Tag Archive: Premier Mike Rann

Nov 15

RAW: This State’s Finances – The Real Rann Legacy = State Bank 2.0 – Part 3

Can we expect new Treasurer Snelling to have the smarts to fix this mess? Recently he stated, “$4.2 billion is not a lot of money. It is like the average person having a $26,000 debt.’”Well, if his credit card analogy and his views of $4.2 billion don’t worry you, then his $26,000 figure should. He got his maths wrong by a factor of 10!

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Oct 20

RAW: Ranning On The Parade – The Glenside Film Studios Open

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500 guests – Labor Party luvvies, filmanistas and assorted arts luminaries – got a little wet and feasted on bland wine and the usual assortment of canapés that cost taxpayers around $120 a head. Cate wasn’t there.

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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.

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Nov 29

RAW: Concert for the Earth – ASO – Town Hall – 3K

The ASO’s Concert for the Earth featured new work by Gerard Brophy – The Blue Thread – played brilliantly by Natsuko Yoshimoto and Greta Bradman as soprano soloist. 3K

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