Media Releases

Labor Slams the Brakes on Truro Freight Route

Labor’s long-overdue “90-day review” of South Australia’s infrastructure projects will see federal funding completely cut from the Truro Freight Route Project.

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Sharing bushfire responsibility this summer

With a tough bushfire season predicted and fast approaching, Member for Chaffey, Tim Whetstone MP, is encouraging all community members and groups to prepare their bushfire survival plan.

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Labor’s botched management of River Murray levees

Serious questions have been raised about the Malinauskas Labor Government’s management of River Murray levees following the overtopping and breaching of six Lower Murray levees early Friday morning.

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Parliamentary inquiry into River Murray floods gets green light despite Labor’s opposition

The Opposition has successfully moved to establish a Parliamentary inquiry into the recent River Murray floods to help learn how South Australia can better prepare for future flooding events - despite the Malinauskas Labor Government inexplicably opposing the move.

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Urgent inquiry must be expanded to investigate re-opening of Waikerie birthing unit

The Opposition is calling on Peter Malinauskas to guarantee a review into the re-opening of the Waikerie birthing unit - following the start of an external inquiry into the closure of the same service at Whyalla, robbing expecting mothers of their right to give birth close to home.

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Parliamentary inquiry into River Murray floods a must

The Opposition has moved to establish a Parliamentary Select Committee into the 2022-23 River Murray floods, after the Malinauskas Labor Government ruled out conducting a crucial independent inquiry into the disaster.

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Details murky in River Murray restrictions change

As recreational restrictions on the River Murray start to ease, the Opposition is calling on Peter Malinauskas to provide clarity and transparency over exactly what informed the snap decision.

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Lazy Susan must apologise to river communities

The Opposition has renewed calls for Susan Close to apologise to river communities for abandoning them during the peak of the flooding, choosing to disappear on a month-long overseas holiday despite being the minister responsible for the River Murray.

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Chaos and confusion continues for flood-affected communities

River communities dealing with a once-in-a-generation flood event continue to be confused by what support can be accessed and how long restrictions on recreational activities will remain.

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Trigger point needed for lifting restrictions on recreational activity on the River Murray

The Opposition is calling on the Malinauskas Labor Government to provide Riverland and Murraylands communities with certainty and declare a specific trigger point at which recreational restrictions on the River Murray will be lifted.

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