A state government has an obligation to do what is possible within the limits of state resources to help its people, to make the state an inclusive place where all have access to essential services and housing. South Australia saw this during the glamour years of Premier Don Dunstan when government had the energy and the optimistic determination to make this happen. It seemed possible for all of us, including poor people, to have a fair go. However, over the last few weeks, with the announcement of the funding restructure for homelessness services, this idea of a fair go seems to have dissipated.
13 May 2021 9:57am
The South Australian community was shocked by the news that a 13-year-old Port Lincoln boy had been killed after a garbage truck picked up a bin which he and his two friends were sleeping in on Tuesday.
SA Best MP Connie Bonaros has called for an inquiry into the death as questions emerged about how the boys came to be inside the bin. Ms Bonaros introduced the motion to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, calling for an independent joint inquiry into the circumstances around the death “urgently”.
The young boy, Spencer Benbolt Junior, and his friends – aged 11 and 12 – were not homeless, according to the police. Ms Best would like an investigation to be undertaken by the Guardian for Children and Young People and the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, and in particular, she wanted answers to questions as to why the boys were sleeping in the bin before the garbage truck arrived.
Nicolle Flint admits SA Liberals could have done more to support her during 2019 election
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Liberal MP Nicolle Flint has spoken out about harassment against her.
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Liberal MP Nicolle Flint has conceded her own party could absolutely have done more to provide her with support during the vicious 2019 election campaign.
Key points:
She singled out GetUp for its campaign before the 2019 election
GetUp today described attempts to construe its campaign as misogynistic as a smear
The conservative faction MP yesterday broke down in tears in Parliament while describing the harassment and stalking she had endured during her time in politics.
South Australia's peak housing welfare organisation says finding ways to unlock a vast body of vacant dwellings in Adelaide's CBD could help significantly reduce homelessness, as well as rental stress.
Debate over changes to legislation on abortion in South Australia has played out on social media between SA Liberal MP Michelle Lensink and Federal Liberal MP Nicolle Flint.