Sandra Kanck
Sandra Kanck
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INFRASTRUCTURE


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2001

Legend

22 November

 Lights Out in Regional South Australia - Sandra Kanck NR
23 October Electricity Market - Sandra Kanck Q
22 August

Extra Power Comes at High Environmental Cost - Sandra Kanck NR

14 August

 Where will the Money Come From Ms Penfold? Sandra Kanck NR

12 August

 Cost of Electricity Privatisation Remains Clouded in Secrecy - Sandra Kanck NR

4 July

 Electricity Motion - Sandra Kanck PS

4 July

 Day of Reckoning on Power Motion - Sandra Kanck NR

2 July

 Electricity Reform or Bust - Sandra Kanck NR

1 July

 It's the Electricity Market Stupid - Sandra Kanck NR

8 June

 Electricity Association Boss Tears Last Shred of Premier's Credibility - Sandra Kanck NR

31 May

 One Last Chance to Save South Australian Households From 30 per cent Increases in Electricity Bills - Sandra Kanck NR
29 May Aged Care - Sandra Kanck Q
2 May Electricity Supply - Sandra Kanck M
11 April National Electricity Market - Sandra Kanck Q
10 April Electricity Privatisation - Sandra Kanck Q
10 April Treasurer the State Government's Weakest Link - Sandra Kanck NR
5 April Electricity Privatisation - Sandra Kanck Q
28 March Alice Springs to Darwin Railway (Financial Commitment) Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck 2RS
28 March Democrats Call for Bond Issue to Save Adelaide to Darwin Rail Link - Sandra Kanck NR
28 March Special Minister for Electricity Supply - Sandra Kanck PS
27 March Electricity Supply - Sandra Kanck Q
26 March Get Rid of Lucas: Appoint a Special Minister for Electricity Supply - Sandra Kanck NR
27 February Let's Get Adelaide to Darwin Rail Back On Track - Sandra Kanck NR
20 February  Bond Issue To Save Adelaide-Darwin Rail Link From Collapse - Sandra Kanck NR
17 February Unhappy Anniversary - Sandra Kanck NR
10 February Surging Electricity Prices Set to Blow South Australia's Economic Fuse - Sandra Kanck NR
9 February ETSA Maintenance Package Too Little Too Late - Sandra Kanck NR

 

2000

Legend
7 December Electricity Supply - Sandra Kanck Q
6 December AGL - Sandra Kanck Q
1 December State Government Bloodied and Bruised By Auditor-General's ETSA Report -Sandra Kanck NR
30 November Electricity Privatisation and Consultants - Mike Elliott Q
28 November 35 Black Marks on the State Government's Privatisation Record - Sandra Kanck NR
16 November South Australian Ports (Disposal of Maritime Assets) - Sandra Kanck 2RS
11 October Ports Corporation - Sandra Kanck Q
   3 October  South Australia Sold Out on the Waterfront - Sandra Kanck NR
13 July Government Contract Secrecy - GR to Mike Elliott
6 July Electricity Pricing Order Sandra Kanck PS
30 June Electricity Prices in SA Set To Rise?-Sandra Kanck NR
29 June Electricity Privatisation - Sandra Kanck Q
29 June State of Secrecy - Sandra Kanck NR
28 June What Worth the Consultants in Electricity Privatisation? Sandra Kanck NR
11 May Sale of Synergen Concentrates the Power - Sandra Kanck NR
4 May Torrens Island Sale: Another Step To Higher Electricity Price - Sandra Kanck NR
19 April Why the Wait in Water Alert? - Sandra Kanck NR
4 April SA Water Workshops Downsizing - Sandra Kanck PQ
17 February Two Years On: ETSA Sale Excuses Exposed - Sandra Kanck NR
10 February Time Shift Would Reduce Load Shedding - Sandra Kanck NR
4 February ETSA Maintenance Cuts Coming Home to Roost - Sandra Kanck NR
3 February Power Failure: Government Mismanagement the Cause - Sandra Kanck NR
28 January ETSA Privatisation: Tom Playford Turning in his Grave - Sandra Kanck NR
14 January Small ETSA Customers Left Swinging In the Breeze - Sandra Kanck NR
12 January State Government's Renewable Power Failure - Sandra Kanck NR

