Reconciliation with the South Australian Aboriginal Community

Aboriginal Constitutional Recognition The Hon. J.M. GAZZOLA: My question is to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation. Will the minister update the chamber about steps the government has taken recently towards reconciliation with the South Australian Aboriginal community? The...

Aboriginal Constitutional Recognition

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Thank you, Mr President. How does the minister respond to Aboriginal people who may believe that a treaty is a preferable solution, rather than the Recognise campaign, and how significant a number of people does he...

Aboriginal Heritage (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Dignity for Disability welcomes the opportunity to speak about the important issue of the protection of Aboriginal heritage in this state. Since the Aboriginal Heritage Act was proclaimed in 1988, there have been significant changes that...

The National Indigenous Times

Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. T.A. Franks: That this council notes— The immense contribution of The National Indigenous Times as a powerful voice for Australia's First Peoples; The investment made by the founders of The National Indigenous Times, John...

Constitutional Recognition

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before directing a question to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation regarding constitutional recognition. Leave granted. The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: Recognise is the people's movement to recognise...

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking questions of the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation regarding Aboriginal community controlled health services. Leave granted. The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: According to the Australian Institute...

Address in Reply

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I also take the floor to contribute to the Address in Reply. Certainly, there have been some hard acts to follow today. First there was the Hon. Mr McLachlan with his references to everything from Charles...

Stolen Generations (Compensation) Bill

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I am going to speak very briefly to this bill this evening, and I hope that that brevity does not suggest a lack of interest or a lack of passion for the issues to which it...

Multiculturalism

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: On behalf of Dignity for Disability, I am pleased to take the floor to support this motion calling for a diverse and welcoming South Australia. Statistics from the 2011 Census show that about 350,000 South Australians...

Criminal Law (Sentencing) (Suspended Sentences) Amendment Bill

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I will speak just briefly today on behalf of Dignity for Disability on this particular bill to indicate that we cannot support the second reading of it, but I would like to say thank you to...