The latest figures from the Australian Energy Regulator have revealed a concerning rise in the number of South Australian households forced onto electricity and gas hardship plans, with more families struggling to keep the lights on.

Leader of the Opposition, Vincent Tarzia has announced a reshaping of the Shadow Cabinet following the retirement of Matt Cowdrey OAM MP.

While the Government’s Algal Bloom Small Business Support Grant may look good on paper, many struggling business owners across South Australia are discovering in the fine print that they’re ineligible for any help.

A revival of the Great State Voucher scheme could be a shot in the arm for South Australian small businesses and tourism operators pushed to the brink by the toxic algal bloom.  

The Opposition has obtained disturbing footage of extensive damage done to a public housing property in Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs in a shocking example of tenants taking advantage of the system while others experiencing homelessness are denied a safe place to live.

Labor’s last minute rescue package for those impacted by the algal bloom largely ignores the calls from fishing and marine industries brought to their knees by this environmental disaster.  

The Labor Government has been embarrassed into acting months after the toxic algal bloom was first detected – a disgraceful insult to the industries, communities, and livelihoods devastated across South Australia.

Labor’s response to South Australia’s escalating toxic algal bloom crisis has been slow, secretive and severely lacking in accountability – and the Opposition is now demanding immediate, transparent and independent action, including a Royal Commission to get to the truth.

The Minister for Housing, Nick Champion has showed just how out of touch he is with South Australia’s housing crisis, getting his new King William Street ‘palace’ upgraded on the taxpayer dime, while thousands languish on the public housing waitlist.

An independent Royal Commission must be convened to examine the wide-ranging and devastating impacts of the toxic algal bloom on South Australia’s marine industries.