Press room

The Opposition has welcomed today’s announcement that Kangaroo Island has been declared free of feral pigs, describing it as a landmark biosecurity and environmental achievement that was made possible by long-term planning, strong local partnerships and investment initiated under the former Liberal Government. “The former Liberal Government recognised that the post-bushfire period presented a once-in-a- […]

The Opposition has raised serious concerns after both the Minister for Industrial Relations and the Minister for Primary Industries were unable to answer basic questions in Parliament about a major regulatory change that could significantly impact South Australia’s grain industry. The changes, agreed to by work health and safety ministers nationally in 2024, will reduce […]

The Malinauskas Government appears to be failing to use an existing $28.4 million fund to support struggling South Australian wine grape growers. When questioned about whether the Government had used the Rural Industry Adjustment and Development Fund over the past four years, the Minister for Primary Industries, Clare Scriven, took the question on notice. When […]

An investigation by the State Opposition has uncovered multiple examples of Government spin doctors banning the words ‘outbreak’ and ‘harmful’ from communications about the algal bloom. The Freedom of Information documents reveal instructions coming from staff within the Premier’s own department, as well as the Environment Department’s PR team. Shadow Minister for Environment and Water, […]

Prices for red meat, milk and other basic food items have soared over the past 12 months, strengthening calls from the SA Liberals for a strategic diesel reserve that would help shield primary producers from future fuel shocks. The latest quarterly ABS inflation data indicated the rising cost of fuel and fertiliser is filtering through […]