Labor Party caught out using public servants in political campaign

26-Jul-2010 The Labor Party in Boothby has been caught out abusing its position by advertising a political campaign event with two public servants as guest speakers. The use of public servants to support any political campaign or political candidate is an abuse of power. The Labor Party’s Seniors Health and Information Forum advertised guest speakers as an ... more

$5M for local roads in Blackwood

22-Jul-2010 The Coalition will commit $5 million to reducing traffic congestion and increasing road safety in Blackwood, says Andrew Southcott, Federal Member for Boothby. Having been the local Federal Member for fourteen years, Andrew Southcott understands the importance of this announcement for the community of Blackwood. “Over the years I have doorknocked, ... more

Wetlands for Oaklands will now go ahead

19-Jul-2010 Federal Member for Boothby, Dr Andrew Southcott, paid tribute to the work of the Marion Council and the Oaklands Residents’ Association who have had a long term vision for a wetlands capable of harvesting stormwater from the Sturt River at Oaklands Park. “This project has been on the drawing board for a long time and stalled due to a bureaucratic ... more

Wetlands for Oaklands Green Army Project

03-Jul-2010 Oaklands Park will become home to one of the first Green Army projects to be supported in Australia under the Coalition’s Green Army Plan. Federal Shadow Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, and Federal Member for Boothby, Dr Andrew Southcott, said that if a Coalition Government was elected, the Wetlands for Oaklands project would be one of the first ... more

Rudd Labor to release the feasibility study when it's good and ready

22-Jun-2010 The Hon Anthony Albanese, Minister for Transport, has revealed local residents of the Boothby electorate won’t be privy to the results of the Adelaide Rail Freight Movements Study anytime soon, says Andrew Southcott, Federal Member for Boothby. “Despite promising that the Study would be ready by the end of June this year, the Minister has made it ... more

Rann Government too busy to worry about rain and rodents in the Repat

02-Jun-2010 While the Rann Government has been busy drawing up extravagant new plans for the Royal Adelaide Hospital the ongoing maintenance of other health facilities have been neglected. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has revealed that leaking roofs and animal droppings are putting patients’ health at risk at the Repatriation Hospital at Daw Park ... more

A bag of broken promises: Computers in Schools program has failed to deliver in Boothby

01-Jun-2010 New figures released last week show that the Rudd Labor Government has failed our students and broken its well publicised commitment to place a computer on the desk of every student in years 9 to 12. The Government has over promised and under delivered. Kevin Rudd promised a new computer for every student in years 9 to 12, with approximately ... more

Rudd Hospital Networks: Funded Nationally, Run Centrally

28-Apr-2010   The Rann Government has demonstrated that Kevin Rudd’s mantra of health and hospital networks ‘funded nationally and run locally’ is no more than a façade.Yesterday the South Australian Department of Health posted a media release on their website which proposed that the Central Northern Adelaide Health Service and the Southern Adelaide Health ... more

Road Paved With Broken Promises

18-Feb-2010   In February 2006, Mike Rann committed to build an underpass at South Road under Sturt Road to ease traffic congestion at this major bottleneck.  Prior to the 2007 Federal election, Kevin Rudd promised a $500 million investment for South Road and promised that a South Road flyover would be constructed at Sturt Road.  Fixing the traffic congestion ... more

South Short-Changed on South Road

16-Oct-2009 In the 2006 election campaign the South Australian Government committed to build an underpass for South Road under Sturt Road at a cost of $140 million and indicated this money would be provided in future Budgets. The Federal Government has announced several times that they are providing $500 million towards an upgrade of South Road which includes ... more

Discussion Paper Welcomed

13-Oct-2009 The Member for Boothby, Andrew Southcott MP has welcomed the release of the Adelaide Rail Freight Movements Study Discussion Paper. Andrew Southcott said today that the information provided in the Discussion Paper strengthens his view that a bypass to the north of Adelaide is the best long term solution for both the future movement of freight in ... more

The Coalition’s plan to cut red tape

06-Aug-2009 The local Member for Boothby, Andrew Southcott MP is on the hunt for the most idiotic piece of government red tape as part of the Coalition’s campaign to support small business and slash red tape.The Coalition is on the hunt to find the worst piece of red tape in the land and Andrew Southcott is calling on local businesses in Boothby to nominate ... more