Questions in Parliament

Question: Regional Public Transport in Barossa Valley

11 April 2024 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:41): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minster for Regional Development on the topic of...

Question: Incentives for Regional Nurses

10 April 2024 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:39): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector...

Question: Age of Criminal Responsibility Discussion Paper

20 March 2024 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:15): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Attorney-General on the topic of raising the age of criminal responsibility....

Question: Adelaide City Council Rates

20 March 2024 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:33): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Small and Family Business...

Question: Regional Bank Closures

7 March 2024 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:34): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of regional...

Question: Rental Vacancy Rates

6 March 2024 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:31): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Planning on the topic...

Question: Barossa Wine

22 February 2024 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:49): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on...

Question: Adelaide's Tram Network

21 February 2024 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:00): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Transport on the...

Question: Community Legal Services

20 February 2024 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:01): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of community legal services. Leave...

Question: Walker Tower

8 February 2024 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:44): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Planning on the topic...

Question: Public and Active Transport Committee Report

7 February 2024 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:46): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of regional...

Question: Ministerial Diaries

30 November 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:18): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of ministerial diaries. Leave granted....

Question: Alternatives to Incarceration

29 November 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:08): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of alternatives to prison. Leave...

Question: Power Outages

28 November 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:29): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of power...

Question: People living in caravans

16 November 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: This week, it has been reported that Ms Kaylene Swan Hussey is facing homelessness after being served a notice of eviction from a caravan she was...

Question: Public School Teachers

16 November 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:35): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Public Sector on the topic of public...

Question: Publicly Owned Builder

15 November 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:58): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Human Services on the...

Question: Equality in the Regions

14 November 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:10): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of LGBTIQ equality in...

Question: Age of Criminal Responsibility

2 November 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:16): Supplementary: in light of news that the ACT is raising the age of criminal responsibility to 14, will the minister provide an update on the...

Question: Youth Treatment Orders

2 November 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:47): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of youth treatment orders. Leave...

Question: Youth Treatment Orders

1 November 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:47): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of youth treatment orders. Leave granted....

Question: Teacher Strike

31 October 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:42): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector on the...

Question: Establishment of Adelaide University

19 October 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:54): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of tertiary...

Question: Establishment of Adelaide University

18 October 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:48): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General, representing the Minister for Education, on the topic...

Question: Teachers' Industrial Action

28 September 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:07): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector on the...

Youth Detention

27 September 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:18): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of youth detention. Leave granted....

Question: Power Outages

26 September 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:12): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of...

Question: West End Brewery Site

14 September 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:58): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing everybody, the Attorney-General, on the topic of...

Question: Hahndorf Bypass

12 September 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:12): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of the...

Question: Renters Rights

12 September 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:44): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Leader of the Government in this house on the...

Question: Tram Drivers Dispute

31 August 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:43): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Public Sector on the topic of the...

Question: Children in Detention

30 August 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:10): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of young offenders. Leave granted....

Question: Teachers in the Public Sector

29 August 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:56): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector on the...

Question: Regional Students

6 July 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:42): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question without notice of the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of regional...

Question: Regional Teacher Shortages

27 June 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:28): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on the...

Question: Gas Conference & Anti-Protest Laws

15 June 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:55): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of consultation. Leave granted....

Question: Regional Rail

14 June 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:35): It is hard to follow that, but I will try. I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice...

Question: Protection of Private Communication

13 June 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:50): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney-General on the topic of protection of private communications. Leave...

Question: Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility

31 May 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:19): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of raising the age of...

Question: Charter of Human Rights

30 May 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:50): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of a human rights...

Question: Right to Protest

18 May 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:46): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of the right to protest....

Question: Regional Rental Affordability

17 May 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:58): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of...

Question: Regional Bank Closures

16 May 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of regional bank...

Question: Parliamentary Standing Orders

3 May 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of parliamentary standing orders. Leave granted....

Question: Residential Tenancies Act Review

2 May 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:27): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs on...

Question: Overrepresentation of First Nations People Experiencing Homelessness

23 March 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General, the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, on the topic...

Question: Reactivation of Regional Rail

22 March 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on regional rail. Leave...

Rental Affordability in SA

21 March 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs...

Question: Regional Rail

8 March 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of regional...

Question: Rent Bidding

7 March 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs...

Question: Rental Property Standards

23 February 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs...

Question: Regional Bank Closures and Public Safety

22 February 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of regional...

Question: Regional Bank Closures

21 February 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of regional...

Question: Expanding the Scope of The Equal Opportunity Act

9 February 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: Supplementary: does the government intend to expand the program to religiously-based schools, given the horrific revelations of the Four Corners program on Opus Dei? ...

Question: Regional Health Services

9 February 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of regional...

Question: Banks Closures in Regional SA

8 February 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of bank...

Question: State Major Bank Levy

7 February 2023 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General representing the Treasurer on the topic of interest rate...

Question: Supporting Aids Health Care in SA

1 December 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Health on the topic...

Question: Housing in Flood Affected Areas

30 November 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on the...

Question: Pill Testing in South Australia

29 November 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General, representing the Minister for Health, on the topic...

Question: Conditions in Youth Detention Centers

17 November 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of raising the age of...

Question: Religious Exemptions

16 November 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of religious exemptions. Leave granted....

Question: Energy Infrastructure and Reviving ETSA

15 November 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of regional...

Question: Third Party Rental Application Groups

3 November 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to a minister in this place, the Attorney-General, on the topic...

