Letters to the Editor on Stefanovic’s old collegiate keynote
This week, InDaily readers have their say on one man’s fight to stop the next algal bloom and controversy surrounding Karl Stefanovic’s keynote at an old collegiate event for an elite private school.
Responding to Former Liberal staffer lifts lid on new party king’s subjects
Potter is correct that earning your stripes inside a political party takes years. She is also right that the complete immersion in the party required can crowd out connection to anything else.
But there is another consequence that she missed. By its very nature, this system is inaccessible to whole sections of society, the largest being working parents and primary carers (let’s call them mums).
The very time slot that most parties are meeting in their pubs is the most demanding time of the day for mums. Dinner, bath, story and bed – many of us live years of our lives by this routine.
Contrastingly, maintaining an interest in a political party by attending branch meetings and fundraisers or spending endless hours doorknocking and polling is out of reach for most primary carers. We are simply not able to be in the room.
Then those of us who have lamented this paradox continue to be frustrated that our experiences are never considered and our voices never heard. – Emily Heywood Smith
Responding to Campaign heats up as elite private school stays tight-lipped on Stefanovic keynote
What is their beef? Karl has been one of Australia’s best-known and well-recognised faces on our screens for a long time; not everyone agrees or disagrees with everyone, so these people want to censor free speech. – John Higgins
Seriously, who cares? I’ve been at events Karl has MCed or spoken at, and I found him to be boringly self-promoting. I would not waste my money, except maybe to catch up with old chums, maybe outside with a scotch during Karl’s keynote. – Steve Shearer
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Well done PAC. It is called freedom of speech. I am sure the older students of PAC are mature enough to hear, albeit in this case, indirectly, a wide range of political views. – David Churchill
So Mad Fucking Witches are quite happy to give Karl some free publicity whilst trying to cancel him because they disagree with his views.
Since when have Mad Fucking Witches been the arbiter of what personal views can be held or expressed?
If I choose to support Karl Stefanovic, then that is my choice, and I am not answerable to Mad Fucking Witches. – Simon Lovell
Mad Fucking Witches are fortunate to have InDaily promoting their petty cause. Do you enjoy being the mouthpiece for left-wing extremists?
Incredibly disappointed by the quality of your “journalism”. Adelaide deserves better. – Jimmy Newton
Responding to Stopping the next algal bloom: One man’s fight to return vital SA
Wonderful to see the young people take interest in our coast – it’s a great feeling. – Phillip Lowrey
How positive and hopeful for a change in how we care for our environment. Well done. Thank you. – Jan Greb
Responding to Death toll revealed: New report on tiny birds forced out of popular Adelaide dining spot
Why not learn more about tree martins, which are protected and an Australian native species, and be friendly to them? Build housing for them, share food with them, treat them kindly – they have been visiting Adelaide far longer than any of us. And surely, they play an important environmental role, have important messages for all of us.
This would make a great story and potentially draw tourists to Adelaide. – Gordon Parbery
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Responding to FOI reveals reason why SA uni cast out UN speaker event
I share Former Law School Dean Rosemary Joan Owens’ disappointment in the reactive cancellation of the discussion featuring “renowned” United Nations special rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, and which was subsequently held elsewhere under the title Constellations.
I attended this event online along with hundreds of others in person and online. I’m so glad I did because it helped me understand the issues in greater depth. It represented a variety of views in a civil conversation. It was an admirable example of how it is quite possible to discuss difficult ideas in Adelaide.
As an alumnus of Adelaide University, I hope that “cancellation” of events intended to shed light on controversial ideas never occurs in those hallowed halls again.
Imperfect as they are, our democratic freedoms must be fiercely guarded. – Lizzie Packer
Responding to Outrage over RAH policy to treat patients in corridors
Goodness, as an ex RAH nurse, yes, many years ago we nursed overflow from ED in the corridor. There are such things as portable oxygen cylinders and suction.
Agency staff called in to manage overflow over and above normal staff. Risk assessment carried out.
Not ideal, but far better to have ambulances freed up and back on roads. And where has the pool of agency staff gone to? – Jennifer Whithorn
Responding to Why is SA’s Liberal leader washing her hands of party president brawl?
You need to check the rules of the Liberal Party for an answer to the question you posed here.
Ashton Hurn is doing pretty much exactly as she should: the political arm and the membership arm are separate, and one is not supposed to command the other. She’s not making any political mistakes either, as the Opposition is free to do – and the government is not. – Pete Errey
Responding to Why is SA’s Liberal leader washing her hands of party president brawl?
InDaily’s columnist Mike Smithson last Tuesday revealed something that he’s obviously been quietly briefed on – but taxpayers have not.
In his Tuesday story about Opposition leader Ashton Hurn, he wrote: “She had a cut-through opportunity as the week progressed and the Premier jetted off to America in a bid to shore up LIV golf and other important international matters.”
Never mind the Hurn story, the real story for the state’s 1.8 million South Australians appears to be that the Premier spent time in the US exploring how the LIV Golf insolvency nightmare could be somehow ‘shored up’. The background is that the LIV Golf organisers recently appealed for more time to meet a periodic payment deadline to lock in a golf shindig at Kooyonga Golf Course early in 2027.
Smithson said on ABC radio on 31 July that LIV’s future in SA “is as good as dead and buried”, but that was before the Premier flew off to the US. Soon after, Premier Malinauskas told ABC radio that “…we don’t have any exposure” under the LIV arrangement, but that was a distraction.
So why spend time in the US chasing the LIV dream, Premier? Could it be a quiet government LIV bailout for Kooyonga 2027? And if so, will SA Labor throw open the books to reveal the sum? Or will South Australians soon hear that LIV Golf suddenly found a new pot of golf gold to pay the Kooyonga fees, the source of which is subject to “commercial in confidence” restrictions? – John Bridgland
Editor’s Note: This story has been since published by InDaily, Mystery investor tipped to keep LIV teeing off in Adelaide
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