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ADELAIDE Thursday April 30, 2020 POLITICS The state Liberal party-room has met in person for the first time since the imposition of coronavirus restrictions – and immediately resumed hostilities over the Marshall Government’s controversial mining legislation, with backbenchers slamming an … Continued

Elizabeth Anderson@eliz_andersonsj 2 Jan 2020, 11:08 a.m.News  CRUCIAL STEP: Member for Frome Geoff Brock will continue his push for a review into land access by resource companies when parliament returns next month. INDEPENDENT MP Geoff Brock is calling on the … Continued

Miners get ‘green light’ with passing of bill Catherine Miller, Elizabeth Anderson and Quinton McCallum 24 Oct 2019 THE passage of the Mining Bill through Parliament has been met by mixed responses, with SA-Best MLC Frank Pangello calling it a … Continued

Jenny OLDLAND JOURNALIST THE state government’s contentious Mining Bill was passed by the Legislative Council last Thursday afternoon, October 17. However, the final vote of 14 in favour, seven against, carried a degree of controversy. Liberals Dennis Hood and Terry … Continued

PAULA THOMPSON The Advertiser October 20th GRAIN Producers SA says the passing of the mining Bill means South Australian landholders will be saddled with some of the worst legal framework in the country, putting prime agricultural land at risk. In July, farmers … Continued

CAMERON ENGLAND The Advertiser October 18th MINING company Terramin Australia has issued an unreserved apology after it was revealed in State Parliament that its lawyers had served documents on people associated with the Bird in Hand winery “to piss the … Continued

Stock Journal 18 Oct 2019, 10:30 a.m. THE state government’s controversial mining bill was passed in the Legislative Council today, marking the end of a long and at times heated passage through parliament. The Statutes Amendment (Mineral Resources) Bill 2018 … Continued

CAMERON ENGLAND The Advertiser October 12th How a mining firm says this winery upgrade is a blight on the Hills THE mining company behind a controversial gold project next to the Bird in Hand Winery is trying to block the … Continued

POLITICS Premier Steven Marshall will face party-room opposition on two fronts tonight with his policy positions on both mining and land tax set to ignite debate at a meeting of Liberal MPs. Tom Richardson@tomrichardsonPrint article With parliament resuming for the … Continued

At its AGM on Saturday 18th August 2019, the Liberal Party State Council voted in favour of the following Motion by 78 votes to 73.  MINING ACT 1971 State Council calls on the Marshall Liberal Government to amend section 9AA … Continued