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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
The State Government's proposed reforms of the Legislative Council are too limited in their scope.After initially considering abolition of the Upper House, the government has now suggested reducing the number of members from 22 to 16 and halving their term from eight years to four.An Upper House is necessary to…
July 16 2009, 12:08pm | Comments »
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I posted to ozcomments.com
Rudd car dealer ‘crisis’ is a beat-up
Maybe I’m missing something, but I can’t see the big deal in the so-called Rudd car dealer affair. The truth of whether Rudd used his influence to help a supporter gain finance seems to hinge on a non-existent email. And even if he did, what’s the problem? I can’t find…
June 20 2009, 1:18am | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
Wattle Range Council has gone too far in seeking to gag elected members from making unauthorised statements to the press.After adopting a media policy in April, council effectively conceded a mistake when it sought to amend the policy just two months later.The original policy required councillors to disclose if they…
June 16 2009, 3:41pm | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
Wattle Range councillor Peter Muller has raised the idea of a super council covering the area served by the South East Local Government Association.This region extends from the state border to Kingston.Cr Muller made his suggestion in the context of recent discussion about aligning the boundaries of the Federal Government's…
February 3 2009, 4:41pm | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
The new Mount Gambier Health Advisory Council (HAC) will hold its first general meeting tonight after members were formally appointed last month.The meeting, which is closed to the public, includes an agenda item to discuss meeting procedures in 2009 and beyond.The Border Watch has written to the HAC asking that…
December 10 2008, 4:15pm | Comments »
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