Member for Badcoe Jayne Stinson is calling for the NDIS to explain why it failed to provide a second support worker for a ten year old autistic child before the tragic drowning of his carer at Glenelg two weeks ago.

The Member for Badcoe Jayne Stinson is calling on banking giant ANZ to reverse its cruel decision to close its Kurralta Park branch.

Local customers have received a letter telling them the branch will shut down at 2pm on Wednesday 16 January.

Child Protection Minister Rachel Sanderson has axed funding for much-loved annual Christmas lunches for kinship carers in regional SA.

The casual Christmas get-togethers were a long-standing tradition under the former Labor government.

Shadow Minister for Arts Jayne Stinson will visit Port Pirie art institutions today on a fact finding mission about the impact of huge budget cuts on the regional arts sector.

Landmark child protection laws take effect today after extensive staff preparation and training on the operation of the new provisions.

The Children and Young People (Safety) Act was passed on 6 July 2017, despite sustained opposition from the Liberal Party.

South Australian Labor today joins with our national leaders to apologise to children abused in state care.

Just over ten years ago, the then Premier Mike Rann made an apology to children abused in state care on behalf of all South Australians.

Child victims of sexual, physical and mental abuse will now have the right to take civil action in South Australia’s courts at any stage in their lives.

The legislation passed the Legislative Council late today, with significant amendments by the Shadow Minister for Child Protection Jayne Stinson.