee
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2008-09-10
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2008-09-10
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2008-11-27
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Members (1)
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2008-11-27
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Personal Explanation (1)
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Question Time (2)
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Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill
- 2008-09-24
- 2009-10-29
- 2009-11-19
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2009-12-02
- 2009-12-03
- Building Safety
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Building Surveyor Accreditation
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Building Work Contractors
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2009-04-28
- 2009-06-18
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Bulk Commodity Ports
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2009-04-08
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Burnside City Council
- 2009-06-17
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2009-06-18
- 2009-07-02
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2009-07-14
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Personal Explanation (1)
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Question Time (4)
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2009-07-15
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2009-07-16
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (1)
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- 2009-09-22
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2009-09-24
- 2009-10-13
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2009-10-14
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2009-10-27
- 2009-10-28
- 2009-12-02
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Burnside Council Development Assessment Panel
- Burton, Mrs M.
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Buses, Disability Accessible
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Bushfire Bunkers
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2009-10-28
- 2009-11-17
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- Bushfire Planning
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Bushfire Prevention
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2009-02-18
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2009-02-18
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Bushfire Task Force
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Bushfires
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Business Enterprise Centres
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2009-07-15
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2009-07-17
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (2)
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C
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Cabinet Ministers
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2009-03-03
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (2)
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- 2009-03-04
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- Cabinet Reshuffle
- Call Direct
- Cancer Services Review
- Cannabis Crops
- Car Parking
- Caravan Parks
- Carbon Neutral Economy
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Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- Carnie, Hon. J.A.
- Catherine House
- Central Violence Intervention Program
- Centrex Metals
- Chapman, Ms V.A.
- Charities
- Charles Darwin
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Charles Sturt Council
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Chelsea Cinema
- 2009-04-08
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2009-06-02
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Cheltenham Park
- 2008-09-23
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2009-02-05
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (6)
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Child Abuse
- 2009-07-15
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2009-09-08
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Answers to Questions (2)
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- Child Product Safety
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Child Protection
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2009-02-03
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Answers to Questions (2)
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- 2009-03-05
- 2009-09-08
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- Child Protection Case
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Child Restraint Laws
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Child Sex Offenders Registration (Registration of Internet Activities) Amendment Bill
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Children in State Care
- Children's Centres
- Children's Protection (Harbouring) Amendment Bill
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Children's Protection (Implementation of Report Recommendations) Amendment Bill
- 2009-10-15
- 2009-11-17
- 2009-11-18
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2009-11-19
- 2009-12-01
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Children's Scooters
- Chinese Investment
- Chocolate
- Christ the King School
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Churchill Fellowship
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Citizen's Right of Reply
- City West Precinct
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Civil Liability (Food Donors and Distributors) Amendment Bill
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Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Classification Process) Amendment Bill
- 2008-09-11
- 2008-10-14
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2008-10-28
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Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (R 18+ Films) Amendment Bill
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Clayton Bay
- Climate Change
- Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act Review
- Clubs SA
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Cockle Quotas
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Cockles, Delivery
- Comfort Women
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Commencement
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-11
- 2008-09-23
- 2008-09-24
- 2008-09-25
- 2008-10-14
- 2008-10-15
- 2008-10-16
- 2008-10-28
- 2008-10-29
- 2008-10-30
- 2008-11-11
- 2008-11-12
- 2008-11-13
- 2008-11-25
- 2008-11-26
- 2008-11-27
- 2008-12-02
- 2009-02-03
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-02-05
- 2009-02-17
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-19
- 2009-03-03
- 2009-03-04
- 2009-03-05
- 2009-03-24
- 2009-03-25
- 2009-03-26
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-04-08
- 2009-04-28
- 2009-04-29
- 2009-04-30
- 2009-05-12
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-05-14
- 2009-06-02
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-06-04
- 2009-06-16
- 2009-06-17
- 2009-06-18
- 2009-07-02
- 2009-07-14
- 2009-07-15
- 2009-07-16
- 2009-07-17
- 2009-09-08
- 2009-09-09
- 2009-09-10
- 2009-09-22
- 2009-09-23
- 2009-09-24
- 2009-10-13
- 2009-10-14
- 2009-10-15
- 2009-10-27
- 2009-10-28
- 2009-10-29
- 2009-11-17
- 2009-11-18
- 2009-11-19
- 2009-12-01
- 2009-12-02
- 2009-12-03
- Commercial Development
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Committee Stage
- 2008-11-27
- 2008-12-02
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2009-05-13
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Bills (3)
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Commonwealth Nation Building Program
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Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Bill
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2009-12-03
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- Community Corrections
- Community Food SA
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Community Television Funding
- Competitions
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Compulsory Third Party Premiums
- Condolence Motion: Flying Officer Michael Herbert
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Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care (Parental Consent) Amendment Bill
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Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care (Voluntary Euthanasia) Amendment Bill
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Constitution (Appointments) Bill
- 2009-11-17
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2009-11-18
- 2009-12-01
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Constitution (Fixed Session Preceding Election) Amendment Bill
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Constitution (Reform of Legislative Council and Settlement of Deadlocks on Legislation) Amendment Bill
- 2009-09-23
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2009-10-13
- 2009-10-15
- Consultants and Contractors
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Consumer Compliance and Enforcement
- Consumer Credit
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Consumer Credit (South Australia) (Pay Day Lending) Amendment Bill
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Consumer Protection
- 2009-02-17
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2009-04-08
- 2009-09-09
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Consumer Rights
- Container Deposit Legislation
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Controlled Substances (Palliative Use of Cannabis) Amendment Bill
- Controlled Substances (Simple Possession Offences) Amendment Bill
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Coober Pedy, Housing
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Cooper Basin
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2008-09-25
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- Cooper Creek
- Coorong
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Copper Coast District Council
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-23
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2008-10-28
- 2008-10-29
- 2008-11-11
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2008-11-12
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Motions (1)
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Parliamentary Procedure (1)
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2008-11-25
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-03-04
- 2009-06-18
- Copper Hills Station
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Coroners (Recommendations) Amendment Bill
- Coronial System
- Corporate Sponsorship
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Correctional Services
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Correctional Services (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
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Correctional Services Awards
- Correctional Services Department
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Correctional Services Officers
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2008-10-30
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2009-02-18
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2009-02-18
- 2009-06-17
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- Correctional Services, Budget Cuts
- Cost of Living
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Council Consolidation and Better Development Plan
- Counselling Services Funding
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Country Hospitals
- Country Press SA Awards
- Country Taxis SA Incorporated
- Court Delays
- Court Registry Closures
- Courts
- Credit Cards
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Crime Prevention Unit
- Crime Rates
- Criminal Intelligence
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Criminal Investigation (Covert Operations) Bill
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Criminal Law (Clamping, Impounding and Forfeiture of Vehicles) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Criminal Law (Sentencing) (Victims of Crime) Amendment Bill
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Criminal Law (Undercover Operations) Act
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Criminal Law and Mental Health
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2009-03-25
- 2009-10-13
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- Criminal Law Consolidation (Aggravated Offences) Amendment Bill
- Criminal Offences
- Criminal Trials
- Cronin, Dr S.
