Labour Hire Licensing Bill

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I simply wanted to briefly place on the record that the Dignity Party also supports this bill which, as other members have noted, arises from a Four Corners exposé into the exploitation of workers. This is...

Work Health and Safety (Representative Assistance) Amendment Bill

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I take the floor briefly to indicate the Dignity Party's support for this bill. I would like to acknowledge the various submissions and lobbying that I have received on this bill from the likes of the...

Industry Advocate Bill

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I would like to start by thanking Chris Picton from the other place for briefing my office on this bill and also for arranging for the current Industry Advocate, Ian Nightingale, to be present at that...

SA Pathology Jobs – Response

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the minister representing the Minister for Health, questions regarding SA Pathology jobs. Leave granted. The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Pathology is involved in up to 70 per...

Barriers to employment for Australians with disabilities

South Australians with a disability say they’re still facing barriers to employment especially from workplaces that can’t accommodate their needs.   Dignity Party MLC Kelly Vincent says while the State Government celebrates a drop in South Australia’s unemployment rate to...

Kelly Vincent – 5AA Interview on International Day of People with Disability, Accessible Toilets and SA Pathology Job Cuts

Andrew Reimer: Kelly Vincent, you had a busy day yesterday, you had your rally in town? Kelly Vincent: We certainly did because today is International Day of People with a Disability but it being a Saturday most of the celebrations...

nRAH has to split the spit

Dignity for Disability MLC Kelly Vincent has used question time today to ask the Minister for Health questions about SA Pathology jobs and practices at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital. “An ageing society and increasing reliance on diagnostic testing would...

Vocational Education and Training

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK : I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills a question regarding government, in particular Labor Party, election commitments. Leave granted. The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: On...

Women in the Workforce

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: Supplementary question: how is the government working to address gaps in superannuation for women given that recent reports seem to suggest that even women in their early 20s who have not yet had time out of...

Controlled Substances (Poppy Cultivation) Amendment Bill

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: On behalf of Dignity for Disability, I am pleased to speak at the second reading of this bill today and support the initiative of the Hon. David Ridgway in introducing this bill. I thank him for...