Reports today that Water Minister Tony Burke and Finance Minister Senator Wong have attacked those playing politics with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan provide a sharp rebuke of South Australian Labor Premier Jay Weatherill. Water Minister Tony Burke has warned that any MPs who vote against his plan for the Murray-Darling Basin will be…
LYNDAL CURTIS: It’s the second anniversary of the 2010 federal election. Although Australia then had to wait 17 days and for a 17-minute speech to find out that the Gillard Government had been returned to power. The Government marked the anniversary with reference to its achievements and the appointment of a new High Court…
TREVOR SCOTT: … yesterday a little headline in The Advertiser grabbed my attention “New tax hits footy clubs” which… I went ‘hang on, what’s this all about?’ “SANFL clubs may be forced to cut back their community programs because of rising electricity costs.” Now, also yesterday, an email came to me from…