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Entries for March 2009
26 March 2009 in Footy Tips
Round One Footy Tips
Richmond v Carlton - Carlton
Geelong v Essendon - Geelong
Melbourne v Hawthorn - Hawthorn
Sydney v StKilda - St Kilda
Brisbane v West Coast - Brisbane
Port Adelaide v North Melbourne - Port Adelaide
Western Bulldogs v Coll... »
20 March 2009 in Blog
The Unemployment Battle
The Rudd recession is starting to have a major impact on the prospects of the younger generation to find jobs. Recently a series of sectors including retail, hospitality and newsagents have broken their silence to outline just how damaging the award modernisation process has been for their industries and their ability to create and support jobs.
This government seems intent on making life difficult for young people, from compulsory university fees of $250 p... »
19 March 2009 in Speeches
Speech to the Main Committee - ADJOURNMENT DEBATE, EMPLOYMENT, 19 March 2009
Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (11:59 AM) —I rise with pleasure, following the member for Braddon, to speak today in this adjournment debate on a very serious issue affecting my electorate, my state of South Australia and our country—the impact of the Rudd recession on young people and their opportunities at work. We are 17 or 18 months into the Rudd government’s first term and people are starting to say, ‘They’ve had a fair go—it’s... »
16 March 2009 in Speeches
Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (1:30 PM) —It is with great pleasure that I follow the member for Braddon, who spoke before me on the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2009. The member for Braddon made some points with which I agree, but the fact is that this country is in dire need of electoral funding reform. I think that one of the great shames of the previous government is that it did not undertake this reform. It did not undertake a holistic reform agenda on po... »
16 March 2009 in Speeches
Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (7:47 PM) —It pains me to rise on this motion tonight about the government’s handling of the water crisis, which affects my electorate more than anywhere else throughout the country, because I have half the Lower Lakes in my electorate, the other half being in the electorate of Barker. The Lower Lakes are now at the point of no return; they are at the point of environmental crisis. Last Friday I was lucky enough to be part of an outdoor broadcast by the 891 Morning Show hosts Da... »
12 March 2009 in Speeches
Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (9:17 AM) —I rise to very strongly oppose this piece of Labor Party legislation, the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009, which, of course, is a piece of legislation for its true believers, because most of them have come through this training school. Truth be told, that is what this is about—this is part of the Labor Party training school, and we will walk through that in a little bit more detail.
We just heard t... »
12 March 2009 in Media
Rann hung by Rudd Guidelines
The Auditor General today confirmed South Australian Premier Mike Rann and his Ministers are in breach of the Rudd government’s political advertising guidelines.
Today in the Public Audit and Accounts Committee hearing into the Auditor General’s report on government advertising, I asked the Auditor General whether adverts with politicians appearing in them would breach the guidelines. The answer was yes. I cited the specific example of Mr Rann appearing in ads to t... »
11 March 2009 in Speeches
Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (4:01 PM) —I rise to speak on Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2008-2009 and Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2008-2009, the bills that largely gave birth to the stimulus package that the government announced not too long ago. In this contribution I wish to address the failure of the government’s approach to the economy, but in the main I wish to address the complete and utter failure of the government’s approach to the issue of the Murray-Darling Basin—in particular its effect on the Lower... »
11 March 2009 in Mayo News
Prime Minister's Prize for Science
Nominations are now open for the Prime Minister's Prize for Science 2009 available for scientists and teachers of science who excel in their area.
The Prime Minister’s Office awards 5 prizes annually;
· The Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
· The Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year
· ... »
04 March 2009 in Media
Weak State Labor hides behind public servant
A letter to the editor in today’s Mount Barker Courier from a Mr Andrew Milazzo of the State Transport Department in relation to the Nairne Primary School crossing issue highlights the growing politicisation of the South Australian public service by State Labor.
Last week, along with my State colleague Mark Goldsworthy, I criticised the Labor State Government’s decision on the improvements to the Nairne Primary School crossing ‘as no... »