- Crosby, Dr R.
- Cross Border Family Violence Program
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Cross-Border Justice Bill
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Crown Land Management Bill
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D
- Daylight Saving Extension
- Deaf Australia
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Debt Collectors
- Defence White Paper
- DEH Fencing
- Department of Transport Inquiry Line
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Departmental Employees
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2009-04-28
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Answers to Questions (15)
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
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- Departmental Regional Boundaries
- Departmental Travel
- Deputy Clerk
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Desalination Plant
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2008-09-25
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2008-11-11
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Ministerial Statement (1)
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Question Time (1)
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2009-03-03
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2009-03-26
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-09-08
- 2009-10-14
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- Desalination Plants
- Desert Spirit Cup
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Development (Control of External Painting) Amendment Bill
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Development (Major Developments) Amendment Bill
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Development (Planning and Development Review) Amendment Bill
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Development (Regulated Trees) Amendment Bill
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Development (Water Harvesting) Amendment Bill
- Development Act
- Development Applications
- Development Laws
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Development Plans
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2009-12-01
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- Development Policy
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Development Policy Advisory Committee
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2009-09-08
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Development Sites
- Disability Advocacy
- Disability Funding
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Disability SA
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Disability Services
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Disadvantaged Youth Programs
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Discrimination
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Domestic Violence
- 2009-02-03
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2009-02-04
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Question Time (2)
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- 2009-03-25
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2009-03-26
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Question Time (2)
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- 2009-07-02
- 2009-09-08
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2009-09-10
- 2009-12-01
- Domestic Violence Alert Units
- Domestic Violence Units
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Domiciliary Care
- Don't Cross the Line Campaign
- Door-to-Door Traders
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Down Syndrome Society of South Australia
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Drag and Track Racing
- Dress Codes
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Driver's Licence Renewal
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2009-10-14
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- Driving Record
- Drought Reach Program
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Drug Court
- Drug Policy
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Drug Use Monitoring
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Drugs, Detoxification
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2008-10-29
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Drugs, Hydroponic Cultivation
- Dryland Salinity Management
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E
- Easling, Mr T.
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East Timor
- Easter
- Economic Development Board
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Economic Stimulus Package
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2009-02-03
- 2009-02-17
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2009-03-03
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Ecotourist Village
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2009-09-08
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Edgington, Mr S.
- Education (Ombudsman and School Discipline) Amendment Bill
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Education Department
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Education Works
- Educational Software
- Eid Al-Fitr
- Electoral (Cost of By-Elections) Amendment Bill
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Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-06-04
- 2009-07-02
- 2009-09-08
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2009-09-10
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Bills (2)
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- 2009-09-22
- 2009-09-24
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2009-10-13
- 2009-10-27
- Electoral Act
- Electoral Education Centres
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Electricians, Licensing
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Electricity (Compensation for Blackouts) Amendment Bill
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Electricity (Electricity Supply Industry Planning Council) Amendment Bill
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Electricity (Feed-In Rates) Amendment Bill
- Electricity Feed-In Scheme
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Emissions Trading Scheme
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2008-11-13
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- Employee Expenses
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Encounter Youth
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2008-11-13
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Personal Explanation (1)
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Question Time (1)
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- Energy Pipelines CRC
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Energy, Star Rating
- Entertainment Industry
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Environment and Heritage Department
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Environment Protection (Pulp Mills) Amendment Bill
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Environment Protection (Right to Farm) Amendment Bill
- Environment Protection (Testing, Monitoring and Auditing) Amendment Bill
- Environment Protection Authority
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Environment, Resources and Development Committee
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Environment, Resources and Development Committee: Desalination Plants
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Environment, Resources and Development Committee: Natural Burial Grounds
- Environment, Resources and Development Committee: Port Bonython Desalination Plant
- Environment, Resources and Development Committee: Public Transport
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Equal Opportunity (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-03
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-19
- 2009-03-03
- 2009-03-04
- 2009-03-05
- 2009-03-24
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2009-03-26
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-04-08
- 2009-07-14
- 2009-09-08
- Evidence (Propensity Evidence) Amendment Bill
- Excellence in Mining and Exploration Conference
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Executive Positions
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F
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Fair Trading (Telemarketing) Amendment Bill
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Fair Work (Commonwealth Powers) Bill
- Fair Work (Powers of Entry and Inspection) Amendment Bill
- Fairtrade Labelling Organisation
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Families SA
- 2008-10-29
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2009-03-24
- 2009-09-08
- 2009-09-22
- 2009-12-01
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Family Businesses
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Family Day Care
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2009-06-17
- 2009-09-23
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- Family Planning Guidelines
- Family Safety Framework
- Fathi Shahin
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Female Genital Mutilation
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2009-10-13
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Question Time (2)
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Field River Valley
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2008-10-30
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Answers to Questions (2)
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Final Stages
- Fine Food Exhibition
- Fine Increases
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Finks Motorcycle Club
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Fire and Emergency Services (Review) Amendment Bill
- 2009-09-09
- 2009-09-22
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2009-09-24
- 2009-10-13
- Fire Sirens
- Firearms Amnesty
- Firearms Regulations
- Firefighting Aircraft
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First Home Owner Grant
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First Home Owner Grant (Special Eligible Transactions) Amendment Bill
- Fisheries Management Act
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Fitzsimons, Mr D.
- Flagstaff Pines
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Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps
- Flinders Chase Fire
- Flinders Medical Centre
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Flood Mitigation
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2009-02-05
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2009-12-02
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- Flooding, Port Adelaide
- Food Labelling
- Food Scorecard
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Foreign Aid
- Forensic Pathology Report
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Former Member for Hammond
- Fort Largs
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Fossil Fuel Reserves
- Four Mile Mine
- Fraser, Mr G.B.
