Peter Malinauskas has backflipped on Labor’s criticism of Keolis Downer’s ability to run the public transport network in South Australia by awarding the private operator a new eight-year contract for regional bus services

Almost a year after the Opposition introduced a Bill into Parliament that would have made private e-scooters legal to ride in public spaces in South Australia – local retailers say customers remain unhappy and confused over local laws.

Just five days out from Christmas – traditionally one of the busiest periods on South Australia’s roads – the Opposition is calling on the Malinauskas Labor Government to make road safety a higher priority.

Mobile phone detection cameras (MPDC) - to deter dangerous driving amid one of South Australia’s worst road tolls in two decades - will be delayed and not fully functional until March 2025 following impacts to the “project’s critical path”.

Hoons and other dangerous drivers are being let off the hook, with the number of crushed cars and motorcycles dropping by a significant amount - despite South Australia’s surging road toll which is one of the worst in decades.

The South Australian Opposition is warning that the productivity and safety of South Australia’s road network is being ignored by State and Federal Labor after $400 million worth of vital infrastructure cuts.

Five major South Australian infrastructure projects have been abandoned by the Federal Labor Government, in a devasting blow for the state – particularly regional SA.

The Albanese Labor Government is withdrawing long standing funding support for road and rail
projects leaving South Australia to foot the bill.

As protesters make waves at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre today, rallying against Peter Malinauskas’ repeated failures in delivering a new facility – the Opposition is strengthening its calls to keep the current centre open while the new complex is built.

The Opposition has joined worried River Road residents on the steps of Parliament today as they protest the Malinauskas Labor Government’s dangerous decision to divert trucks off Hahndorf’s main street and down the winding country road.