1999

Legend
22 December ETSA Christmas Present for Cheung Kong Shareholders - Sandra Kanck NR
17 December Inquiry Into Olsen's Taxpayer-Funded Propaganda - Mike Elliott NR
13 December $3.5bn ETSA Lease: The Taxpayer Loses Out - Sandra Kanck NR
8 December Blackout: Who Forgot to Put the Plug In? - Sandra Kanck NR
6 December Candles and Matches or Demand Management? - Sandra Kanck NR
23 November Personal Explanation on ETSA Interest Income Denied - Sandra Kanck PS
19 November Electricity Privatisation Committee: Reluctant support - Sandra Kanck PS
19 November Effect of Electricity Privatisation on Optima Playhouse Sponsorship - GR to Sandra Kanck
18 November Electricity Asset Leases: Will there be a Consistent Evaluation of Bids? - Sandra Kanck Q & GR
18 November ETSA Shows Government Couldn't Run a Chook Raffle - Sandra Kanck NR
17 November Electricity Leasing Amendments: Government Seeks Further Changes - Sandra Kanck  2RS, BC
16 November Effect of Electricity Privatisation on Optima Playhouse Sponsorship - Sandra Kanck PQ
10 November Lack of Filtered Water for Houghton, Paracombe and Inglewood - Sandra Kanck PS
4 November Country Electricity Consumers to be Cut Adrift - Sandra Kanck NR
29 October Democrats Move to Ensure Release of Auditor-General's Probity Report - Sandra Kanck NR
22 October Time to Standardise the Mount Gambier Rail Line - Sandra Kanck NR
21 October ETSA Sale Excuses: Treasurer Caught With His Pants Down - Sandra Kanck NR
20 October Improving Rail Links with the Eastern States and South-East SA - Mike Elliott PS
20 October Electricity Competition: Will it Benefit only Large-Scale Consumers? - Sandra Kanck PQ & GR
20 October Pelican Point:  EPA's Hands Are Tied - Mike Elliott NR
18 October Bond Issue Proposed for Adelaide-Darwin Rail Link - Sandra Kanck NR
28 September Electricity Privatisation: Cost of Consultants' Fees - GR to Sandra Kanck
30 August $100m plus!  ETSA Consultants Overpaid and Over Here - Sandra Kanck NR
20 August Houghton, Paracombe, Inglewood: Drinkable Water a Right not a Privilege - Sandra Kanck NR
4 August Democrats Seek Inquiry Into National Electricity Market - Mike Elliott PS
3 August Government Refuses to Give Electricity Ombudsman Statutory "Teeth" - Sandra Kanck BC
3 August Democrats Amend Independent Industry Regulator Bill - Sandra Kanck BC
27 July Cost of Consultants Fees for Electricity privatisation - Sandra Kanck PQ and GR
7 July Proposed Inquiry into National Electricity market  - Sandra Kanck SM
7 July Effect of ETSA, Optima lease on EDS contract - GR to Sandra Kanck
14 June ETSA Storm Damage Delays - Sandra Kanck NR
11 June ETSA:  SA Betrayed, Democracy the Poorer   - Sandra Kanck NR
10 June Degradation of Eyre Peninsula Water Pipeline - Sandra Kanck PQ
8, 9, 10, June ETSA SOLD! - Electricity Corporations Restructuring and Disposal Bill - Mike Elliott, Sandra Kanck BC
10 June ETSA:  The Slush Fund has Landed - Sandra Kanck NR
9 June ETSA:  Potential Profits Given Away - Sandra Kanck NR
9 June Stobie Pole Posters to Continue - Sandra Kanck NR
8 June Electricity Price Rises before Privatisation? - Sandra Kanck PQ
8 June ETSA lease means more expensive electricity - Sandra Kanck NR
4 June ETSA:  $7 Billion Needed to Break Even - Sandra Kanck NR
3 June Move to put ETSA lease to Referendum - Mike Elliott BC and vote
3 June Move to put ETSA lease to Referendum  - Sandra Kanck BC
3 June Lack of filtered water at Houghton and Inglewood - Sandra Kanck PQ
3 June Last Chance for Democratic Resolution to ETSA sale - Sandra Kanck NR
2 June Electricity Privatisation Deals may breach Trade Practices Act  - Sandra Kanck PS
1 June SA would be sold short by ETSA lease - Sandra Kanck NR
Winter Pelican Point and political hypocrisy - Sandra Kanck I.S.
25 March Electricity Corporations (Restructuring & Disposal) Bill - Sandra Kanck BC
24 March ETSA: - No Need for Another Inquiry - Sandra Kanck NR
22 March ETSA sell-off still no benefit for SA - Mike Elliott, Sandra Kanck, Ian Gilfillan NR
21 March The Future of ETSA - Mike Elliott NR
10 March EDS Contract with electricity utilities - Sandra Kanck PQ and GR
3 March Electricity & Competition Policy - A Fable   Sandra Kanck PS
3 March Supply Charge Increase a Disaster for Energy Policy and Environment - Sandra Kanck NR
2 March ETSA Tax a Political Stunt - Mike Elliott NR
1 March SA's Electricity Assets: Higher Prices the real issue: Joint Statement by Mike Elliott, and Independent MP Rory McEwen
9 February Environmental effects of Riverlink Power Interconnector - GR to Sandra Kanck
9 February Electricity Supplies Year 2000 Compliance - GR to Sandra Kanck
9 February Electricity Trade with Victoria During Gas Crisis? - Sandra Kanck Q
15 February Public float of ETSA guaranteed fiscal failure - Sandra Kanck
6 February Treasurer Does Backflip on Gas Supplies - Sandra Kanck NR
2 February ETSA Fails Power Consumers - Sandra Kanck
29 January ETSA: SA Won't be Fooled by Government Con - Mike Elliott NR

