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Christopher Pyne labels the BER programme as a waste of money and a failure; Marilyn Shepherd takes a tour of Pyne’s local schools to see if he’s right.
Opposition education spokesperson Christopher Pyne says Coalition focus will be...
27 February, 2013 12:46 pm / 53 comments
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The Lizard’s Revenge Festival had the primary aim of shutting down BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam uranium mine through awareness raising and education, while also showcasing the use of renewable clean energy technology, writes Ruth...
6 November, 2012 8:41 pm / 2 comments
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The repeated blundering and political naiveté of South Australian Liberal leader Isobel Redmond is so abject, writes former Liberal candidate Matt Donovan, there is now no chance of her winning the next election.
Former SA Opposition...
18 September, 2012 6:13 pm / 2 comments
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It was the premier of South Australia, Tom Playford IV, who unlocked Rupert Murdoch from his father and, to a lesser degree, from his mother and his sisters, writes Rodney E. Lever.
Rupert Murdoch, Max Stuart and Thomas Playford IV
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12 September, 2012 12:22 pm / 2 comments
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The Australian newspaper – and its environment editor, Graham Lloyd, in particular – have a vendetta against wind power, says Dave Clarke, who reviews their latest unbalanced report.
GRAHAM LLOYD, the ‘environment editor’...
10 September, 2012 12:01 am / 11 comments
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Tony Abbott is in Adelaide today to speak at a Liberal Party function — with State leader Isobel Redmond on the nose and precariously clinging to office. Former Liberal Party candidate Matt Donovan says it’s time for Redmond to...
17 August, 2012 1:49 am / 3 comments
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South Australian Opposition leader Isobel Redmond’s job appears to be on the line, with her popularity in freefall against a rejuvenated ALP under new premier Jay Weatherill. Here, Independent Australia publishes leaked audio of...
1 August, 2012 12:04 am / 3 comments
TweetLiberal MP Rowan Ramsay is yet another Coalition MP keen to promote fossil fuels over renewables — especially wind. Environmentalist Dave Clarke responds to a speech Ramsay made recently attacking wind power projects in South Australia.
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8 March, 2012 12:01 am / no comments
TweetYou think Australia’s making an Olympic sized mistake by going ahead with the proposed Olympic Dam uranium mine at Roxby Downs? Sandi Keane shows how you can have your say.
The SA Greens moved on Wednesday to push for a Parliamentary...
21 October, 2011 12:01 am / no comments
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Environment correspondent Sandi Keane takes an in-depth look at the troubling implications of the Olympic Dam uranium mine expansion before asking: “Is Occupy Roxby Downs a possibility?”
These are the two take-home messages that will...
18 October, 2011 1:07 pm / 5 comments