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Sep 28

RAW: Australia’s Got Talent Auditions – 8th Oct – Details

Network Seven’s hit Talent show ‘Australia’s Got Talent’ is on the road auditioning once again!!! See post for full details.

Sep 22

RAW: Hey Gracie, Time To Come Home From Italy And Answer An Important Question.

Our key recommendation furthermore, is to place a person in the Lands who can unblock service delivery, mediate family/clan disputes and clarify governance confusion with the full mandate, legitimacy and direct access to the Premier is required – The Key Recommendation Min Portolesi says didn’t exist.

Sep 22

RAW: The Course of Justice In SA

In most mature societies, the unhealthy interaction between politicians, the police and the courts in the above matters would lead to severe public disquiet. In South Australia, the media and the dormant Opposition look the other way.

Sep 20

RAW: Xenophon Names and Shames

What has come as a surprise to me however, is the public and media reaction which has followed the allegations. It seems to me that when it comes to claims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, all of a sudden people are very quick to jump to the defence of the Church and the alleged abuser.

Sep 07

RAW: Speak Up Musicians Support Mental Health – Gov This Sunday

Speak Up is an event put together by local musicians to raise awareness about mental health on behalf of sufferers and their carers. The event will be held on the 11th September, 2011 from 1 – 4pm at the Venue, Governor Hindmarsh Hotel.

Sep 04

RAW: Port At Adelaide Oval. Great Day But No Endorsement of Need To Spend $535m

However those who said this was a ringing endorsement of the Government’s plans to spend $535m need to think again. The reality was this fixture gave no support for the proposition that Adelaide needs a 50,000 seat stadium, for even after all the hoopla, media support, fine weather and novelty, the crowd in attendance of 29,340 failed to reach the average expected every Port game from 2015 onwards in the now somewhat discredited Centre for Economic Studies modelling.

Sep 02

RAW: SANFL – The Gravy Trains That Keeps Chugging Along

When one looks at the SANFL cash flow statement over the past five years, the net cash generated from its operations has declined from $6.26m to -$0.618m, a turnaround of $6.8m. With further declines in crowds and events, one can only imagine this year’s results will be yet worse. So what has the SANFL done about it? Complain mostly it seems.

Aug 30

RAW: The Defence For Swearing

Victoria has given South Australia another reason why we are a better place to live. The Victorian State Government has introduced a new law whereby police will be able to give on-the-spot fines for public swearing of up to $240.

Aug 24

RAW: Adelaide Festival of Ideas – Full Line Up

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL OF IDEAS REVEALS FULL LINE-UP Adelaide Festival of Ideas – Friday 7 October to Sunday 9 October Organisers of the 2011 Adelaide Festival of Ideas today revealed a full line-up of over 80 speakers for Australia’s longest-running ideas festival. Adding to an impressive previously announced list of Penny Sackett, Peter Doherty, Barbara Hardy, …

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Aug 23

RAW: Adelaide City Council takes the step to ban cigarettes in Rundle Mall

“Rundle Mall is competing with other shopping centres where smoking is not allowed and we want a level playing field.” Said Mayor Yarwood, this is despite studies that have shown that smoking regulations have had little to no effect on retail trading either positively or negatively.