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The Federal Members for Barker and Wannon, Patrick Secker and David Hawker, both issued media releases last week calling on the Federal Government to install MRI machines in Mount Gambier and Warrnambool respectively.Putting aside the obvious question of why they weren't able to achieve this outcome under a Coalition Government,…
October 20 2009, 11:58am | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
In December last year The Border Watch was a lone voice in seeking a cross-border model for the Federal Government's new agency Regional Development Australia.We wrote that vision and leadership was required, independent of parochial state interests, to reignite the potential of the Green Triangle as an economic powerhouse of…
June 30 2009, 5:51pm | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
The most significant constitutional challenge facing Australia is the future of our federation.It is ridiculous in the 21st century that we have five elected chambers, ranging from the local council through to two houses of State Parliament, the House of Representatives and a so-called "States' House" in the Senate.Apart from…
March 10 2009, 6:22pm | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
Logic missing with bottle deposits
There are sentimental arguments to support South Australia's beverage container refund scheme, but they don't really stand up to logical examination or economic scrutiny.Since the refund scheme was introduced there has been much greater awareness of recycling and most households do the right thing, at least when it comes to…
January 8 2009, 3:05pm | Comments »
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The State Government is moving to strengthen the graduated licensing scheme (GLS) for young drivers in South Australia.Premier Mike Rann says despite the record low road toll in 2008, too many young South Australian drivers are still dying on our roads.Initiatives include legislating to increase the supervised driving time required…
January 5 2009, 2:59pm | Comments »
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In years to come historians will reflect on Australia's current five time zones as another example of our failure to look beyond state parochialism to the national interest - much like the border customs posts of colonial days and the various railway gauges.State boundaries don't provide the best geographic tool…
November 24 2008, 5:01pm | Comments »
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