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Entries for March 2010
24 March 2010 in Blog
Nick Minchin is a great loss to the Liberal Party
With the announcement of Nick Minchin’s retirement the Liberal Party has lost not only a substantial figure but also one of our great warriors.
It is fair to say that Nick doesn’t like the Labor Party and nor do they like him.
There are few people in the Liberal Party’s history who have had a more significant role in the direction and fortunes of our great Party, particularly in South Australia. His loss will leave a major hole for the L... »
23 March 2010 in Blog
State elections: It’s not over until the fat lady swings
The South Australian election is not over just yet. Some 20% of votes are yet to be counted and there are three Labor seats which are too close to call. Bright will most probably be Liberal by the end of the week and Hartley and Newland are still in play. If all three come to the Liberal Party then Labor will only have 22 seats and will need to do a deal with independents to survive.
We should consider the facts on Satu... »
22 March 2010 in Media
Invitation »
17 March 2010 in Mayo News
RUDD GOVERNMENT BACKDOWN
ON YOUTH ALLOWANCE
The Liberal Party has succeeded in eliminating retrospectivity from the Rudd Governments changes to Youth Allowance legislation and created a pathway for regional and remote students to access the independent rate of youth allowance.
Under the Rudd Government’s original changes young people in rural and remote communities needed to find an almost impossible 30 hours of work a week for 18 months over two years to qualif... »
17 March 2010 in Blog
SA election: Why Mike Rann’s time is up
In his book, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, the exiled Czech novelist Milan Kundera, explains how to rewrite a states history:
“The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history. Then have somebody write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history. Before long the nation will begin to forget what it is and what it was.”
Mike Rann must own a dog eared version ... »
16 March 2010 in Media
WATER DEAL A
PRE-ELECTION STUNT
Yesterday, the Liberal Party wrote to Penny Wong regarding the Critical water planning for the Murray Valley and Lower Darling communiqué issued by the New South Wales Government’s Office of Water.
The communiqué appears to confirm the NSW Government’s intention to release water from Lake Pamamaroo into Lake Menindee with the expectation that increased in-flows from recent flooding in Queensland will ‘justify’ this action.
The Liberal Party is... »
15 March 2010 in Media
Rudd's Health Plan A Threat To Regional Hospitals
Regional hospitals throughout the Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula are under threat from Kevin Rudd’s health plan.
Kevin Rudd’s proposal for the take over of the state health systems threaten the existence of country hospitals because it will significantly reduce funding for smaller regional hospitals.
This highlights the recklessness of Mike Rann handing over the health system to Kevin Rudd in a phone call prior to ... »
15 March 2010 in Speeches
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AMENDMENT (RECREATIONAL FISHING FOR MAKO AND PORBEAGLE SHARKS) BILL 2010, 15 March 2010
Mr BRIGGS (Mayo) (12:10 PM) —Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to address this Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Recreational Fishing for Mako and Porbeagle Sharks) Bill 2010. The opposition is supporting it because it has been brought to this House largely due to the actions of the opposition spokesperson on th... »
12 March 2010 in Mayo News
SALUTING THEIR SERVICE GRANTS
The Alexandrina Council and Mount Lofty Districts Historical Society Inc have both been granted $4000 under the Federal Government’s Saluting Their Service program to undertake wartime projects in Mayo.
Saluting Their Service, an Australian Government initiative, aims to honour all Australian servicemen and women and promotes appreciation of their sacrifices.
The Alexandrina Council will use the grant to help r... »