Mr RAMSEY (Grey) (16:31): Sadly, I’m not quite sure that the new government is actually getting the urgency of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia, including in Bali. Last week I attended a briefing from the minister. I learned something from that briefing: if we get an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Australia—just one outbreak—our…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (13:53): This morning the House witnessed a valedictory from a highly talented, progressive young woman, my friend and fellow Whip, member for Boothby, Nicolle Flint. Nicolle will be remembered for the many things she’s done in this place over the last six years, perhaps most notably for her campaign on endometriosis, which…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (17:47): I rise to speak on the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Loans Scheme Enhancements) Bill 2021. I totally reject the amendment put forward by the previous member, which frames the government as having failed badly on pensioners and older people in Australia. I reject that entirely, but I think…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (12:53): This is a great program, particularly if you’re responsible for an electorate like Grey, with thousands and thousands of kilometres of road that needs maintenance and, in some cases, upgrading. This program alone has delivered $82.8 million to the electorate of Grey. It comes amongst— A division having been called in…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (13:59): Last week, I was very pleased to participate in the opening of the Willowie Forest bike and walking trails, which are in the southern Flinders, between Melrose and Wirrabara. They are part of the Remarkable Southern Flinders Project, a $10 million project, with 50 per cent funded by the state and…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (16:13): The first half of the statement that we are debating today infers that the government has been neglecting the aged-care system. I absolutely reject that part of the statement. The second half of the statement, which says we are in crisis, I think may be closer to a sustainable statement, insomuch…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (19:55): I’ve got some good news to share with you. Today, the heavy work began on the duplication of the Augusta Highway beginning at Port Wakefield, with the first two sections to go through to Lochiel. That’s a distance of about 32 kilometres. That section will cost $260 million, of which the…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (16:39): I’m very mindful of the member for Kingston’s comments there about the loss of the life of a wonderful volunteer. It just reminds us of what an amazing place Australia is, because in another part of South Australia we’ve been dealing with floods—in my electorate, I must say, and on my…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (16:29): Australia, undoubtedly, in the face of a tough couple of years, has one of the most outstanding economies in the world, which is currently just 0.2 per cent smaller than it was in December 2019, in the prepandemic stage. And, of the advanced economies of the world, we are bettered only…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (13:19): Mr Deputy Speaker, you, like other members of this place, would sometimes have people make complaints to your office about various things, whether it’s about being vaccinated or about not being vaccinated or about 100 other topics, but I’d have to say that, in the last four years, my office has…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (13:19): Mr Deputy Speaker, you, like other members of this place, would sometimes have people make complaints to your office about various things, whether it’s about being vaccinated or about not being vaccinated or about 100 other topics, but I’d have to say that, in the last four years, my office has…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (16:35): I have to say, I farmed for 35 years. It’s always challenging, and this year is proving absolutely no different. In my state and in my electorate after a wonderful start to the season, where, in particular, the June and July rainfalls were exceptionally good and the seasons seemed to be…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (20:39): I rise to speak on the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Integrity) Bill 2021. I’m surprised that the member for Solomon—as he leaves the chamber—has so little faith in Labor’s candidate in Lingiari, Marion Scrymgour. I can tell him that the seat of Grey has a far longer boundary with the seat…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (13:32): I must say, Deputy Speaker O’Brien, I was expecting someone else to be in your chair when I rose to speak, because I did want to speak about my good friend the new Speaker, Andrew Wallace. I didn’t know this man before 2016, and that’s not unusual in this place, but…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (16:28): Those that sit on the other side of this chamber must be the only people in Australia, it seems, that think Australia has not dodged an economic bomb. The economic management of Australia over the last two years through the pandemic has been quite extraordinary. In fact, almost any other country in…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (11:11): I’d like to thank the member for Chifley for bringing to the House this important motion, which commemorates or recognises 75 years of the diplomatic relationship between Australia and the Philippines. I gave a speech on this in February this year as that date approached. I am the co-chair of the…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (16:05): I too echo those comments. On a brighter note, last Friday I was given the opportunity, along with Mayor Clare McLaughlin, to open the new Whyalla airport terminal, a $12 million expansion or upgrade of the existing facilities. It came about as a result of the mandatory implementation of passenger screening…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (15:38): The topic of this matter of public importance today is, of course, ‘the importance of legislating net zero emissions by 2050’. I was surprised, then, when the member for Grayndler, the Leader of the Opposition, took 10 minutes of this chamber’s time and didn’t actually mention what he would legislate if…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (11:00): I was very pleased with the news late yesterday afternoon that the state government in South Australia has now set an open-up day of 23 November, when we are expected to reach the target of 80 per cent fully vaccinated, for those over the age of 16. We’re currently at 63.1…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (10:44): As of yesterday afternoon, there have been over two million vaccine shots administered in South Australia. That represents 79 per cent first dose and 62.3 per cent second dose. While this is a significant mark, we are obviously lagging behind primarily New South Wales, ACT and Victoria. To those who choose…
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