- Free-Range Eggs
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Freedom of Information
- 2008-11-12
- 2009-03-25
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2009-05-13
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Questions & Answers (2)
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2009-05-13
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Freedom of Information (Victimisation and Interference) Amendment Bill
- Freightlink
- Frequent Flyer Points
- Friends of the Women's and Children's Hospital Auxiliaries Division Conference
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G
- Gallipoli Underpass
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Gamblers Rehabilitation Fund
- 2008-10-29
- 2008-11-11
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2009-04-08
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Answers to Questions (2)
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- Gambling
- Gambling Minister
- Garbage Collection
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Gawler East Development
- 2008-09-23
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2009-06-03
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Gawler Racecourse Redevelopment
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Gawler Rail Line
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Gene Technology (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Genesee and Wyoming Australia
- Genetically Modified Crops Management (Right to Damages) Amendment Bill
- Geological Awards
- Geological Experts
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Geothermal Energy
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Gift Cards
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2009-12-03
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Question Time (2)
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- Glassware, Shatterproof
- Glenelg Tram
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Glenside Hospital
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Glenside Hospital Redevelopment
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Glenthorne Farm
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Global Financial Crisis
- GM Crops
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Government Advertising
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Government Appointments
- 2008-12-02
- 2008-12-02
- 2009-03-25
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2009-04-28
- 2009-04-30
- Government Boards and Committees
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Government Contracts, Probity
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2008-10-30
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2008-11-11
- 2008-11-13
- 2008-11-26
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Government Procurement
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2009-02-03
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Government Red Tape
- Government Services Online
- Government Spending
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Governor's Speech
- Grain Exports
- Grandparents for Grandchildren Incorporated
- Greater Adelaide Region
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Grocery Unit Pricing
- Guardianship
- Gun Amnesty
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H
- Hallett Cove Conservation Park
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Harbors and Navigation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Health and Community Services Complaints Commission
- Health and Fitness Code of Practice
- Health Budget
-
Health Care (Country Health) Amendment Bill
- Health Claims
- Health Department
-
Heatwave
- 2009-02-03
-
2009-02-04
-
Matters of Interest (1)
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
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- Hellene and Hellene-Cypriot Women of Australia and New Zealand
-
Hemmerling, Dr M.
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2009-09-24
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- Highbury Residential and Open Space Dpa
- HIV Rates
- Home Improvement Tradespeople
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Homelessness
- HomeStart
-
Houseboat Strategy
-
2009-03-26
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- Housing Affordability
- Housing Developments
- Housing Indemnity Insurance
-
Housing SA
- 2008-10-15
-
2009-03-05
-
2009-07-15
-
Answers to Questions (2)
-
- 2009-09-23
-
Housing SA, Smoke Alarms
- Human Cloning
- Hydro Lord
-
Hydroponics Industry Control Bill
- 2009-09-24
- 2009-10-13
-
2009-10-15
- 2009-10-27
- 2009-11-17
-
I
- In 2 Life
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Independent Commission Against Corruption Bill
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Independent Commission Against Crime and Corruption Bill
- Independent Gambling Authority
-
Indigenous Consumers
-
2009-11-18
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- Indigenous Offenders
- Indigenous Women
- Industrial Relations Commission
-
Infrastructure Projects
-
2009-07-16
-
- Innovation Development Grants
-
Insurance Aggregators
-
International Day Against Homophobia
-
International Women's Day
- International Workers Memorial Day
- Internet Sweep Day
-
Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Bill
- 2009-10-28
-
2009-11-19
- 2009-12-01
-
Introduction and First Reading
-
2008-11-27
-
2009-02-18
-
Bills (7)
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2009-05-13
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- IRIS Systems
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Iron Ore, Eyre Peninsula
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Irrigation Bill
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Isolated Children's Parents' Association
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Isolated Students Funding
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Italian Consulate
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Italian Liberation Day
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Itinerant Traders
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J
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James Nash House
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John Knox Church and Schoolhouse
- Johns, Mr K.
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Julia Farr Services
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2009-06-18
- 2009-09-24
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- Juvenile Diabetes
-
-
K
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Kanck, Hon. S.M.
- Kangaroo Island
- Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Plan
- Kangaroos
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Kapunda Hospital (Variation of Trust) Bill
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King, Mr J.
- Kirby, Justice Michael
- Kleenmaid
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L
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Labor Party
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Laidlaw, Hon. D.H.
- Lakes and Coorong Fishery—Pipi Quotas
- Land Agents
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Land Management Corporation
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Land Tax
- 2008-11-13
-
2009-03-04
- 2009-03-25
- 2009-03-26
-
Land Valuation
- Landscape Futures Project
- Law and Order
- Law Enforcement
-
Le Cornu Site
-
2008-09-23
-
2008-09-25
-
- LeFevre Peninsula
- Legislation
- Legislative Council
-
Legislative Council Reform
-
2009-07-15
-
-
Legislative Council Select Committees
- Legislative Council Vacancy
-
Legislative Review Committee
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-24
- 2008-10-15
- 2008-10-29
- 2008-11-12
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-03-04
- 2009-03-24
- 2009-03-25
- 2009-04-08
- 2009-04-29
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-06-17
- 2009-07-15
-
2009-09-09
-
Parliamentary Committees (2)
-
- 2009-09-22
- 2009-09-23
- 2009-10-14
- 2009-10-28
- 2009-11-18
- 2009-12-02
- Legislative Review Committee: Aquaculture Variation Regulations
-
Liberal Party
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-04-29
-
2009-06-17
-
Matters of Interest (2)
-
- 2009-09-09
-
Liquor Licensing
-
Liquor Licensing (Power to Bar) Amendment Bill
-
Liquor Licensing (Producers, Responsible Service and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
- Liquor Licensing Act
-
Liquor Licensing Officers
-
2008-10-16
-
- Livestock Transport Legislation
-
Local Government
-
Local Government (Accountability Framework) Amendment Bill
-
Local Government (Elections) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Local Government (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Local Government (Notice of Meetings) Amendment Bill
-
Local Government (Stormwater Harvesting) Amendment Bill
-
Local Government (Waste Collection) Amendment Bill
- Local Government Accountability
- Local Government Association
-
Local Government Awards
-
Local Government Contracts
-
2008-11-25
-
Question Time (2)
-
-
- Local Government Enforcement Powers
- Local Government Funding
- Local Government Heritage
- Local Government Land
-
Local Government, CEO Remuneration
-
2009-09-23
-
Question Time (2)
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-
-
Long Service Leave (Unpaid Leave) Amendment Bill
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-
M
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Magill Training Facility
- Magill Youth Training Facility
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Magistrates Court (Special Justices) Amendment Bill
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Main North Road
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Main North Road, Evanston Park
-
Major Project Developments
-
Major Projects
-
2009-04-30
-
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Maltarra Road, Munno Para
- Maltese Senior Citizens Association of South Australia
- Mannum Ferry
- Manock, Dr C.
