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Libs Suicide Prevention Policy gets big tick
The South Australian Liberals are pleased to see its community leading suicide prevention policy significantly endorsed by the National Health Commission’s 2012 Report Card, ‘A Contributing Life’, released yesterday. Recommendation 10 of the ...

Liberals show leadership on suicide prevention
The State Liberal Party has shown that it is listening to concerns in local communities by creating the state’s first Suicide Prevention portfolio. Liberal MLC John Dawkins was appointed by SA Liberal Leader Isobel Redmond as Shadow Parliamentary ...

Livestock Exports - Op Ed
THOSE protesting for an end to live animal exports continue to base their arguments on falsehoods and ignorance. For such an important and emotive issue, the discussion taking place in the public domain remains largely uninformed and lacking ...

SA Liberals Release Suicide Prevention Policy - Letter to the Editor
Suicide is the final solution for those who cannot escape an overwhelming sense of pain and despair. For loved ones left behind, it leads to feelings of intense loss, of questions left unanswered, of profound guilt, shame and confusion. The ...

Government has really ‘missed the bus’ in Gawler
Despite continuous Opposition calls to review and rework the timetables of bus services in Gawler, the State Labor Government has neglected Northern commuters once again with their recent timetable changes. The Minister for Bus Timetables, Chloë ...

Power Out on the Gawler Line
Residents of Adelaide’s north have once again been let down by the State Labor Government after Treasurer Jack Snelling announced that the electrification of the Gawler rail line will be suspended. This is part of almost $1 billion worth of ...

Gago can’t see the wood for the trees
Forests Minister Gail Gago has been caught out admitting she is unaware that her portfolio includes responsibility for more than 25,000 hectares of native forest. Most of this huge native forest reserve is in the South-East. When questioned by ...

Liberals committed to safe, reliable and efficient public transport
Shadow Transport Minister Vickie Chapman and Gawler-based Liberal MLC John Dawkins have refuted claims by Labor MP Tony Piccolo about the Liberal Party’s position on the Gawler Metro Bus Service. “Mr Piccolo’s claims in his Lights On newsletter ...

It’s time to get serious about anti-violence public awareness
The Weatherill Labor Government must invest in essential programs to promote anti-violence public awareness. On Australia Day, dedicated anti-violence advocate and Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, John Dawkins, is calling on the State ...

Piccolo’s empty buses just keep on rolling
Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, John Dawkins is calling on Transport Services Minister Chloë Fox and Member for Light Tony Piccolo, to swallow their pride and finally review their bungled Gawler bus idea. “I urge Mr Piccolo and ...

Biosecurity fees to be scrutinised
The decision by the Legislative Council to have proposed biosecurity fees investigated by a parliamentary committee is a win for reason and fair play for South Australian farmers. A motion to have the proposed fees scrutinised before their ...

WILLASTON ROUNDABOUT STALLED
The Willaston Roundabout delay is just another broken promise in a long line of delays and disappointment associated with this project. Originally promised in 2003, Labor forgot about the project and reallocated the money to another ...

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