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.
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The Limestone Coast Sustainable Futures Association is holding a public forum in Naracoorte next month ahead of AR3's anticipated application for a mining licence.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Labor spent $1.8 million last financial year just to store and maintain four hydrogen turbines that have nowhere to go.οΏ½
These are the turbines Tom Koutsantonis bought for Peter Malinauskasβs $593 million Hydrogen Jobs Plan β the 2022 election flagship that collapsed in February 2025.οΏ½
The Auditor-Generalβs report, tabled this week, confirms:οΏ½
β a $250 million price tag for the four turbines
β more than $180 million already spentοΏ½
β on the market since August 2025, and still no buyerοΏ½
β some parts still havenβt arrived, and wonβt until early 2027οΏ½
Twenty months ago, the Minister claimed selling the turbines would recover the cost. Instead, taxpayers are paying a private contractor to look after them.οΏ½
South Australians were promised a return on this money. What theyβve got is a major liability, and the bill keeps growing.
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Behind the events and the photo ops, the public service is bigger, spending is higher, and prices keep climbing.
Government spending fuels inflation. Small businesses and households pay for it.
Private enterprise should drive this economy, not the government. We will always stand for smaller government and more in your back pocket. ... See MoreSee Less
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A fantastic evening in parliament celebrating the grains industry at the Parliamentary Friends of Grain event.
With a record harvest on the books the future is looking up but as input costs and regulatory red-tape hamper profits and productivity, our farmers need all the help they can get.
Great work from Nicola Centofanti MLC as co-chair for bringing it all together πͺ
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