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Web Land and Business (Sale and Conveyancing) (Building Inspections) Amendment Bill (Bills) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (16:21): I thank honourable members for their contributions. I did have a glimmer of hope when I saw the Hon. Russell Wortley rising to his feet rather than the usual suspect who is deployed to kill off my bills but, no, in this instance unfortunately the answer was still a no—very disappointing. As has been articulated, I thin... -
Web Education and Children's Services (Inclusive Education) Amendment Bill (Bills) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (12:51): I rise to very briefly indicate my support for the Education and Children's Services (Inclusive Education) Amendment Bill. Other members have talked about the genesis of this bill and therefore I will not traverse that similar territory. What I will say is that members will know that I have been an advocate for more tr... -
Web North-South Corridor (Question Time) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:17): I seek leave to ask a question of the Minister for Transport on the topic of the north-south corridor. Leave granted. The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: Can the minister advise how much the state government has spent on the north-south corridor project to date and the estimated costs of the project overall? -
Web Nurses and Midwives (Question Time) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:34): Supplementary: why are South Australian nurses and midwives the lowest paid in the nation, and why won't Labor pay them what they're worth? -
Web TAFE SA Bill (Bills) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (17:10): Sounds like this might be one of those moments where we are all in agreement in the parliament. The Christmas spirit is coming here to North Terrace. That is good to see. I also rise to indicate my support for this bill. TAFE SA plays a vital role in providing South Australians with access to tertiary education, a path... -
Web Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Affordable Housing) Amendment Bill (Bills) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (16:43): I thank honourable members for their contributions: the Hon. Russell Wortley, the Hon. Jing Lee and the Hon. Michelle Lensink. Naturally, I am disappointed that the Labor and Liberal parties are not supporting this bill, but I am not surprised. I will not reflect on the irony of being lectured about empty slogans by th... -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:39): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Primary Industries on the topic of the algal bloom. Leave granted. The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: Yesterday, the Adelaide Advertiser reported that Associate Professor Jochen Kaempf, an oceanographer at Flinders University wh... -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:40): Supplementary: will the minister raise this matter with the university administration? The PRESIDENT: It's not really a supplementary. We will go to the Hon. Ms Franks. -
Web Kirk, Mr C. (Motions) - 30/10/2025
The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (16:56): I move to amend the motion as follows: Delete paragraph 1 and substitute: 1.	Notes with deep sorrow the assassinations of American political commentator Charlie Kirk on 10 September 2025 and the Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives of the United States of America, Melissa Hortman, and her husband, Mark... -
Web Algal Bloom (Question Time) - 29/10/2025
The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:40): Supplementary: as part of these forums, is the government discouraging the use of the word 'toxic', and is its reason for doing so to preserve the reputation of the Malinauskas government? The PRESIDENT: You can answer it, minister, but I didn't see any supplementary question arising from the answer.
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