Opinion
Editorials
Editorial: Support local musicians
A PUSH to drop Australian content quotas for commercial radio should be given short shrift by the Federal Government.
Editorial: Mining tax a shabby deal
JULIA Gillard may well trumpet the achievement of securing her much criticised mining tax. For an embattled PM, any legislative victory is significant.
Editorial: Shocking power bills
SOUTH Australia has played a leading role in promoting alternate clean energy sources in recent times.
Editorial: Wake-up call for state
THE anticipated skills crisis is near the moment of reckoning. The mining and energy sectors are clamouring for workers, with construction on multibillion-dollar projects.
Editorial: A political football
AUSTRALIANS have far stronger emotions about the small number of boat people who arrive than they do about those who visit, then refuse to go home.
Editorial: Style and substance
PREMIER Jay Weatherill's "debate and decide" style of government as opposed to the former "announce and defend" administration appears to be paying dividends.
Editorial: APY lands need a plan
ABORIGINAL people in remote areas of the state deserve better in their quest for an economic path towards a meaningful life on their land.
Editorial: Taxes go travelling
THE saga surrounding the travel expenses of Education Minister Grace Portolesi highlights not only the political misjudgment of one Member of Parliament but the much deeper problem of how our elected representatives sometimes spend taxpayer money.
Editorial: Triple-A not the only way
SOUTH Australia will very likely lose its long-cherished triple-A credit rating as the State Government finances major projects and revenue continues to erode.
Editorial: Sell uranium to friends
ALLOWING the sale of Australian uranium to India will be a sensible change to an outdated policy.
Editorial: Glad of profitable zoo
SOUTH Australians will be glad there has been a resolution to Zoos SA's rolling financial troubles. It is a key part of the state's social and economic life and must remain so.
Editorial: Our crumbling courts
WHEN well-paid lawyers call for taxpayer dollars to be spent upgrading the courts in which they work, some public scepticism is understandable.
CARTOONS
Jos Valdman - The Advertiser
VALDMAN is the cartoonist for The Advertiser and AdelaideNow. He is fascinated by politicians and other zoo animals – especially Fandango the flamingo.
Peter MacMullin - The Sunday Mail
SUNDAY Mail artist MacMullin swears to abide by the cartoonists' charter of being forever frivolous and loosely accurate.
News
PM's new golden Slipper
THE Liberal turncoat who accepted Julia Gillard's support to become Speaker is being investigated over his spending on taxpayer-funded travel.
Sport
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