Secret pipeline and faulty bridges
The safety of South Australian bridges and the secret plans for the North-South Interconnector water pipe line will be referred today for urgent examination at the Public Works Committee.Public Works Committee Member, Martin Hamilton-Smith MP, said that through the PWC he will endeavour to unveil the hidden information about these two important ...
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Exports decline signals Labor failure
Under the Rann Labor Government the value of SA’s goods exports has declined by 15 per cent in the 12 months to June 2010 – now worth just $8.1 billion per annum compared to $9.5 billion a year ago (ABS 5368.0). Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith said, “Once again, Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today shows ...
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Liberal Clipsal vision still paying dividends for SA
Reports today that the Clipsal 500 has generated $285 million in economic benefits for South Australia is testament to the vision of the Olsen Liberal Government in establishing this iconic event. Liberal spokesperson for the Motor Sport Board, Martin Hamilton-Smith MP, said that it is pleasing to see the Clipsal 500 was barely affected by the ...
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Bad Bridges To Be Referred to Auditor-General & Public Works Committee
Liberal front-bencher and Member for Waite Martin Hamilton-Smith is to refer Reports on Bridges determined by engineers to be in poor condition to both the Auditor-General and to Parliament’s Public Works Committee for urgent review. “For over a year the Government has tried to keep secret the location of shoddy bridges by resisting my Freedom ...
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Supporting our Veterans & Ex-Service Personnel
The State Liberal Party has today called on Premier Rann and Prime Minister Gillard to support the Coalition’s policy to introduce improved superannuation pension indexation arrangements for Veterans and Ex-Service Personnel.Ex-Serviceman and Shadow Minister for Defence Industries, Martin Hamilton-Smith, introduced a motion to Parliament calling on ...
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Answers must surface from Foley’s submarine trip
Treasurer and Minister for Defence Industries Kevin Foley must this week reveal to Parliament whether his ‘top-level overseas defence mission’ has provided answers as to whether Labor has again fudged the figures on another major project for South Australia.According to The Advertiser at the time Mr Foley left on his ‘mission’ the trip was to ...
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Government and Council must work together on Motorsport
Adelaide City Council’s decision to cut $40,000 from the Clipsal 500 signals a need for the State Government and the Council to review and improve their relationship in support of major events in the city.Liberal Spokesperson for the Motor Sport Board, Martin Hamilton-Smith MP, said “The Opposition fully concurs with the Motor Trade Association, ...
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Land tax disaster relief passed by Parliament
Amendments to the Land Tax Act 1936 instigated by Member for Waite Martin Hamilton-Smith have now been passed by both Houses of the South Australian Parliament.In the last sitting of Parliament, Mr Hamilton-Smith’s proposed amendments to the Land Tax Act 1936 were adopted by the Government.Mr Hamilton-Smith proposed the changes so that families who ...
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Is public safety at risk from faulty bridges?
In a startling setback for the Rann Labor Government, South Australian Ombudsman Mr Richard Bingham has directed the release of information being kept secret by the Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure relating to 22 bridges determined by engineering reports to be in poor condition that could be exposing the public to danger. Martin ...
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Rail Freight By-pass Must Be Built North of City
Parliament has today heard that the Rudd Labor Government must deliver an action plan of substance, rather than Discussion Papers, to build a rail freight by-pass north of the Adelaide Hills, south of Truro, in order to remove rail freight traffic from the Belair line and the city of Adelaide.Member for Waite, Martin Hamilton-Smith MP, gave Notice ...
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Exports down, confidence down, what next?
The Sensis Business Index released today reports not only a significant drop in business confidence but confirms that the proportion of South Australian small and medium businesses exporting in the last year is the lowest of the mainland states.Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith said “This survey comes just after ...
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Submarine promises sinking?
New doubts have arisen about whether the Rann and Rudd Labor Governments will deliver on their promise during the State election that South Australia or even Australia will design and completely build the next generation of twelve new submarines.These submarines were estimated by Premier Rann to be worth $30 billion to the South Australian economy ...
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