- Manuel, Dr B.
- Maralinga Lands
- Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights (Miscellaneous) Amendment
-
Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Marathon Resources
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-11
-
2009-02-05
- 2009-04-28
- 2009-09-09
-
2009-10-13
-
Marine Protected Areas
- Marine Scalefish Fisheries—Pipi Quotas
-
Maritime Services (Access) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Hospital
- Marla Infrastructure
- Marshall, Ms A.
- Maternal Alienation Project
- Mccann, Mr W.
- McLaren
- McLaren Vale Police Station
-
Meals on Wheels
- Medvet
-
Melrose Park School
-
Member, New
- Member, Swearing in
-
Member's Remarks
- 2008-11-26
-
2009-03-05
-
Parliamentary Procedure (1)
-
Personal Explanation (1)
-
- Members of Parliament
-
Members' Contribution
- Members' Register of Interests
- Members' Remarks
- Members' Travel Expenditure
-
Mental Health Bill
-
Mental Health Practices
- Mental Health Services, Women
- Mental Health, Rural Communities
- Mercy Ministries
- Messenger Press
- Mid North Regional Land Use Framework
- Mid-Murray Region
-
Mid-Year Budget Review
-
2009-04-28
-
Answers to Questions (2)
-
-
2009-07-16
-
-
Mineral Exploration
-
Mineral Exploration, Indigenous Communities
-
2009-10-29
-
- Mining (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Mining Engineers
-
Mining Industry
-
Mining Projects
- 2008-09-25
-
2009-06-02
-
Mining Royalties
-
Mining Sector
-
Minister's Overseas Trip
-
Ministerial Staff
-
2008-10-16
-
2008-11-25
- 2009-02-19
- 2009-05-12
- 2009-06-02
-
-
Ministerial Travel
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-10-16
-
2009-04-28
-
Answers to Questions (2)
-
- 2009-05-12
- 2009-06-16
- 2009-07-16
- 2009-10-13
- Mitsubishi
-
Mitsubishi Motors
-
2008-11-13
-
-
Mobile Phones
- 2008-11-12
-
2009-04-07
-
Answers to Questions (2)
-
- 2009-07-17
-
Mobilong Correctional Facility
-
2008-09-10
-
2008-09-10
-
- Modbury Hospital Oncology Service
- Monterola, Mr V.D.
- Moomba Gas Field
- Mortgage Broking
- Motor Vehicle Security
-
Motor Vehicles (Miscellaneous No. 2) Amendment Bill
-
Motor Vehicles (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Motorsport Facility
-
Mount Barker
-
2009-07-02
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
-
2009-07-15
-
-
Mount Barker Rail Service
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2009-02-03
-
-
Mount Gambier Hospital Hydrotherapy Pool Fund Bill
-
Multicultural Affairs
- Multicultural Aged Care
- Murray Bridge Racing Facilities
-
Murray River
-
Murray River Buyback Scheme
-
2009-02-18
-
Questions & Answers (2)
-
-
2009-02-18
-
-
Murray River Communities
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2008-10-30
-
- Murray River Ferries
- Murray River Marina Strategy
-
Murray River, Lower Lakes
- Murray-Darling Association
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Murray-Darling Basin
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Murray-Darling Basin Agreement
-
Murray-Darling Basin Bill
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N
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Nairne Primary School
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National Electricity (South Australia) (National Electricity Law—Australian Energy Market Operator) Amendment Bill
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National Electricity (South Australia) (Smart Meters) Amendment Bill
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National Gas (South Australia) (National Gas Law—Australian Energy Market Operator) Amendment Bill
-
National Gas (South Australia) (Short Term Trading Market) Amendment Bill
- National Parks and Wildlife (Arkaroola-Mt Painter Sanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment Bill
-
National Parks and Wildlife (Ban on Hunting Protected Animals) Amendment Bill
-
Native Vegetation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Native Vegetation Code of Practice
- Native Waterbirds
- Natural Burials
-
Natural Resources Committee
- 2008-09-11
- 2008-09-25
- 2008-11-26
- 2009-02-17
- 2009-03-26
- 2009-04-30
- 2009-06-04
- 2009-06-18
- 2009-09-08
-
2009-09-24
-
Parliamentary Committees (2)
-
- 2009-10-15
-
2009-11-19
-
Parliamentary Committees (2)
-
-
Natural Resources Committee: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board
-
Natural Resources Committee: Annual Report
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Natural Resources Committee: Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board
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Natural Resources Committee: Deep Creek
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Natural Resources Committee: Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board
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Natural Resources Committee: Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board
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Natural Resources Committee: Murray-Darling Basin (Volume 1)
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Natural Resources Committee: Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board
-
Natural Resources Committee: South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board
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Natural Resources Committee: Upper South East Dryland Salinity and Flood Management Act
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Natural Resources Committee: Water Resource Management in the Murray-Darling Basin
- Natural Resources Management
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Natural Resources Management (Water Harvesting) Amendment Bill
- NCA Bombing
- Newport Quays
- Niarchos, Mr N.
- Noarlunga Railway Line
- Non-Alcoholic Beverages
- North Para Flood Mitigation Dam
- North Plympton Development
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Northern Connections
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Northern Flinders Ranges
-
Northern Suburbs Bus Routes
-
2009-12-03
-
-
Northern Suburbs Development
-
Noske, Ms K.
-
2009-03-05
-
-
Nuclear Waste Storage Facility
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2008-09-10
-
2008-09-10
-
-
Nuclear Weapons
- Nurse Staffing Levels
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Nursing and Midwifery Practice Bill
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-
O
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O-Bahn Extension
- Ocean Energy
- Office for the Northern Suburbs
- Office for Women
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Office of Consumer and Business Affairs
- Oil and Gas Exploration
- Old Noarlunga Development
- Olson, Mr J.W.
