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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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PUBLIC SECTOR BILL
Second Reading
Adjourned debate on second reading.
(Continued from 26 March 2009. Page 1811.)
The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (22:54): I have already had a fair bit to say on this bill and, given the time of night, I will shorten some of my remarks. Notwithstanding that, I want to reinforce that Family First has some serious concerns about this bill. I note with interest that we have made a couple of amendments in a democratic parliament—and I believe it is still a democratic parliament, although sometimes one would wonder—yet the Leader of Government Business says that the bill may be pulled. If they want to pull a bill, pull this one, because this bill is one of the worst pieces of legislation that I have seen in a long time.
I said to one of my colleagues during a coffee break that, if the government is determined to push this bill through and it is returned to office, I do not believe it will be in office for more than one more term because, once the damage starts to ripple through the opportunity for good public servants to have a decent workplace and work practices, tens of thousands of public servants and their families will be letting all their cousins and neighbours know just how this government has let down fundamental issues when it comes to the rights of decent workers just trying to go about their business on behalf of the government and the community.
I also want to flag to my colleagues that, due to the illness of my adviser, a couple of amendments that we are in the process of preparing are not ready. Given that it was late 2007 when the minister released the draft with some urgency, and it was November 2008 before we saw the tabling of the final bill, I would ask the government to give us a chance to table those amendments and any others that colleagues may have before we reach the committee stage.
I just want to touch on some issues during the second reading, and I will have quite a lot more to say on several of the clauses during the committee stage. I find it interesting to see the fingerprints of two or three Senior Management Council members, one being a Ms Sue Vardon, who I understand had a lot to do with the driving influence of this bill. She has now left the Public Service with a golden handshake, even though I understand that it was a resignation. The rank and file of the Public Service have not left and are out there trying to do a job in the best interests of Public Service delivery to the community.
I find it amazing that someone like Sue Vardon, who has an interesting record (and I can remember talking to ministers who were dealing with her in a former government and hearing the frustrations around some of her practices back then), has been brought back in by this government when it had an opportunity not to do so. Then there was an interesting situation around the portfolio that she was in charge of, and we see her fingerprints all over this, working against fairness and equity for workers. It is amazing that this government got itself tangled up in this. I understand that maybe Business SA and perhaps a few other people on the economic driving team that the Premier put together also had some input into this bill.
We received a letter from the minister—and, to give credit where it is due, at least when the Hon. Jay Weatherill is putting forward a bill he offers good briefings and personally writes to members and outlines what he is about. He said:
Providing a new, modern, flexible employment framework for managing the South Australian Public Service is vital for the state's future prosperity.
He went on to say:
The Government understands the challenges that our state faces, and as a result new ways of working are needed, including approaching these challenges with a whole-of-government perspective and reflecting the move towards a citizen-centred public sector.
I was pondering what the minister was really saying when he talked about a citizen-centred public sector. I thought we already had a citizen-centred public sector. Certainly, whenever I have publicly or privately had to deal with members of the Public Service they have always seemed to be centred on service to citizens. So, I do not see that this draconian legislation has any benefit with respect to assisting a citizen-centred public sector. In fact, I think it is a slap in the face for those people who have been doing that focus work for a great period of time. The letter further stated:
For the Government to modernise the employment framework and be able to be responsive to employment needs—
I find that interesting: 'responsive to employment needs'—
the Public Sector Management Act 1995 has been reviewed and new legislation developed to replace it.
Apparently, following extensive public consultation, he says that the bill was finalised and introduced into the parliament. They may have had public consultation, but whether or not it was extensive, I am not sure; and whether it took into account some of the bona fide, genuine and reasonable comments—and I reinforce 'reasonable'—from those who will be most adversely affected by this, I am not sure. I am not sure that they took any notice of the responses to that consultation.
They talk about new public sector principles, greater emphasis on one government. I do not quite understand what they mean by 'greater emphasis on one government'. Is that an indictment that the government has not been united, focused or committed? If it is, then it says to me that government leaders should be looking at themselves in the mirror because they have been here for seven years, not having a go at a Public Service which often tries to work under difficult parameters, because governments come and governments go and changes, directions and great upheavals always occur as a result of the policy and procedure of the government of the day. However, public servants always have to go along with that. Sometimes, when changes are significant, they take a while; for example, the justice portfolio, when many departments were combined into the one. However, to actually say that there is to be a greater emphasis on one government to me says that this government is not focused on its role—if that is what it is saying.
Another aspect is an enhanced role for chief executives. I think that is mainly when it comes to being able to hire and fire, because I am not sure what other enhanced role chief executives need because they have pretty broad parameters within their terms of contract and directives from ministers, anyway. I see an enhanced role for chief executives as being one whereby they have the right to hire and fire. In relation to provisions to facilitate greater mobility of public sector employees across the public sector, if you had the good career pathways and opportunities that used to be in the Public Service then you would have that facility already.