1998

Legend

December 24 1998  Government Totally Desperate on ETSA Sale - Sandra Kanck NR
December 11 1998  Government Should Cut Its Losses on Electricity Privatisation - Sandra Kanck NR
December 10 1998  Electricity Corporations (Restructuring & Disposal) Bill - Sandra Kanck BC
December  8 1998   SA Would Have Been Sold Short in ETSA/Optima Lease - Sandra Kanck NR
December 1 1998  Riverlink revival threat hursts local power plan - Sandra Kanck IS
November 25 1998  ETSA & Optima Sale Referendum Committee Winds Up - Sandra Kanck PS
November 25 1998  Environmental Effects of Riverlink Power InterConnector - Sandra Kanck PQ
November 25 1998  ETSA Referendum Option to be Put to a Vote - Sandra Kanck NR
November 25 1998  ETSA Disposal Bill a "Dog's Breakfast" - Sandra Kanck NR
November 24 1998   Electricity Corporations (Restructuring & Disposal) Bill - Sandra Kanck BC
November 24 1998  Democrats Support ETSA Lease Referendum - Sandra Kanck NR
November 18 1998  Dangers of Proposed New Electricity Planning System - Sandra Kanck PS
November 18 1998  Year 2000 "Bug": Effect on Electricity Supply - Sandra Kanck PQ
November 17 1998  Amendments Moved to Independent Industry Regulator Bill - Sandra Kanck PS
November 17 1998  ETSA Lease a Claytons Sale - Sandra Kanck NR
November 5 1998  National Electricity Marketing Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck BC
October 29 1998   National Electricity Market Bill - Sandra Kanck BC
October 29 1998   National Electricity Market Bill - Sandra Kanck PS
October 29 1998 - ETSA's profits up: Customer Service Down - Sandra Kanck NR
October 28 1998   Leigh Creek Coal Freight Contract: Jobs Lost?  -  Sandra Kanck PQ
September 15 1998 - Democrats Back Call for Inquiry Into Water Fiasco - Mike Elliott NR
September 2 1998 - Democrats Oppose Cameron ETSA Sale Committee - Mike Elliott PS, Sandra Kanck PS
September  2 1998 - ETSA Committee Motion branded a "farce" and passed - Mike Elliott NR
September  2 1998 - Democrats Move to Amend ETSA Committee Motion - Mike Elliott NR
August 26 1998 - Cameron Committee on ETSA sale a "Trojan Horse" - Sandra Kanck NR
August 23 1998 - Maintaining public ownership of ETSA a Circuit Breaker for Regional SA - Ian Gilfillan NR
August 20 1998 - SA Water: New Sewerage Fees? - Sandra Kanck PQ
August 13 1998 - Electricity Corporations (Restructuring & Disposal) Bill - Ian Gilfillan PS
August 11 1998 - Electricity (Restructuring & Disposal) Bill - Sandra Kanck PS
August 6 1998 -  Electricity (Restructuring & Disposal) Bill - Mike Elliott PS
August 3 1998:    ETSA & OPTIMA: Fattening the Calf for Sale - Sandra Kanck NR
July 31 1998:     The Government's 15 Questions on the Sale of ETSA and Optima Answered! - Sandra Kanck SA