Question: Health Care in Regional SA

2 November 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of regional...

Question: Premier's Delivery Unit Report

1 November 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of the Premier's Delivery Unit....

Question: Homelessness Due to Flooding in the Riverland

20 October 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of homelessness...

Question: Security of Renters Information

19 October 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of data protection. Leave granted. The...

Question: Rent Discrimination of Low Income Earners

28 September 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of rental stress. Leave granted....

Question: Heritage of Thebarton Police Barracks

27 September 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General representing the Minister for Planning on the topic...

Question: Council Amalgamation Consulation in the Regions

8 September 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on the...

Question: Council Amalgamation

7 September 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development on the...

Question: Cost of Youth Imprisonment

6th September 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of the cost of...

Question: Renting in the Regions and Cost of Living Concessions

7 July 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of...

Question: More Affordable to Rent in Melbourne than in Adelaide

6 July 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Human Services on...

Question: Housing Vacancy Rates

5 July 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Human Services on the...

Question: When will SA Government raise the age of criminal responsibility?

14 June 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: Last week, my office received a substantial number of emails, as I believe have other members of this place, calling for the age of criminal...

Question: Labor's Attack on Worker's Compensation

2 June 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question on the topic of injured workers to the Minister for Industrial Relations. Earlier...

Question: Vice Chancellor Salaries

01 June 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Education on the topic...

Question: Lead Pollution in Port Pirie

01 June 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development on the topic of...

Question: Regional Housing Affordability

31 May 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Regional Development. The Hon. C.M. Scriven:...

Question: Youth Detention Numbers in SA

19 May 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General regarding children in detention. The Hon. R.A. SIMMS:...

Question: More Public Housing for SA

18 May 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Human Services. The Hon....

Question: Blue Gum Removal on Kangaroo Island

17 May 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development. The PRESIDENT:...

Question: Renters Rights

5 May 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Human Services and the...

Question: Age of Criminal Responsibility

4 May 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Attorney-General on the topic of raising the age...

Question: Affordable Housing

3 May 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Hon. Clare Scriven, the minister representing the Minister...

Question: Religious Discrimination Bill

10 February 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Premier on the topic of...

Question: Renters' Protection after End of Eviction Moratorium

9 February 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Human Services on the topic of...

Question: COVID-19 Helpline Waiting Times

8 February 2022 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a short statement before asking a question of the Minister for Health and Wellbeing regarding COVID-19. The Hon. R.A. SIMMS:...

Question: Third Party Rental Apps

1 December 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: Welfare groups are calling for a ban on third-party rental payment apps that some real estate agents are forcing tenants to use, reportedly costing tenants...

Question: Nuclear Dump Planned for Kimba

30 November 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: Yesterday, the federal government announced that it has acquired more than 200 hectares of land near Kimba on Eyre Peninsula to build a nuclear waste...

Question: Business Support During COVID-19

18 November 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Treasurer on the topic of business support during...

Question: SA Reopening and Vaccination Rollout for the Homeless

17 November 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing on the topic of...

Question: Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility

16 November 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: A national campaign to raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14, in line with other jurisdictions around the world, has been backed...

Question: Adelaide Park Lands Rezoning

27 October 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Planning, the Treasurer, on...

Question: Great Southern Bike Trail

14 October 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Treasurer on the topic of the feasibility study...

Question: QR Code Data Retention

14 October 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:31): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing on the topic...

Question: Rental Affordability Report

13 October 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Human Services on the topic of...

Question: Rental Affordability Scheme

22 September 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: Reports in The Advertiser today suggest that hundreds of South Australians are at risk of becoming homeless this year as an average of 10...

Question: Port Pirie Smelter

9th September 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: The latest SA Health report into Port Pirie lead levels, released on 30 August, shows that in the first half of this year the average...

Question: Vaccination Rollout

7th September 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (15:50): I seek leave to make a brief statement before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Health on the topic of...

Question: Rental Moratorium

26 August 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:38): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Human Services on the topic of the...

Question: Adelaide Universities

25 August 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Premier on the topic of Adelaide universities....

Question: Climate Change

24 June 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: My question is to the Treasurer regarding the budget, but before I ask my question, I seek leave to make a brief explanatory statement. Leave...

Question: Electric Vehicle Tax

23 June 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Premier, the Treasurer, on the topic of...

Question: Giant Cuttlefish

10 June 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development,...

Question: Regional Homelessness

8 June 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I welcome the opportunity to talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on South Australia. It really goes without saying that we have been very lucky...

Question: SkyCity Adelaide

8 June 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Treasurer on the topic of SkyCity Adelaide. Leave granted. The...

Question: Ministerial Vehicles

6 May 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question on the topic of ministerial cars to the Treasurer. Leave granted. The Hon. R.A....

Question: COVID-19 Vaccinations for People Who Are Homeless

25 May 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:37): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing on the topic of...

Question: International Students

13 May 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS (14:56): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question without notice to the minister representing the Premier on the topic of international...

Question: Rental Affordability in South Australia

5 May 2021 The Hon. R.A. SIMMS: Last week, Anglicare Australia released their 2021 rental affordability snapshot, which found that there was not a single rental property in South Australia that a single...