The reason I am highlighting this and want to get it on the public record is that, when I read the minister's letter, it is coded, frankly, and underneath that I see something different. I believe something like 'provisions to facilitate greater mobility of public sector employees across the public sector' means that, if the government suddenly wants to rationalise, close down or reduce departmental services in rural and regional areas, as we are seeing now, well, too bad. You either come to Adelaide or you go to another department about which you know little or in which you may not have the expertise or experience, relocate your family, or we will see you later alligator, your job has gone. For example, 'We are going to build a new prison at Mobilong.' You may have been working at Yatala for 25 years and all your family and all your assets are located nearby, but I read this as saying, 'Well, you will have no choice but to relocate, because otherwise you will not have a job.'
Finally, streamline robust rights of review. That may be all right if again the checks and balances are there. Only recently, I and some other colleagues attended a rally out the front of Parliament House. It reinforced to me the fact that this bill has gone too far when it comes to the lack of consideration for workers' rights. That rally involved a great number of officers from the Department for Correctional Services saying to the government that, if you are going to relocate the main prisons from your city precinct to Mobilong, well you had better start to think about the ramifications and the impact on those staff.
Clearly, the government has not thought that through properly in terms of Mobilong. This legislation really highlighted to me that the government will end up in some trouble over this, particularly in better times when there are opportunities for these experienced public servants to go into other areas, such as the security industry. For example, how will those who work in correctional services manage the difficult task of a complex high security prison when people choose not to be kicked from pillar to post but rather take up opportunities to withdraw and go into other sectors?
I do not think the government has thought this through enough. I am all for reform for the right reasons, and modernisation of principles, business procedures and directions are fine, and that is the sort of stuff that the government should be doing—innovative business planning. To me this is so similar to the fundamentals behind WorkCover. I want to finish with this, but it is so similar to those fundamentals, that is, do not look at a business plan for the problems and issues with which you must deal because you have an unfunded public liability because you have cut back on the focus on work safe policy, practice and inspection.
Do not have a look at your senior executive management—they are all okay. In fact, you can give them a pay rise if they are prepared to back you on advertisements and things like that which justifies artificially why you are doing something draconian.
Do not have a look at the minister who has been in charge through years of unfunded liability blow-outs. Look at the simplistic solution, that is, have a go at the workers. Kick the worker. Well, it will not work. It will not work with WorkCover, and I say here tonight that, before the next state election, I believe we will see a $2 billion unfunded WorkCover liability. That is how it is going at the moment, and that will be in spite of the rapid redemption base it is putting through at the moment, and I will have more to say about that in the coming weeks.
The bottom line is that simplistic approaches do not work. Modernisation and better practices for everyone? Yes. Again, I reinforce the fact that there is an absolute difference between the public sector and the private sector. You cannot expect to have exactly the same employment conditions for Public Service delivery as you have for private service delivery. In fact, even in these most difficult times we are encountering now, I think that a lot of private sector employers will have more heart for their employees than chief executive officers will potentially have for decent public servants at a time when, first, they will be under enormous pressure to deliver efficiency dividends (and this will give them the opportunity to be more draconian in the way they go about some of their reduction in workforce numbers); and, secondly, the thing which also worries me and which I want to reinforce is the cosy nepotism situation that can occur with a wink, wink, nod, nod from the minister to a CEO who will surround themselves with the people with whom they feel comfortable rather than the people with the expertise, experience and heart for that department for the delivery of those Public Service outcomes.
We will see good and decent people giving up on the Public Service because of this ridiculous amount of draconian and unnecessary impost on workers. We have a good public sector. In fact, I have travelled around and I have spoken to a number of people in other states who have said that, over the years, the people they meet in the Public Service in South Australia are committed and professional and they commend them. I say to the government that these people can walk, and the government will experience brain drain. They will go to other states where there are other opportunities. The growth in the Northern Territory is an example, and I am starting to see those ads already on weekends.
This is bad legislation, because it will cause unnecessary unrest and it will not deliver the outcomes. At the end of the day, I cannot believe that, after seven years, the government has not realised that, without a Public Service that works with and for and alongside the government of the day for the best intent of the state, it will be the one to lose.
Between the government losing and this legislation, a lot of people will be hurt unnecessarily. I say to the government that the best thing it can do, if it wants to start pulling legislation, is to pull this bill and think it through again. There will be a number of significant amendments and, from what I am hearing, the government will be unhappy because the majority of my colleagues in this council will bring some basic fairness back into the bill which at present is completely unfair to public servants.
The Hon. A. BRESSINGTON (23:10): I rise to speak on the bill. First, I make the point that I have made to the minister's advisers. I am afraid that I do not speak, as does the Hon. Robert Brokenshire, in such glowing terms of the public sector but, then again, I have been not been in the position of once being a minister and working alongside the public sector. I acknowledge that there are many within the public sector who are dedicated and committed to their work but, unfortunately, we often miss out on the good news stories.
