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Web Fisheries Management (Cuttlefish—Northern Spencer Gulf) Amendment Bill (Bills) - 26/11/2025
Mr BASHAM (Finniss) (16:23): I rise as lead speaker for the opposition on this bill to amend and enshrine the protections into legislation to prohibit the taking of cuttlefish in Northern Spencer Gulf. Personally, I had the opportunity back in June 2021, when I was minister for primary industries, to go out and swim with the cuttlefish and see the... -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 12/11/2025
Mr BASHAM (Finniss) (14:35): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier agree with the statements made in the Senate inquiry report that the state government was slow to act and provided minimal support to affected communities when the harmful algal bloom was first detected in March 2025? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will ex... -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 12/11/2025
Mr BASHAM (Finniss) (14:58): My question is to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water. Which agency was responsible for managing the algal bloom and when was that made clear to coastal councils? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Mr BASHAM: The Senate inquiry reports that councils were confused wh... -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 12/11/2025
Mr BASHAM (Finniss) (14:45): My question is to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water. When did the formal engagement commence between the federal government and the South Australian government in relation to the harmful algal bloom? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Mr BASHAM: The Senate report ... -
Web Remembrance Day (Motions) - 12/11/2025
Mr BASHAM (Finniss) (11:51): I, too, rise to support this motion by the member for Waite. It is such an important day to remember our history and how our country has grown and evolved from people making the ultimate sacrifice on shores very far away from ours. It is not easily comprehensible, going back 100-plus years, to imagine the thoughts of p... -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 12/11/2025
Mr BASHAM (Finniss) (14:54): My question is to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water. Why was there a delay in seeking formal commonwealth assistance with the harmful algal bloom? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Mr BASHAM: The bloom was first detected in March but formal commonwealth assistanc... -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 12/11/2025
Mr BASHAM (Finniss) (15:05): My question is to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water. Was the government's response to the harmful algal bloom fragmented and confusing for stakeholders? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Mr BASHAM: In relation to the coordination of government response, the Senat... -
Web Algal Bloom (Personal Explanation) - 12/11/2025
Mr BASHAM (Finniss) (19:30): I seek leave to make a personal explanation. Leave granted. Mr BASHAM: Today, during question time, we had questioning of my commitment to the electorate of Finniss. This is simply insulting to me and my constituents. It is untrue and misrepresents the events in the period identified by the Premier, March through to J... -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 11/11/2025
Mr BASHAM (Finniss) (14:29): My question is to the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water. Does the minister stand by her comments that the algal bloom is merely an irritant? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Mr BASHAM: In a public briefing on 6 November the minister said in relation to the algal blo... -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 11/11/2025
Mr BASHAM (Finniss) (15:07): My question is again to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. When was SA Health first advised that a new toxin-producing algal species had been detected and what public health risk assessments were undertaken?
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