By way of supplementary question, will the minister advise whether councils are obligated to follow the better development plans? If they decide not to, are they placed under any pressure?

Penny Wong’s water buy-out won't save the Murray. Instead, the Federal Government should acquire every irrigation licence in the system says Democrat MP Sandra Kanck."Professor Mike Young says we should buy every licence. That would cost around $10 billion, so

Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. The Democrats will not agree to this move by the opposition to create a loophole which would

In light of the minister's answer, would she please comment on the accuracy of the article by Nick Henderson in The Advertiser in July 2007, in which he states that the minister has been preparing a list of prisoners she

Democrats MP Sandra Kanck has introduced a bill for labelling of foods containing genetically modified material. 'I am seeking the support of the government - we stand to score a trifecta of a kind for SA. We have a firm

We have gone out on our own on container deposits. Last week, the Minister for Environment and Conservation announced that we will go it alone on plastic bags. So, I am saying that we should make it a trifecta and