SA waits longer for elective surgery

South Australians are waiting longer today for elective surgery than they were 10 years ago as revealed in the State of Our Public Hospitals June 2010. The State of Our Public Hospitals June 2010 report by the Federal Department of Health and Ageing provides a detailed report card on public hospital performance in the 2008-09 financial year. Duncan McFetridge, Shadow Health Minister said that the ... ...Read more

Car owners ripped off and deceived

South Australian motorists are being ripped off and left vulnerable to prosecution because of an unscrupulous decision by the Minister for Transport to withhold car registration renewal notices from the post until July 1 2010. Car registration fees rise by three per cent and Compulsory Third Party Insurance rises by an average of 7.2 per cent on July 1 2010.   Steven Griffiths, Shadow Transpo... ...Read more

Is public safety at risk from faulty bridges?

In a startling setback for the Rann Labor Government, South Australian Ombudsman Mr Richard Bingham has directed the release of information being kept secret by the Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure relating to 22 bridges determined by engineering reports to be in poor condition that could be exposing the public to danger. Martin Hamilton-Smith MP has been seeking public release o... ...Read more