The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I move: That this council— 1. Notes the contribution that Australian non-government organisations make to improving the welfare and quality of life of disadvantaged people living in less resourced settings in developing countries, including o ur… Continue Reading Motivation Australia

Emergency Management (Auslan Interpreters) Bill – Auslan version from Communication Republic on Vimeo. Introduction and First Reading The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Introduced a bill for an act to amend the Emergency Management Act 2004. Read a first time. Second Reading… Continue Reading Emergency Management (Australian Sign Language Interpreter) Amendment Bill 2015

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: In summing up, I would like to thank my parliamentary colleagues for their contributions to this debate: the Hon. Mr Stephen Wade, the Hon. Ms Tammy Franks and the Hon. Tung Ngo, and those other members… Continue Reading Health Review

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I move: That this council acknowledges the extraordinary Paralympic career of Matthew Cowdrey on his retirement from elite swimming on 10 February this year, just over a fortnight ago and that: 1. He embodies a social… Continue Reading Matthew Cowdrey

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I move: That this council notes that the Delivering Transforming Health document— 1. Plans to shut down the Repatriation General Hospital and Hampstead Rehabilitation Service thus disenfranchising the clientele who are both familiar with and confident… Continue Reading Motion on Transforming Health

I speak today as co-mover of this motion, as a passionate advocate for people with borderline personality disorder and the family and friends who care for them. Since I first became aware of this mental health issue more than three… Continue Reading Speech on Borderline Personality Disorder

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I move: That this council notes that— 1. In responding to the everyday treatment of some South Australians living with disability and their family carers that equates to an existence as second-class citizens, that the government… Continue Reading Motion on Disability In All Policy

A copy of the Bill can be viewed here. Introduction and First Reading The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Obtained leave and introduced a bill for an act to amend the Electoral Act 1985 and to make related amendments to the City… Continue Reading Electoral (Electronically Assisted Voting and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2014

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I speak today as the seconder and co-mover of this motion. As a passionate advocate not only for the content of this motion but mental health and mental health awareness more broadly, I want to start… Continue Reading Motion on Borderline Personality Disorder

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I move: That this council— 1. Notes that the recommendations in the Forrest review further restrict access to the disability support pension and make it easier for job seekers to have their payments cut or suspended… Continue Reading Motion on Indigenous Jobs and Training Review