Shadow Treasurer
Shadow Minister for Energy and Mining; Small and Family Business; Industrial Relations and Public Sector
Office
Parliament House
North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000
Contact
(08) 8237 9520
benhood.office@parliament.sa.gov.au
Ben Hood was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in March 2023. He lives in Mount Gambier with his family and is a passionate advocate for regional South Australia, for smaller, less interventionist government and conservative values.
Authorised by B. Hood, Parliament House, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000
Fuel security. Broken promises. Rising taxes. Here is what happened this week.
✅ We proposed a strategic diesel reserve to protect essential services and farming. Labor rejected it and chose to leave it to Canberra.
👎🏻 Treasurer Koutsantonis signalled $300M in promises for Murray Bridge and Mount Barker could be shelved because those communities didn't vote Labor.
👎🏻 New ABS data revealed Labor hiked SA taxes by almost 20% in three years, the highest increase in the nation. ... See MoreSee Less
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Back to Mount Gambier this morning for the Anzac March and morning service. Again, heaps of people showing their respect for our service men and women. Lest we forget. ... See MoreSee Less
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A wonderful dawn service in Naracoorte this morning. It was great to see so many there to pay their respects.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.
Lest we forget. 🇦🇺🇳🇿 ... See MoreSee Less
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Ingrid owns Adelaide Wedding Hire and Adelaide Party Hire and says she would love to hire more staff but the prospect of a large payroll tax bill is a roadblock - especially in the current economic climate.
We want to see the government supporting business growth in South Australia by raising the payroll tax threshold - it’s just common sense.
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