-
Olympic Dam
- Olympic Dam Expansion
-
Ombudsman
- 2008-09-25
- 2009-02-03
-
2009-03-04
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-04-08
- 2009-09-22
- Ombudsman's Report
-
One and All
-
2009-02-04
- 2009-02-19
- 2009-03-24
-
- OPEL Broadband Network
-
Open Space
-
Opening of Parliament
- Operation Flinders Foundation
- Opie, Major L.M.
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Outback Areas Community Development Trust
-
2008-10-16
-
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Outback Communities
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2008-11-25
- 2009-03-24
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Outback Communities (Administration and Management) Bill
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Outback Roads
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2009-09-08
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- Oyster Growers Levy
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-
P
- Palliative Care
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Panter, Dr D.
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Papers
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-10
- 2008-09-11
- 2008-09-23
- 2008-09-24
- 2008-09-25
- 2008-10-14
- 2008-10-28
- 2008-10-29
- 2008-10-30
- 2008-11-11
- 2008-11-12
- 2008-11-13
- 2008-11-25
- 2008-11-26
- 2008-11-27
- 2008-11-27
- 2008-12-02
- 2008-12-02
- 2009-02-03
- 2009-02-04
- 2009-02-05
- 2009-02-17
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-19
- 2009-03-03
- 2009-03-04
- 2009-03-24
- 2009-03-25
- 2009-03-26
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-04-28
- 2009-04-30
- 2009-05-12
- 2009-05-14
- 2009-06-02
- 2009-06-03
- 2009-06-04
- 2009-06-16
- 2009-06-17
- 2009-06-18
- 2009-07-02
- 2009-07-14
- 2009-07-15
- 2009-07-16
- 2009-09-08
- 2009-09-10
- 2009-09-22
- 2009-09-24
- 2009-10-13
- 2009-10-14
- 2009-10-15
- 2009-10-27
- 2009-10-28
- 2009-10-29
- 2009-11-17
- 2009-11-18
- 2009-11-19
- 2009-12-01
- 2009-12-02
- 2009-12-03
- Para Wirra Recreation Park
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Parental Rights and Child Protection
- Parking
- Parliament, Sitting Program
- Parliamentary Committee on Occupational Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation
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Parliamentary Debate
- Parliamentary Remuneration (Basic Salary Determinations) Amendment Bill
- Parole
-
Partnerships (Venture Capital) Amendment Bill
-
Passenger Transport (Driver Accreditation) Amendment Bill
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Passenger Transport Act
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Payroll Tax Bill
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Penola Bypass
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Penrice Mine
-
2009-11-18
-
-
Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Powers) Bill
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Petroleum (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
- Petroleum Act
-
Petroleum Exploration
-
2008-11-25
- 2009-06-03
-
- Petroleum Industry
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Petroleum Products Subsidy Act Repeal Bill
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Photographer
- Physiotherapy Board of South Australia
- Pike River Conservation Park
- Pipi Quota Management System
- Places for People Program
- Planning and Development Fund Grants
-
Planning and Development Report
- Planning and Local Government Department
-
Planning Approvals
-
2009-02-19
-
-
Planning SA
-
2008-10-16
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (2)
-
- 2009-05-12
-
-
Plant Health Bill
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Plastic Shopping Bags (Waste Avoidance) Bill
- Player Tracking Technology
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Point Lowly
-
Police Bail, Children
- Police Barring Orders
- Police Commissioner
- Police Complaints Authority
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Police Conduct
- Police Headquarters
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Police Numbers
-
Police Prisons
-
Police Procedure
-
2009-03-26
- 2009-07-16
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-
Police Recruitment
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Police Resources
- Police Response
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Police Road Safety Policy
-
2009-04-07
- 2009-04-08
-
-
Police Uniforms
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Police, APY Lands
- Police, Indigenous Staff
- Political Conduct
- Political Donations
-
Population Growth
- Port Adelaide Redevelopment
-
Port Augusta
-
2009-02-05
-
-
Port Augusta Hospital
- Port Augusta Medical Transfers
-
Port Augusta Prison
-
2008-10-14
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (3)
-
-
2008-10-15
-
2008-10-16
-
Question Time (2)
-
-
2008-10-28
- 2008-10-29
-
2009-02-17
-
Ministerial Statement (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
-
2009-02-18
-
Questions & Answers (2)
-
-
2009-02-18
- 2009-06-17
-
- Port Facilities
- Port Hughes Development
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Port Lincoln
-
Port Lincoln Iron Ore Export Facility
-
Port Lincoln, Planning
-
2009-03-05
- 2009-09-08
-
- Port Pirie, Future Development
-
Power Assisted Pedal Bikes
-
2009-06-03
-
- Powers of Attorney
-
Premier's Council for Women
-
2009-02-03
-
- Premier's Twitter Site
-
Premier's Women's Directory
-
President Barack Obama
- Price Comparator Websites
- Price Scanning
-
Primary Industries and Resources SA
-
Printing Committee
-
Prison Staffing
- 2008-10-15
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2008-11-12
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- Prisoner Education
- Prisoner Rehabilitation
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Prisoner Rehabilitation Programs
-
2009-10-13
-
Answers to Questions (2)
-
-
-
Prisons
-
2008-09-10
-
Questions & Answers (2)
-
-
2008-09-10
- 2008-10-29
- 2009-03-04
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-
Prisons, Beds
- Prisons, Hepatitis C
-
Prisons, New
-
2008-10-28
-
-
Prisons, Overcrowding
- Private Certifiers
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Privatisation
-
Product Safety
- Project Coordination Board
- Property Valuations
- Prospector of the Year Award
-
Psychological Practice Bill
- Public Employment Commissioner
- Public Infrastructure
- Public Interest Litigation
- Public Schools
-
Public Sector Bill
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-02-18
- 2009-03-24
- 2009-03-26
- 2009-04-28
- 2009-04-30
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-05-13
- 2009-05-14
- 2009-06-02
- 2009-06-03
-
2009-06-04
-
Answers to Questions (1)
- Bills
-
Personal Explanation (1)
-
- 2009-07-14
- 2009-07-16
- 2009-09-08
- Public Sector Executive Contracts
-
Public Sector Management (Consequential) Amendment Bill
- Public Sector Reform
- Public Service Appointments
-
Public Service Employees
-
2009-04-28
-
Answers to Questions (60)
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
- The Hon. R.I. LUCAS, The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY
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Public Transport
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Public Transport, Advertising
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Public-Private Partnerships
- 2008-09-11
- 2009-04-08
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2009-09-08
-
Answers to Questions (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
-
Publishing Committee
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Q
- Queama, Mr Kunmanara
- Questions on Notice
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Questions Without Notice
-
2008-11-27
-
Questions & Answers (2)
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-
2008-11-27
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-
R
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Racing Industry
- 2008-09-11
- 2009-03-25
-
2009-04-08
-
Motions (1)
-
Question Time (1)
-
- 2009-04-29
- 2009-06-17
-
Rail Commissioner Bill
-
Rail Line, Northern Suburbs
- Rail Line, Southern Suburbs
-
Rail Safety
-
2009-02-05
-
- Rail Stock
-
Railcars
- Rankine, Mr H.