July 21 1998  -   Victorian Electricity Blackouts - Government Promises Figures PQ
July 19 1998:     Lights Out More Often in Victoria - Sandra Kanck NR
July 2 1998:       Bill To Stop Liberal Promo Rorts - Mike Elliott NR
July 2 1998    -   Sandra Kanck replies again to Government attack on Electricity police PS
July 1 1998:       Government Plan: Country Electricity Protection to Fade Away - Ian Gilfillan NR
July 1 1998    -   Country Electricity Pricing - Ian Gilfillan PQ
July 1 1998    -   Auditor-General's ETSA Warning - Sandra Kanck PS
July 1 1998    -   Democrats Defend Credibility on ETSA, Optima - Sandra Kanck PS
July 1 1998 -     Protecting our children’s future -  IS  South Australia’s future was an important consideration in the Australian Democrats’ decision not to sell ETSA and its generation arm Optima Energy.
June 30 1998:    Keep the SA in ETSA: Government's Diversion Irrelevant - Sandra Kanck NR
June 30 1998 -   Cost of ETSA Consultants Reports - Sandra Kanck PQ
June 28 1998:    ETSA Public Relations Farce - Sandra Kanck NR
June 26 1998:    Regional S.A. Protected by ETSA "No Sale" Decision - Ian Gilfillan NR
June 25 1998:    The Democrats Analysis of the Proposed Privatisation of ETSA & OPTIMA  
                            By Australian Democrat Deputy Leader, Sandra Kanck SA
June 25 1998     ETSA and OPTIMA Not For Sale - Sandra Kanck NR
June 18 1998:   ETSA: Liberal Tax Threats a Sham - Sandra Kanck NR
June 14 1998:    ETSA Falling Dollar Will Exclude Australian Buyers - Sandra Kanck NR
June 3  1998  -   ETSA Offices Closure - Sandra Kanck PQ
June 3  1998  -   Labor's Record on Electricity Privatisation - Sandra Kanck PS
June 2  1998  -   National Electricity (SA) (Commencement) Amendment Bill - Sandra Kanck PS
June 2  1998  -  Regulated Returns on Infrastructure in Victoria - Sandra Kanck PQ
June 1  1998:    ETSA - Premier Shouldn't Count His Chickens - Sandra Kanck NR
May 29 1998:    Stobie Poles Don't Last Forever -  Sandra Kanck NR
May 28 1998:    Liberals Play Politics with ETSA -  Mike Elliott NR
May 27 1998:    Don't Tie Jobs to ETSA, say Democrats - Mike Elliott NR
May 27 1998  -  Effect of ETSA's sale on EDS contract - Sandra Kanck PQ
May 26 1998  -  ETSA Leaseback arrangements -  Mike Elliott PQ 
May 21 1998:    Lease of Electricity Utilities Not an Option - Sandra Kanck NR

LEGEND:
NR:   News Release
PQ:   Parliamentary Question
PS:    Parliamentary Speech
GR:   Government Reply to issue or question raised by the Democrats
IS:    Article in Democrats Newsletter "Inside Story"
SA:   Special Article for general release
BC:   Debate on a Bill during Parliament's Committee stages

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