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Everyone to blame but the Rann Government itself
The Rann Government Minister responsible for urban development and planning in South Australia – Paul Holloway – continues to blame South Australians for his government’s lack of vision for the state. After denigrating the New South Wales ...

Making it easier for parents of surrogate children
Parents of surrogate children will have an extra five years to lodge an application for recognition on their child’s birth certificate under laws passed through the House of Assembly today. The Statutes Amendment (Surrogacy) Amendment Bill was ...

1 Hour signifies Minister Gago’s Incompetence
If ever there was a day that captured the incompetence and ill-conceived priorities of the Minister for State/Local Government Relations – yesterday was the day. At 3pm Minister Gago rose to give a Ministerial Statement in which she had to ...

Surrogacy Amendment introduced
Families who have used a non-commercial surrogacy agreement to enable them to experience parenthood prior to surrogacy being legalised last year, will get more time to apply to have their names listed on their child’s birth certificate under an ...

Regional Development: A New Era
A Redmond Liberal Government will refocus attention on South Australia’s regional areas – a stark contrast to the neglect suffered by regional South Australians under a Rann Labor Government. Shadow Minister for Regional Development, John Dawkins ...

Atko’s judgement clouded by personal views
Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is once again allowing his personal views to cloud his judgement and obstruct his legislative responsibility to South Australians; this time as it relates to altruistic gestational surrogacy. Shadow ...

SA Nats turn regional infrastructure boost into bad news
The South Australian National Party has abandoned the people it claims to represent by criticising increased investment in regional communities by the State Liberals despite calls for a similar scheme. The SA Nationals have been calling on ...

Northern Suburbs: Time for Change
Ties between northern suburbs businesses, industry and the community will be strengthened through a Regional Coordination Network to be established by a Redmond Liberal Government. The Regional Coordination Network (RCN) will refocus the energies ...

Eyre and Western RDA given just 18 days to sign up!
Regional Development Minister Paul Caica has confirmed the two regions that have not yet signed up to the new Regional Development Australian (RDA) organisation have until 1 February 2010 to sign up or have their funding jeopardised. The ...

Rann Government continues to ignore worthy CORES
While the Rann Government continues to fail to provide funding to the Community Response to Eliminating Suicide (CORES) program, Eyre Peninsula community groups are taking matters into their own hands, committing $25 000 to the program. The Eyre ...

Motorsport complex will get the monkey off our backs
The State Liberals plan to back a multi disciplinary motorsport complex may be the answer to Adelaide’s monkey bike problem, says Shadow Minister for Northern Suburbs, John Dawkins. His comments followed Attorney-General Michael Atkinson’s ...

RDA Board funding extension too little too late
Liberal Regional Development spokesman John Dawkins has described the extension of one month for the new Regional Development Australia Boards to sign off on constitutions as “too little too late”. Mr Dawkins expressed disappointment that ...

Funding extension required for Regional Development Boards
Ongoing Government delays have put the seven newly established Regional Development Australia boards (RDAs) at risk of losing their funding, and have cast further doubts over staff retention in the sector. Shadow Regional Development Minister ...