Your Views: Letters to the Editor on a Telstra outage
This week, InDaily readers have their say on a park lands petition and an inquiry into AUKUS.
Responding to Exclusive: Liddle calls out Labor ‘pile on’ over Telstra outage post
Senator Liddle posted about the triple zero call to score political points against Telstra, and then is upset when she is the target of political point scoring when it turns out to be false. – Dan MacLeod
Senator Liddle should have learnt that you do not shoot your mouth off until you have all the facts in hand. She implied that the evidence was being withheld by the government. – David Anderson
In Senator Liddle’s defence, I believe she was acting in an ethical framework and gave the correct advice to the family.
The government and the police commissioner were just blowing it all up. I was travelling in Queensland when this Telstra fiasco occurred, and trying to do anything on my phone during this time was impossible. I’m glad I didn’t have to call triple zero.
Storm in a teacup for the political class, but a protection disaster for Telstra subscribers. – Elizabeth Keam
Responding to ‘Insulting’: Landmark building to be named after uni chief with multimillion-dollar payday
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I am not referring to the payout for the previous Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Australia. More generally, over the period of neoliberalism and sell-off of government utilities and other enterprises, we have seen an explosion in salaries for “so-called top executives” in the form of base salary, shares and performance bonuses, while the majority of the workforce, the middle and working classes, have been left behind.
The largely “boys club” on boards have also enriched themselves as they rewarded executive management with bloated largesse. Is it any wonder that, as real wages have hardly increased over the last 10 to 15 years for most of the workforce, banks have secured government guarantees (during COVID and 2008) while redundancies and job losses have been orchestrated by management, that there is real disillusionment with government and agencies of government. Simmering discontent is not due to “potholes in my road’, it is not due to “we in the regions have been neglected” – they are just the latest and obvious sources of discontent.
No, the real discontent is based on increasing inequity and unfairness, the erosion of egalitarianism, the excessive salaries and bonuses that are paid to the managerial class. Any wonder why Elon Musk is disliked? Any wonder why some find refuge in the Nigel Farages and Pauline Hansons of this world, who, funnily enough, embrace the excesses of the managerial classes. – Michael O’Neil
Responding to Stop the Chop petition hits huge target, triggering parliament inquiry
I am a great believer in democracy at work. Individual views on the development are somewhat irrelevant. What is relevant is that we have 13,000 signatures (from a state population base of 1.9 million) in response to a heavy campaign to halt both developments. Most of the noise appears to come from a city council aggrieved at losing their ability to block, as well as the genuine believers. Thirteen thousand hardly seems like a number that indicates broad dissent. The topic was taken to the election and voted on by the vast majority, and that should be the “petition” that really counts. – Eric Granger
I am terribly disappointed with the ongoing saga about the golf course. Possum Park, ie, the golf course, has always been a golf course. It’s going to be a better golf course. The 585 trees that have been targeted will be replaced by three additional trees for each tree cut down. The course is a public course and is frequented every day by golfers who pay minimal green fees. Anyone can play golf on the course; it’s certainly not just for elite golf players.
After the redevelopment, it will be a world-class golf course attracting interstate and overseas players to our sporting precinct, bringing dollars into our state. The possums will continue to thrive just like they always have; the additional trees will grow tall and beautiful, as they always have, and it will be an amazing golf course for all South Australians. – Jacqualine Avery
Hardly an overwhelming level of support in a state with an estimated adult population of 1.5 million adults. I would call it underwhelming, and Premier Malinauskas clearly went to the last election with a commitment to build a world-class golf course at the site of the North Adelaide golf course.
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Just get it done, as they did at Adelaide Oval. Much criticism prior, and nothing but praise afterwards. – Andrew Satterley
Petitions are an interesting method to achieve your goals, regardless of what those goals are. They only ever record the views of people who agree with you (or of those who will just sign anything placed in front of them), never the views of people who oppose your view, but might be in the great majority. – Tony Dawkins
The current status quo means loose ends, lies and commercial in confidence will prevail through any public scrutiny. Whatever the outcome, the park land trees and urban ecology have been irreversibly and permanently destroyed. This destructive parkland stupidity will deleteriously affect people, budgets and public health for the worse. Report says growing Sydney’s tree canopy would save $1 billion in health costs. – Richard Webbs
Responding to ‘Extreme risk’: AUKUS warnings as Garrett’s inquiry docks in Adelaide
Do South Australian governments care as much about nuclear waste as they have demonstrated with malfeasant care for park land destruction, climate action, absolute secrecy, commercial confidence and public disregard? It’s all a ‘waste’ and all biodegradable, it’s just some waste takes a couple of million years to be safe after everything is sterile and unreproductive? – Richard Webb
I would hardly call this exercise an independent inquiry based on the obvious bias of those on the panel. Also seems an entirely pointless exercise as the AUKUS decision was made some time back, with billions already invested. – Paul Venables
Responding to SA oil and gas founder dies day after birthday
I was fortunate to know Nick Smart for more than 40 years as a principled gentleman with a strong interest in contributing to the development of worthwhile enterprises. I met him first while working with him as a commodity futures broker. I well remember his early trips to Russia, France and the UK pursuant to a private venture to promote SYNROC, Australia’s still not utilised answer to the need to stabilise high-level nuclear wastes, developed by Professor Ringwood at Lucas Heights. Other ventures included his work towards systems to pretreat brown coal to reduce byproducts in its use for energy generation.
We nearly missed him in Australia, as he was destined to be an officer in the British Army in a Gurkha regiment before a very serious rugby injury put paid to that idea and sent him our way. His family background included, I think, generations in the British Raj in India – hence his interest in the Gurkhas.
He was a good father to his two girls, a good husband to Rossie, and a good friend. – John Leake
Responding to Adelaide woman hits longest-serving staff state record
I worked for 44 years, then got let go because of an injury. No farewell, no acknowledgement, no thanks, no sharing my situation with work colleagues. Tricked into signing a deed of settlement and discharge, which I still to this day do not fully understand. Life-altering, and not in a good way. – Danny Ryan
Fifty-seven years for me – started in January 1965, just before turning 17, worked in employment with Gaetjens Real Estate until 1974, joined Theodore Bruce Auctions from 1974 until 1986, then in my own and partnership businesses from 1986 until 2022.– Colin Gaetjens
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