- Rau
-
Real Estate Industry
- Reclaim the Night
- Recreational Boating
- Recreational Services
-
Recreational Water Craft
- Redford, Mr A.
-
Referendum (Reform of Legislative Council and Settlement of Deadlocks on Legislation) Bill
-
Refuse Control
- Regional Airstrips
- Regional Communities
-
Regional Development Australia
- 2009-06-04
- 2009-10-13
-
2009-10-15
-
Regional Development Boards
- Regional Land Use Frameworks
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Regional Local Government Associations
- Regional Rail Service
-
Regulating Government Publicity Bill
- Remembrance Day
-
Renewable Energy
-
Renmark Irrigation Trust Bill
- Renmark/Paringa Hospital
- Rental Auctions
-
Repay SA
- Replies to Questions
-
Reproductive Technology (Clinical Practices) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
-
Residential Development
-
Residential Development Code
-
2009-03-04
- 2009-04-07
- 2009-04-28
-
2009-05-13
-
Questions & Answers (2)
-
-
2009-05-13
- 2009-06-18
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PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS (WASTE AVOIDANCE) BILL
Second Reading
Adjourned debate on second reading.
(Continued from 28 October 2008. Page 436.)
The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (16:24): I rise to indicate the Liberal Party's opposition to the bill and to place some comments on the record. There are developments that should give us cause to rethink these provisions. We will support the second reading but, if necessary, will call for a division at the third reading. I give that notice so that other members can make a firm decision on the way they feel about this measure, one way or another. This bill is a classic case of using a sledgehammer to crack a peanut. These single-use plastic bags are one of the most maligned but useful objects ever created and, whilst I agree that we ought to undertake measures to decrease their use, we think it is quite patronising of a government to declare that they must be outlawed and that South Australians will no longer be able to use them.
They are a very conspicuous part of the litter stream which is, I think, why they have been picked on and, yet, they are a very narrow part of the litter stream. As honourable members will be aware, it is fairly obvious that there are much more hazardous parts of the litter stream, such as ewaste, and there are parts of the litter stream which are much larger in volume. Indeed, there is some research which demonstrates that these particular bags (single-use bags) which are being banned may actually play some role in stabilising methane gases in landfill.
As a bit of background, this measure was announced by the government earlier this year and, initially, it was to take effect on 1 January next year. I think the government has wisely listened to the retail sector which said that, as it will be in the middle of the silly season, the government may not want to introduce major changes, because if retailers are to redefine their checkouts that would take place in the middle of December, which is clearly a peak time. I am pleased that the full ban will not commence until 4 May—if, indeed, this measure gets through.
This bill bans plastic shopping bags which are made of HDPE, have a thickness of less than 35 microns and must include handles. I have to say that this topic is one which startles people when you tell them what is actually being banned. These are the so-called barrier bags. It would not surprise me with particular products that people purchase at the moment (mostly meat products as people often do like to have a plastic bag) that there would need to be some sort of a substitute. Indeed, I think there will be a lot of substitution of the humble checkout bag as people will then need to purchase bin liners and so forth for hygiene reasons.
Looking at the history, in 2003 the Australian Retailers Association developed a code of practice with a commitment to reduce plastic bag usage by 50 per cent by the end of 2005. The target was not reached but plastic bag usage was reduced by 45 per cent, so it only fell shy by some 5 per cent. One would think that, once the voluntary measures have been extinguished, it is time to bring in other things—the stick approach, if you like. The Liberal Party's formal position is that it prefers a levy rather than an outright ban. Indeed, there are three options: the status quo, the levy, or an all-out ban.
We have heard much about injuries to wildlife which, obviously, is a huge concern. However, there are also issues that a lot of people in the community are not aware of: for example, the fact that the so-called biobags (which I note will be banned) actually break down into smaller pieces of plastic and are of greater concern because they can enter the food stream via leaching into watertables and the marine environment. I am pleased that they will not be exempt and, in any case, because of hygiene reasons, if they are going to break down then they are also hazardous.
The Liberal Party believes in choice. It does not believe that people should, in some blanket way, be banned from having a choice, particularly as there is much research showing that up to 80 per cent of these bags are reused. Indeed, there is a trial taking place in Victoria of a 10 per cent levy in three regions: Fountain Gate—which, of course, has been made famous by the television show Kath and Kim—Wangaratta and Warrnambool. A survey by KPMG has indicated that some 60 per cent of customers reuse their plastic bags as bin liners. That, of course, does not include people who might reuse them for other purposes. If I have not mentioned it here I have certainly mentioned to some of my colleagues that my sister's child-care centre is always asking parents to bring them in because they use them for the disposal of nappies.
The survey also showed that, of the customers who reused their bags as bin liners, 57 per cent expected to buy more bin liners as a result of the change. This trial has been an outstanding success with a reduction in plastic bag use of 79 per cent.
Other parts of the survey show that, during the 10 per cent levy trial, green bag sales rates increased by more than 50 times in week one, and then declined over the four-week period as customers began to reuse the green bags purchased in week one. The trial showed that plastic bag demand is highly elastic, with the 10 cent charge making customers re-evaluate their desire to use plastic bags. Of the customers surveyed, 99 per cent responded that they had tried to use reusable bags, with 70 per cent claiming they were able to maintain this practice and 87 per cent of customers indicating that they would use reusable bags if the 10 cent charge became permanent.
If these bags are banned, what is the alternative? Honourable members may recall that I raised a question with the then minister for environment about whether the government would mandate an alternative, particularly in relation to the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, which has reversed its previous opposition to the banning of plastic bags, mainly for occupational health and safety reasons. I think it is important that the alternatives should be explored by the government because of the practicality of the design of checkouts. I think it would provide some certainty and some indication to the retail industry about what it can expect and what it should be designing and beginning to implement, because it has not been given a very long period of time to make these changes.
