Net filtering 'plan' is a fraud In August this year I wrote a punch article about the lunacy of the Rudd Government’s proposed mandatory ISP internet filtering. At that stage it was a trial but on Tuesday this week Minister Conroy announced his intention to proceed with legislation to enact this mad idea. This is a policy that is based on a fraud so much so the Minister could barely explain it with a straight face yesterday. Not that I’m cynical about the Labor media machine but this annou... more

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Tour Down Under - 17-24 January 2010 The Tour Down Under is back and will again shape up as one of the biggest sporting events held in the South Australia. Starting on January the 17th, the race will travel through the hills region for four out of the six days. Towns in Mayo it will pass through include Goolwa, Stirling and Hahndorf. For more information visit http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/home. more

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Patients must come first: Ruthless cuts to cataract surgery The Coalition has once again sent a strong message to the Rudd Government by disallowing the ruthless cut to the Medicare rebate for cataract surgery in the Senate. Not only has the Rudd Government capped the Medicare Safety Net, breaking a key 2007 election promise, it also earlier this year announced measures to halve the Medicare rebate that patients can claim for cataract surgery.  Cataract surgery helps restore patient vi... more