Sourced positions
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Faith & religion news report
Tom Koutsantonis identifies with the Greek Orthodox faith, stating 'The Orthodox Church and the Parish of Saint George is a constant in my family's life,' and has publicly described St George Orthodox Church as a spiritual home and beacon of faith.
Abortion & reproductive policy recorded votes
Votes on record · 1
- ✓Termination of Pregnancy (Restrictions on Terminations After 24 Weeks and 6 Days) Amendment BillA private member's bill from Sarah Game (Family First). As introduced, it restricts terminations of pregnancy after 24 weeks and 6 days of gestation, with an exemption for a procedure necessary to save the woman's life. Unlike her 2025 bill, it has no exemption for foetal abnormalities. The Council amended it in committee before passing it.17 Jun 2026 ↗
Gender & LGBTQ+ policy encyclopedia
During 2012 South Australian parliamentary debate, Koutsantonis stated his belief that marriage should be between a man and a woman, while supporting civil unions and legal rights for same-sex couples.
Votes on record · 1
- ✓Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Birth Certificates) Amendment BillA private member's bill from Robert Simms (Greens). Lets each parent choose to be described as "mother", "father" or "parent" on their child's birth certificate. At present only the birth mother can be registered as a mother; her partner is registered as "father" or, otherwise, "co-parent".17 Jun 2026 ↗
Integrity & anti-corruption recorded votes
Votes on record · 1
- ✓Local Government (Elections) (Periodic Elections) Amendment BillMoves South Australia's council elections from November 2026 to April 2027, with voting closing on 7 April 2027, and then to November 2031 and every four years after. Councillors stay in office until the 2027 elections, anything already done for the November 2026 elections is void, and voters enrolled after 1 January 2026 stay on the roll. The government brought it in after the Acting Electoral Commissioner advised a delay following problems at the March 2026 state election, which are under independent review.16 Jun 2026 ↗
Transport & infrastructure own statement
As SA Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (2022 until Sept 2025), Koutsantonis was the political lead on the ~10.5km River Torrens to Darlington (T2D) tunnels project completing the North-South Corridor. In 2024 he committed to awarding the T2D Alliance contract by Q3 2024 with delivery 'on budget'; he has also acknowledged the project's original design 'had to be thoroughly reviewed and fixed' as an example of prior poor infrastructure planning.
Energy news report
SA energy minister, Koutsantonis said in 2023 that "For two decades South Australia has shone bright in the race to 100% net zero" and that the Whyalla hydrogen power plant, part of the state's $593m Hydrogen Jobs Plan, "continues this momentum". After the plant was shelved following the financial collapse of the Whyalla Steelworks, with its funds redirected to the steelworks rescue, he said the functions of the Office of Hydrogen Power South Australia would be transferred to the Department for Energy and Mining; his statement described the plant as "deferred".
Votes are shown as the official record lists them — Hansard federally and in New South Wales; Votes and Proceedings, Minutes of the Proceedings and Hansard in Victoria; the Record of Proceedings in Queensland; the Votes and Proceedings and Minutes of Proceedings in Western Australia; the Votes and Proceedings (House of Assembly) and Hansard (Legislative Council) in South Australia; the Votes and Proceedings of both chambers in Tasmania. "Did not vote" means the member held the seat that day and is on neither list — the record says who was in the chamber, not why, so it is never an abstention. Western Australia’s record prints no pairs, so a member paired there shows as did not vote. Nothing is shown for a presiding officer who by law gives only a casting vote (the Speaker and the President in South Australia, the President in Tasmania), nor for the member presiding at a Tasmanian division, which Tasmania’s journals record. Which bills sit under which issue is an editorial choice, made bill by bill with a reason read from the second-reading speech. A bill decided by an earlier parliament (Queensland’s 2018 abortion law reform, for one) is shown with that parliament named, read from the official record of the day. For Queensland and the federal parliament “did not vote” there means the member held a seat that day, as their service is recorded; for the other earlier parliaments the record of who held a seat could not be read, so only the printed Aye, No and paired votes are shown.
Record last updated 2026-10-27.