In relation to the problems that need to be dealt with, I believe we have two categories of workers. We have public servants who do not do their job. They simply do not meet the competency standards and do not have the passion and the fire in the belly to do their job well. They see it as a bit of a cushy job from which it is difficult to get sacked. By all means, I think it should be easier for departments to be able to get rid of the dead wood, for want of a better term, and replace them with public servants who do have the commitment, knowledge, expertise, training and qualifications to undertake their job in the best interests of the people of this state.
On the other hand, we have public servants who are committed and do want to see their department function well but notice that there is a level of dysfunction, not necessarily caused by incompetence but, rather, a level of nepotism—wink, wink, nudge, nudge, let a few policies and procedures slip by—and fairly soon the rot sets in. They try to approach their supervisors up the line—even the minister—in order to try to identify the practices that are not good for the government department.
Sometimes their supervisors and chief executives are included in their complaint and they are harangued, harassed and bullied to the point of making a WorkCover claim for stress; people are sent to the transit lounge and shifted around the Public Service from one department to another where they can make the least amount of noise until they are forced to take a package, resign or work in an environment that is absolutely intolerable and untenable for them. Along with other members in this place, a number of public servants who have spoken to me fall under the category of whistleblower. Their lives have been an absolute and utter misery as a result of doing nothing more than wanting to improve the performance of their department.
I will be supporting the amendments of the Hon. David Ridgway. I am familiar with those amendments and I indicate that I will be supporting them. I am not as familiar with other members' amendments but I assure members that I will be. I am also moving amendments, along the lines of protecting those public servants who would dare to blow the whistle on the incompetence upstream—call it corruption, if you like—or the plain bad culture that exists within some departments. For any person here to deny that there are some departments that have what I would refer to as a toxic culture I believe would be very politically risky given some of the issues that come before us in our offices that we try to deal with to get the best possible outcome.
It is even at the stage where some public servants will not come or are advised by their superiors to not give evidence to a select committee inquiry because it is seen as a breach of the Public Service act as it stands. I see nothing in the current bill that will make that particular responsibility of a public servant any easier. In fact, it has been indicated to me that there are parts that may make that even more difficult. I believe that if we have a government that wants to continually talk about accountability and transparency it is essential that we have a Public Service sector that is able to identify problems that exist, and that people feel safe that their concerns will be taken seriously and dealt with in an appropriate way and that they will not be subject to certain behaviours that force them out of their particular department and the job that many of them love.
I also make the point that I believe this legislation is coming from the wrong angle altogether. I believe, as I said, that chief executives should be able to dispose of dead wood within their departments through due process, but I also believe that in some of these cases that may be becoming probably a little bit more prevalent—more of them have been brought to my attention, and more often—and there needs to be the protection of a safety net for employees who are being harassed and harangued for merely trying to do their job better. One of the amendments that I believe will be put forward is that the commissioner will be included in the due process at the end.
I also feel that the tone of this piece of legislation is almost making the role of the public sector commissioner defunct, and we have a time now when people are expecting better performance and a greater level of accountability because that is what they have been told they are going to get—and we then take the steps within this legislation to move that power away from the very commissioner who is there to make sure that that accountability and transparency is there.
So I will be, as I said, moving a number of amendments, and I know that I will get criticism from the minister for the amendments because some of them will try to transplant parts of the Whistleblowers Protection Act into this public sector bill so that there is a link. On a number of occasions public servants have come to me as whistleblowers and they have had no idea what the process was to lodge a public interest disclosure statement and to start that process, so they have just gone to their supervisors and lodged a grievance, whereas they should have been seeking protection under the Whistleblowers Protection Act. Then they find that when they do go through that process finally, there are policy changes within the department that relate specifically to the public interest disclosure statement that make the conduct appear to be lawful and a direction to not go and give evidence to an inquiry and to not go to the media when their public interest disclosure statement has not been dealt with. They are told by their supervisors that this is in breach of their Public Sector Management Act, which simply, lawfully, if the Whistleblowers Protection Act had any teeth, would not be the case at all.
I urge members to look at my amendments carefully and to consider the intent behind them, namely, to provide a higher level of protection to public servants who want to expose dysfunctions within government departments and have it enshrined in legislation, other than the Whistleblowers Protection Act, because until we bring that act before us for review, which is well overdue, it means nothing. As I have indicated on previous occasions, a number of legal minds in this place have said that the Whistleblowers Protection Act is not worth the paper it is written on. If that act is not enforceable and cannot provide protection to people who want to see government departments clean up their act, pieces of that legislation must be taken out and inserted in other legislation where it can be applied and enforced and protection given.
I will leave that with members to consider and look forward to the debate that will follow on this legislation. It will be interesting to see whether it is truly the government's intention to do the right thing by the public sector and make their life more manageable or whether this is, as I fear, a rather punitive measure to deal with what it sees as a bit of nuisance behaviour.
Debate adjourned on motion of Hon. C. Zollo.
At 23:23 the council adjourned until Wednesday 29 April 2009 at 14:15.