I have been provided with a report by a consultancy by the name of Nolan ITU (now part of Hyder Consulting) dated December 2002, and it provides all these different options. The report makes for interesting reading, because the bags have different capacities. The current plastic bag, which is a single HDPE, has a relative capacity of one, which is six to eight items; the PP fibre, which is the 'green' bag, is 1.2, so it has 20 per cent capacity; and the calico-type bag has a further 10 per cent capacity. The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association has a concern that the greater capacity of the bags will mean additional weight for employees to lift.
The report, entitled 'Plastic Shopping Bags and Reusables—A Comparison', looks at some of the footprints of these various bags. The single HDPE has a greenhouse CO2 equivalent of 6.08, which is based on some 52 shopping trips a year; the biodegradable starch-based bag comes out at 6.61, which is higher; the paper bag comes out at 11.8; and the PP fibre green bag does very well in that it is 1.96.
One of the other ironies of the proposal is that the so-called boutique bags, which people would be familiar with as those bags used in department stores and so forth, will not be banned. These bags have a much thicker density and therefore do not fall within the ban, although they do have handles. If we compare these bags with the much maligned so-called single-use plastic bag (which is about six on this measure), those boutique bags, which really are single-use bags (I have cupboards stuffed full with them, and I never reuse them), are 29.8, which is five times the rate, yet those boutique bags are not being banned. I am quite happy to share this research with any of my colleagues who might be interested. All of this research and information really reinforces the claim we have made that this measure is merely targeting a fairly narrow part of the litter stream.
The study in Ireland has also been quoted and, before the research came out from Victoria, this was the latest research that had been quoted, going back to March 2002. Ireland introduced a levy of 15 eurocents and the reduction in use fell by some 90 per cent.
Not surprisingly, a number of business groups have expressed their opposition to this, in particular, Business SA, which believes that it will affect the state's competitiveness, will impact significantly on smaller retailers and will not reduce the overall level of waste produced by our community.
The Independent Supermarket Council of South Australia, while supporting a graduated introduction of a ban, has raised a number of concerns in relation to banning plastic bags, including health, hygiene and the eventual disposal of reusable green bags. The State Retailers Association has expressed similar concerns.
In short, we do not believe that the alternatives, which are the cornstarch bags, have been sufficiently available on the market to meet this ban by 1 January. They would really be the alternative that everybody would look to, but they are certainly much more expensive. There are concerns about hygiene, about occupational health and safety, and about the fact that this really is a rather tokenistic approach to the matter.
I would also like to share with honourable members the information that Target South Australia will actually introduce its own regime from 1 December 2008, which (surprise, surprise!) will mean that alternatives are available but at a cost. The compostable bags will cost 10¢, and then there will be a range of other bags ranging from $1 to $2.99.
A number of retailers, particularly organisations such as Bunnings, have demonstrated that they are prepared to get involved in reducing waste in response to community concern, but we do not think that plastic bags should be banned outright, and we will not support this bill.
The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (16:37): I will make some brief remarks in support of this bill. South Australia has been addressing the problem of waste for a long time with creative and world-leading solutions. This bill is another example of that leadership, and it will prohibit the supply of lightweight supermarket-style checkout plastic bags. The ban will reduce littering, prevent environmental harm and improve resource efficiency.
The estimated national consumption of plastic bags for 2007 was 4.24 billion, of which 40 million were estimated to have ended up as unsightly litter on our nation's beaches, in our parks, streets and on our highways. They also kill marine life and damage waterways. Most go to landfill where they take many years to break down, contributing to greenhouse emissions as they do.
In comparison with reusable green bags, lightweight plastic bags have been found to be less efficient in terms of resources and energy used in manufacturing. South Australia has long been a pacesetter on environmental issues. More than 30 years ago, the South Australian government enacted the container deposit legislation, which introduced a refund on drink containers, and that legislation was opposed at the time, too, by major retailers.
That has been an overwhelming success in reducing litter and encouraging recycling. Now, once again, the government wants to lead the way on another environmental issue. While South Australia cannot solve the plastic bag problems of the entire country, South Australians can show leadership in our own backyard by removing lightweight plastic shopping bags from our lives.
The bill describes the product to be regulated (plastic shopping bags) and a policy objective—avoidance of waste. The bill provides that a retailer must not provide a plastic shopping bag to a customer as a means of carrying goods purchased or to be purchased from a retailer.
Bags that will be subject to the ban are those made from polyethylene which are used or intended for the use for carrying or transporting retail goods, which have handles and which are less than 35 microns in thickness. Other thicknesses or types of bag could be prescribed by regulation in the future to ensure that the intent of the bill is preserved.
Barrier bags, or bags on a roll, will be excluded from the ban. These are bags without handles, those one would usually see in the supermarket fruit and vegetable aisles. They are typically used to hold unpackaged foods—for example, loose fruit and vegetables, nuts, breads and cakes—or products that may leak or contaminate other foods if not placed in a barrier bag. Boutique-style reusable plastic bags are also excluded from the ban. These are not subject to the ban because they are made of a heavier material than conventional shopping bags and are designed to be reused on a number of occasions—despite the Hon. Ms Lensink telling us that she does not.
The government's intention is that this prohibition will come into effect on 4 May 2009 after a transitional period. This proposed transitional period is designed to get retailers and their customers prepared for the ban. The intention is for the proposed transitional period to begin on 1 January 2009, and during the proposed transitional period retailers who supply plastic bags will also be required to supply alternatives—such as reusable bags or biodegradable bags that meet the Australian standard. Signage requirements will also apply during this transition phase to help retailers and their customers adjust to the new regime. The signage will remind customers that a plastic bag phase-out is in place and will notify them that alternatives to plastic bags are available.
A public information and education program will be undertaken in the lead up to the ban coming into place. Occupational health, safety and welfare education will be included to assist retail staff to be ready to manage alternative shopping bags. A plastic bags phase-out task force has been established, chaired by Zero Waste SA, which comprises representatives from the Environment Protection Authority, Restaurant and Catering SA, Keep South Australia Beautiful, the State Retailers Association, the Local Government Association, the Consumers Association of SA, the Conservation Council, the SDA, and the Hardware Association of South Australia. Throughout the lead up to the phase-out the task force has advised the government of impacts on industry.
