Letters to the Editor on an SA Liberal’s Presidency bid
This week, InDaily readers have their say on a café closing for Australia’s AusAlert emergency warning test and a conservative politician’s bid for the SA Liberal Party’s presidency.
Responding to EXCLUSIVE: ‘Her career would be totally finished’: Senior SA Lib issues threat over Presidency fight
The first and only consideration to be looked at by rank-and-file members, those who do not play the dodgy rough and tussle of day-to-day politics, is that we do not want or have a need for inclusion of One Nation into our party. But I also think we should be accommodating when it comes to election time, particularly with preferences – both sides in this discussion need each other and would lose on their own. The parliamentary teams should take note – they are not the party, and rank-and-file members should be included in their considerations. – John Higgins
So, who is the senior party source? Make up more crap or name them. Why do they remain anonymous? The Liberal Party has become irrelevant because of these so-called leaks. And they wonder why this is so. – Kent Brandwood
Responding to Letters to the Editor on an electorate change and leaked report
It is horrible to read the news of the “desecration” of the park lands by the government.
In the seventies, the late Jennifer Walker and I gathered a petition of 48,000 signatures, which was to take to parliament to ask that they stop the Adelaide City Council using the park lands for car parking for Christmas shopping.
We trundled the rolls of the petition up the steps of Parliament House in a folding wheelbarrow, which Hills Hoist’s management had donated to us for the purpose.
Jenny was then eight months pregnant, and when a journalist from The Advertiser, which had reported and supported our protest, asked her what she was “going to do now?”, she replied, “Have my baby.” Members from both sides of parliament had no hesitation in throwing out the by-law that the city council had passed when giving their permission for this car parking. Parliament had the final word on what occurs regarding any physical alteration in the park lands.
It is astonishing now to see that the Labor government is not only planning “destruction” but has gone ahead with cutting down large trees.
Jennifer and I spent an entire year on this protest; two women belonging to no group or party, with only our passion for the park lands, and our wish to have them preserved, galvanised us to the work.
It seems that eternal vigilance is the price for democracy. I wish the citizens who are now protesting about this desecration good luck, as they will need a miracle, with the government abandoning their responsibility to care for and guard our park lands – Kate Llewellyn
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Responding to Controversial Lib Antic absent as Angus Taylor rolls into town
Oh, how convenient that Angus Taylor appears in Adelaide to contrast with the Labor conference. And what better way than mixing the difficulties of small business and cost of living by being shown at the well-known market. It is standard pat that whenever the federal leaders are in town, you round up a posse of MPs, both state and feds, as a nodding backdrop – the message being we are one, big, happy family unified to oust this toxic government. So, we would expect the most prominent local member, the number one in the Senate, to be front and centre and welcome your leader. But he, being Alex Antic, was not. Could it be that it would be uncomfortable questioning, given that Antic favours joining in coalition with One Nation. – David Anderson
Responding to Antic headlines with anti-abortionist amid claims SA Lib chief job ‘done deal’
So, some of the former left-wing members of Women’s Council, who certainly did run an anti-women’s council according to many women who refused to attend in those days because of the anti-women office bearers who only supported those who agreed with their left-wing agenda. It is a bit ironic that they now seek to discredit Women’s Council in this way when they no longer have the ability to micromanage it any more. As for their hostility towards Alex Antic, it demonstrates how childish they are. Note they will not be publicly named, which is typical of how these cowards behave. – Malcolm Eglinton
InDaily making mischief. The left media like to set the agenda for all of us. I suppose it is the communist way. – Elizabeth Keam
Does the Liberal Party love shooting itself in the foot? With its obvious problem with women, who are turning away from the party in droves, the next State President is said to be a shoo-in for anti-abortionist, anti-vaxxer Alex Antic. I wonder what the matter is with the Liberal Women’s Council, who have him as their headline act together with Joanna Howe for their event next Tuesday. I could not think of a more inappropriate duo. It seems that Leah Blyth has been given the ultimatum not to run again. Maybe Alex’s love of Pauline Hanson and her party will be the straw that breaks the back of the Liberal Party. That is to say, it will be the end of the Liberal Party in South Australia, which will be taken over by the “hard right Christian faction”, who will be replaced by One Nation if they are still around come next election. What a shame that the moderates “have a non-existent talent pipeline”. Vale South Australian Liberal Party. – Di Martin
Responding to Did the PM just get mogged at Adelaide’s big Labor conference?
How long will it be before a sitting Federal Labor MP is tapped on the shoulder to stand aside to allow Malinauskas to enter the House of Representatives? – Sandra Knack
Responding to Adelaide set to play key role in renewable jet fuel industry
By way of comment, SA has a number of projects of its own to turn biomass and, more importantly, landfill plastics into urea, hydrogen and biodiesel.
The SA company, Greenhill Energy, should also be supported for our own state’s innovative processing technology. – Chris (surname withheld)
Responding to Population boost bound for picturesque historic SA river town
Rent To Own sounds okay, but what about country people like Mount Gambier, Port Lincoln and Port Augusta, etc. Is this another Labor plan that forgets country people? – Nigel Lean
Responding to Former Liberal staffer lifts lid on new party king’s subjects
That was a lovely succinct article and helps those of us who want a viable opposition to understand current state and federal politics.
Self-interest keeps winning over state interest. Now, who said that in the past? – Chris Barry
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Responding to Mining giant pens largest-ever contract with SA First Nations business
The desalination plant to service this major expansion is in the wrong place.
It needs to go further south so that brine can go out into deep flowing water. The current site has far too shallow water. I am not the only one of this opinion. – Geraldine Gillen
Responding to CSIRO chief defends job cuts as SA pain continues
CSIRO head Hilton claims 80 of its buildings are no longer fit for purpose – how is this possible?
Buildings don’t deteriorate overnight.
It is clear this storm of problems has been a long time coming, one that successive governments have been ignoring.
But somehow, there is always money for new golf courses and wholesale clearing of heritage park lands that would have cost the community millions. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
Very rotten. The public are fed up. – Pip Fox
Responding to Banned city councillor appears at fiery meeting
I wish the Adelaide City Council would concentrate on the reasons they were elected to office. The council should be voted in by all suburban council residents/ratepayers. – Fran Grigg
Responding to ‘Bikes snapped in half’: mates conquer Flinders on posties’ wheels
Well done, Kippers, Neil, and all fellow riders – good to see Apex is still going in some places. – Rodney Higginson
Responding to Authorities ‘on the alert’ over bird flu spread
I was an emergency service volunteer when we had a bird flu outbreak near Gosford, and after that, you would expect the CSIRO to work towards a workable solution like antibiotics, which would be far cheaper than the massive losses to the then chicken meat and egg industry, which all of Australia relies on.
What is odd is that an albatross, being a migratory bird and seagoing, does not come in contact with too many chickens, let alone visit farms in the Asia region, where this originated originally. Asia is well known for poor animal health issues, and bird flu is one. – Tim Arnott
Responding to COP31 replacement event quietly warms up in Adelaide
How are the car races and the MotoGP supporting climate action? Cutting down hundreds of trees, destroying habitat for native species and extreme noise levels interrupting breeding patterns. Fossil fuels for fun, polluting the planet and at a time when access to fuel is restricted by the war. Is this the way South Australia wants to be seen to be managing its environment? – Mary Jose
Responding to Cafe shuts shop early fearing impacts of national phone warning
You wouldn’t want to be in this café if there ever is a national disaster that we all need to be notified of. – Dan Coutts
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