Media Releases

Billion-dollar buck ends with Koutsantonis and his costly captain's call

Jun 01, 2022  |  media release

In a damning discovery on the eve of delivering its first budget, the Malinauskas Labor Government has been caught out red-handed siphoning a billion dollars from the most important infrastructure project in state history to prop up its lofty election commitments.

Green light signals go for new decade-long Strategy to save lives on our roads

Jan 29, 2022  |  media release

A significant reduction in the number of lives lost and serious injuries on South Australian roads over the next decade is the focus of a new 10-year road safety strategy unveiled today.

$80m Emergency Services HQ handles the heat in response to bushfires and floods

Jan 27, 2022  |  media release

SA’s bolstered response capability for weather-related disasters has been on full display in recent days with the state’s best emergency services minds working together at their new $80 million purpose-built headquarters to protect the community from bushfires and extreme floods.

FireFlight mapping system to undergo bushfire season trial

Dec 20, 2021  |  media release

The Marshall Government will support the trial of a real-time fire mapping system during this year’s fire season to help better protect communities in bushfire prone areas.

Successful spring prescribed burn season comes to an end

Dec 18, 2021  |  media release

A prescribed burn in Adelaide’s southern suburbs today has marked the end of a successful spring season that has seen 46 prescribed burns carried out across South Australia – reducing the fire risk across more than 1600 hectares of public and private land.

Crime Stoppers SA tip produces the goods and disrupts local drug trade

Dec 10, 2021  |  media release

A valuable tip to Crime Stoppers SA has led to the seizure of dangerous drugs and almost $50,000 cash after a raid on a north-eastern suburbs grow house.

Black Hawks elevate South Australia’s bushfire defence

Dec 08, 2021  |  media release

Agile Black Hawk helicopters will revolutionise bushfire fighting in South Australia this summer and significantly boost capability for the Country Fire Service’s aerial fleet in a move that also increases protection for the community and firefighters.

Lights, camera…. Responsible road action!

Dec 03, 2021  |  media release

Selfish drivers are on notice ahead of the reactivation of a fixed speed camera to protect motorists and hold irresponsible drivers to account for their life-risking behaviour.

Drug drivers on notice – risk it and lose your licence… or your life

Nov 30, 2021  |  media release

The Marshall Liberal Government has passed Australian-first legislation through Parliament today which boosts road safety by ensuring dangerous drivers are instantly stripped of their licence following a positive roadside drug test result.

Worldclass design and leader for Morialta Secondary College

Nov 25, 2021  |  media release

Concept images for the new state-of-the-art $84.4 million Morialta Secondary College have been revealed, giving families in Adelaide’s north east their first look at what this world class school will have to offer.