There are those who call for a voluntary scheme to reduce the impact of plastic bags, as we have just heard. Trials overseas—most notably in Ireland—have shown that voluntary schemes are only partially successful. A 10¢ charge on a plastic bag (which is what some are proposing) will reduce plastic bag usage, but it is less effective than a ban. Under such schemes there will still be millions of plastic bags in our waterways and landfills, and the overseas experience shows that the effectiveness of the charge is eroded over time. People simply get used to paying for bags and usage creeps up. Such a charge will not encourage one manufacturer to come up with a biodegradable alternative.
Many South Australian shoppers have already made the change to recyclable bags, and they should be congratulated. At any check-out on any day around the state you will see people with their recyclable bags doing the right thing. In fact, a recent Messenger newspaper survey in Adelaide revealed—
Members interjecting:
The ACTING PRESIDENT (Hon. B.V. Finnigan): Honourable members, please keep the hubbub down.
The Hon. I.K. HUNTER: Thank you for your protection, sir. A recent Messenger newspaper survey in Adelaide revealed that 51 per cent of people do not use plastic bags for their weekly shopping. The federal member for Makin, Tony Zappia, recently undertook a survey in his area and found overwhelming support; 88 per cent of nearly 2,000 respondents said it was important to remove plastic shopping bags from the environment. In Victoria, a trial involving the state government and the Australian National Retailers Association found that 86 per cent of consumers supported the initiatives to reduce plastic bag usage.
There are a number of good corporate citizens in the state already setting an example. Borders bookshop imposes a plastic bag charge as a way of making customers think about whether they really need one; Bunnings does not offer any plastic bags at all; and today Target has announced that its stores in South Australia will no longer offer customers single use plastic bags from 1 December 2008. So much for the claim that industry cannot or has not had enough time to adjust to the changes. I understand that instead of offering plastic bags Target will offer a compostable bag for 10¢ or reusable bags starting from $1. If the Liberals took any notice of Target, or the other corporates who are heading down this track, they would see that they will get the best of both worlds—a ban on plastic bags and a levy on compostable bags, which is partly what they are calling for.
Community sentiment is clearly moving quickly against the plastic bag, and I suppose in some ways this parliament is merely catching up with that community sentiment. South Australia has been a world leader in tackling environmental issues and social change, and we are not afraid to show leadership in our own backyard. China, India, parts of Africa, Taiwan, San Francisco, France and Italy have already banned these bags or are about to. We lead the nation on a whole range of green measures: solar power, wind power and a refund on our recyclables. Now we can lead the nation in doing something about plastic bag litter.
The Hon. SANDRA KANCK (16:45): The ubiquitous plastic bag was not always so. Some of us in this place are old enough to remember when they first appeared in the mid-1950s.
The Hon. D.W. Ridgway interjecting:
The Hon. SANDRA KANCK: Yes; some of us are that old! The bags were given free on a box of soap powder; I am not sure whether it was Rinso or Surf. My mother bought Lux Flakes, and the kids whose mother bought Surf (or was it Rinso?) could come to school with their sandwiches in waxed paper in a plastic bag. The bags were about A4 size and clear on one side and white with printed coloured polka dots on the other. You could get white with yellow polka dots, white with red ones, white with green ones or white with blue ones. I could not convince my mother to buy the product that had the free plastic bag, and I felt incredibly disadvantaged that I did not have one.
I mention this because 50 years ago plastic bags were a unique and prized item. We have now got to the point where they are taken for granted, if not a nuisance. They are certainly not given any value by consumers, and I think it is a pity, because the feedstock from which most of the plastic is made comes from the petrochemical industry; in other words, we are talking about the use of oil, which is a non-renewable resource. So, in using and throwing out plastic bags, we are effectively discarding a large source of embedded energy. We are not treating it with the respect we ought.
In addition, I believe that there are some severe negative values in terms of the pollution that comes from plastic bags: the awful sight of plastic bags blowing about in the wind and the problem of marine pollution or of animals eating them and, in some cases, actually dying as a consequence. There is just shocking waste. If you go to a place like Wingfield and see the bulldozers turning over and flattening the waste, you will see the enormous amount of plastic that is regarded as waste, rather than a resource.
My party, the Democrats, has felt very strongly about plastic bags for a long time. In the lead-up to the 2002 election, part of our waste management policy was a promise to introduce legislation to put a deposit on plastic bags. I introduced the bill in 2003 with a 15¢ deposit. At that time, I argued that in about 1967, when plastic bags first started appearing in shops, we had to pay 5¢ for them (they were not given out for free), and 15¢ seemed to me to be a reasonable amount, compared with the 5¢ we paid in the sixties.
This bill has a very different approach to my bill, although both are aimed at reducing some of the plastic in our litter stream. I welcome the bill. To some extent, the South Australian government has had to go out on a limb with this measure, and the industry has fought very much against it—surprise, surprise! We have seen that in regard to container deposit legislation, when South Australia went out on a limb. Whenever any other state has attempted to introduce a similar scheme, the industry has come in and lobbied very intensely, and each time it has managed to prevent it from happening. So, if we're going out on a limb, I guess we can expect a reaction from the industry.
As someone who chooses not to use plastic bags, I go through a regular conversation at the checkout which goes like this. As I start to take out the things from my shopping trolley I turn to the checkout attendant and say, 'No bags, thank you,' and there is almost always a surprised, 'No bags?' question in response. Then I have to nod my head and say, 'No bags.' Despite that, in some cases I still find the shop assistant putting my groceries into a plastic bag and I have to stop them, and I think that is because most people do expect the plastic bags.
I recognise that this bill will not address all plastic bags; it is only some of them, so it is limited, but despite that the industry is resisting, and only a couple of hours ago I received an industry email about it. I could not believe that they were proudly boasting that it is a good thing that these plastic bags do not break down in landfill. Their argument is that a lot of the stuff in landfill creates methane and that therefore plastic bags not breaking down to produce methane is a good thing. I think that just shows what an incorrigible industry we are dealing with here.
The fact is that, if you look at the sort of soil that is created in the breakdown of everything else that is in that waste, those plastic bags persist and persist and persist. You cannot use it for clean fill; you certainly cannot use it for putting on your garden; that soil is contaminated forever.
This bill is limited. It will apply only to some plastic bags, and it is disappointing to hear the opposition say it will oppose it. I think the Hon. Michelle Lensink said that her party supports choice, but having the choice to pollute is not really a very good choice. Although the bill itself is limited, the Democrats recognise the value that is there and the beginnings of a path that we will tread in this regard. I indicate support for the second reading and also my keenness to see it progressed.
Debate adjourned on motion of Hon. J.M. Gazzola.