'If in doubt, get out' over conflict of interest

The former chair of the state’s planning commission has told a parliamentary inquiry that she advised Attorney-General Vickie Chapman that a $40 million Kangaroo Island port proposal “should be approved”, declaring she employed her own benchmark for assessing conflicts of interest: ‘If in doubt, get out’.

'Despicable mudslinging': Chapman lashes inquiry amid resignation calls

Labor has demanded the resignation of Attorney-General Vickie Chapman after a terse three-hour grilling over a decision to veto a planned $40 million port development – but the Deputy Premier says the “tawdry” inquiry “failed to uncover anything inappropriate” about her conduct.

Fire-damaged logs harvested by Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers await export. Picture: KIPT

Govt axes Kangaroo Island timber port bid despite positive report

State Planning Minister Vickie Chapman has rejected plans by Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber to build a $40m port at the island’s Smith Bay, despite her department recommending that the project, which has longstanding Major Development status, could be approved.

Regional SA port shipshape for grain exports

A project to give South Australian farmers a new way of shipping their grain to global markets is close to commissioning, following the delivery of a transhipment vessel.