The South Australian Political Landscape

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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby dedja » Mon Jun 10, 2024 3:05 pm

RIP Steele, a man of high character and integrity who made a massive political contribution to this state.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby dedja » Mon Jun 10, 2024 5:59 pm

Vale, Jennifer Cashmore, 86.

Relentlessly and in the end, correctly hounded the Bannon Labor government over what ended up being the State Bank disaster.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Wed Jun 19, 2024 2:17 pm

Mali having fun at the presser about nuclear :lol:
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Booney » Wed Jun 19, 2024 2:24 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Mali having fun at the presser about nuclear :lol:


Imagine Spiers running a nuclear set up.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby dedja » Wed Jun 19, 2024 2:49 pm

NZ passed laws to progressively ban smoking over a number of years in 2022, but were repealed by the incoming government.

Interesting to see if this proposal by Pangallo gets any traction here.


Proposed new laws will aim to create a ‘smoke-free generation’ by raising legal smoking age

In just a few short years SA could drive out it’s biggest “preventable killer” with nation-leading laws, an MP pushing them says.

Anyone born on or after January 1, 2009 could be banned from smoking until they turn 21, under tough proposed state anti-smoking laws set to be introduced to parliament on Wednesday.

The law proposed by independent MLC Frank Pangallo would increase the legal smoking age to 21 years old – three years more than the current 18 years of age requirement.

If passed, the laws would come into effect on January 1, in aims of creating a smoke-free generation.

Those caught supplying tobacco to people aged under 21 will be slapped with a $40,000 fine.

Mr Pangallo said the laws were about saving lives and improving health outcomes by making it as difficult as possible for young people to buy cigarettes.

“I make no apology for proposing new laws which will give South Australia the toughest anti-smoking powers in the country,” he said.

“The cost to the community across our public hospital and health systems amounts to billions of dollars a year.

“Yet we have a disturbing trend where the number of young Australians smoking continues to increase.”

Health Minister Chris Picton said “smoking is our biggest preventable killer” and the government would consider any measure to reduce its impact.

“ The rate of young people becoming addicted to nicotine, including through vape use, is alarming which is why as a state government we have implemented a range of actions to tackle this health crisis,” he said.

“In March we banned smoking and vaping in a raft of outdoor public spaces including at outdoor swimming pools, children’s sporting events, beaches near patrol flags and jetties and outside shopping centre entrances, childcare settings, schools and hospitals.”

Mr Picton added that reducing rates of smoking and vaping was also a key focus of a recently-launched preventive agency, Preventive Health SA
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Jimmy_041 » Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:07 pm

Picton is an effing clown
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby dedja » Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:13 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:Picton is an effing clown


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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Jimmy_041 » Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:28 pm

dedja wrote:
Jimmy_041 wrote:Picton is an effing clown


:lol:


To prove my point:

Health Minister Chris Picton said “smoking is our biggest preventable killer” and the government would consider any measure to reduce its impact.


Well; ban it dickhead!
Can't fix ramping and can't fix smoking - I'd have them both fixed by 30th June
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby dedja » Wed Jun 19, 2024 5:44 pm

I’ve got to admit I don’t understand why tobacco products are still allowed to be sold and consumed in 2024.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Jimmy_041 » Wed Jun 19, 2024 6:09 pm

dedja wrote:I’ve got to admit I don’t understand why tobacco products are still allowed to be sold and consumed in 2024.


Vote killer - just proof their own jobs are more important than "the government would consider any measure to reduce its impact"
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby dedja » Wed Jun 19, 2024 6:11 pm

Yep, but they’re all guilty though.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby RB » Wed Jun 19, 2024 6:12 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:
dedja wrote:
Jimmy_041 wrote:Picton is an effing clown


[emoji38]


To prove my point:

Health Minister Chris Picton said “smoking is our biggest preventable killer” and the government would consider any measure to reduce its impact.


Well; ban it dickhead!
Can't fix ramping and can't fix smoking - I'd have them both fixed by 30th June
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Jimmy_041 » Wed Jun 19, 2024 6:16 pm

RB wrote:
Jimmy_041 wrote:
dedja wrote:
Jimmy_041 wrote:Picton is an effing clown


[emoji38]


To prove my point:

Health Minister Chris Picton said “smoking is our biggest preventable killer” and the government would consider any measure to reduce its impact.


Well; ban it dickhead!
Can't fix ramping and can't fix smoking - I'd have them both fixed by 30th June
I recall that Apache was SA Footy's nominee for health minister - you can be Attorney-General.


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I am one of the few people with vast experience in all three 8)
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby dedja » Wed Jun 19, 2024 6:19 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:I want Recreation, Sport & Racing
I am one of the few people with vast experience in all three 8)


Mad March, Supercars and LIV … hey, they’re Mali’s portfolios.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby tigerpie » Wed Jun 19, 2024 8:41 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:
dedja wrote:I’ve got to admit I don’t understand why tobacco products are still allowed to be sold and consumed in 2024.


Vote killer - just proof their own jobs are more important than "the government would consider any measure to reduce its impact"

Tax revenue.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby dedja » Wed Jun 19, 2024 9:20 pm

It’s a Commonwealth, not State tax. :-B
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby tigerpie » Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:29 pm

dedja wrote:It’s a Commonwealth, not State tax. :-B

Forehead slap.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby dedja » Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:34 pm

tigerpie wrote:
dedja wrote:It’s a Commonwealth, not State tax. :-B

Forehead slap.


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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Booney » Thu Aug 08, 2024 2:24 pm

Hard to believe the Liberal leader just got arseholed.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby dedja » Thu Aug 08, 2024 2:30 pm

LOL if they turn to John Gardner, who happens to be my local MP.

Nice enough and decent bloke, but not leadership material. Will be absolutely mauled by Labor, in a similar vein to Alexander Downer when he was the Federal Liberal leader for that very short period.

Vincent Tarzia is a clown who is still dining off defeating Mr X a while back.

Not a ticket that’s going to worry anyone on the Labor side.

The next SA Liberal Premier probably isn’t in parliament yet, and may not even have been born yet either. :lol:
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