Australian Democrats (SA) 2001 News Releases Index

24 December	Democrats' Exclusive: Father Christmas' Gifts to SA Ministers
20 December	Democrats Release Sustainable Development Platform - Mike Elliott
20 December	War Zone No Place For Children - Sandra Kanck
14 December	Democrats Release Primary Schools Platform - Mike Elliott
13 December	Christmas Presents for Children Behind Barbed Wire - Sandra Kanck
5 December	Democrats Release Volunteers Platform - Sandra Kanck
3 December	Kerin Government Fails Disability Report Card - Sandra Kanck

30 November	Live Music Can be Protected by the Stroke of a Minister's Pen - Sandra Kanck
29 November	Democrats Welcome "Dob in a Smokey Vehicle" Idea - Sandra Kanck
28 November	This Honeymoon Will Last for 250,000 Years - Sandra Kanck
26 November	Time for a Bright Idea - Sandra Kanck
26 November	SA Liberals seek their 'Tampa' issue in cannabis - Mike Elliott
22 November	Lights Out in Regional South Australia - Sandra Kanck
22 November	Future of Gammons Still Not Safe - Mike Elliott
21 November	Evans Fails Native Vegetation Test - Mike Elliott
20 November	Democrats Move to Bring Back Parliament - Mike Elliott
16 November	Liberal's Two Terms of Economic Underperformance - Mike Elliott
14 November	Mobil's $700,000 - no strings attached - Mike Elliott
12 November	Howard Victory Leaves South Australia on the Edge of Darkness - Sandra Kanck
12 November	Did He Jump or Was He Pushed? - Sandra Kanck
12 November	Federal Election Results Boost State Campaign - Mike Elliott
2 November	Eyre Peninsula Farmers At Risk - Ian Gilfillan

30 October	Committee Ushers Frankenstein in Through the Backdoor - Sandra Kanck
22 October	Independents Must Put State's Interest First - Mike Elliott
20 October	State Government Rationing System Like Pouring Petrol on the Flames - Sandra Kanck
19 October	Election Date Must be set for December 8 - Mike Elliott
17 October	Battery Hens Legislation Due Next Week of Sitting - Mike Elliott
17 October	If Budget Honesty is Good Enough for One John, it's Good Enough for the Other - Mike Elliott
16 October	Time to Protect Attendants in Service Station Robberies - Mike Elliott
11 October	Democrats To Push Goyder To Marginal - Ian Gilfillan
11 October	Liberal Government Enters Caretaker Mode - Mike Elliott
5 October	Dorothy Kotz Must Be Next Minister To Go - Sandra Kanck
5 October	International Expert Releases Life Work on Public Education - Mike Elliott
3 October	Auditor General's Report on Hindmarsh Stadium Should Prompt Election - Mike Elliott
3 October	TAFE Privatisation Concerns - Mike Elliott
2 October	Legislation Threatens Civil Rights - Sandra Kanck
2 October	Auditor General's Report Shows Blank Cheque Contracting - Mike Elliott
2 October	Democrats Release No 'Drug and Shrug' ADHD Election Platform - Mike Elliott

28 September	Government Blocks Democrats Scheme For Treating ADHD - Sandra Kanck
27 September	Amendments to Equal Opportunity Legislation to Promote Religious Tolerance -Sandra Kanck
21 September	Buyer Beware : Democrats Propose Protection for Existing Live Music Venues - Sandra Kanck
20 September	If Your Can't Save Pasminco, You Must Save Port Pirie - Mike Elliott
19 September	Minister Brown must face ADHD Inquiry - Mike Elliott
14 September	American Bombing No Excuse for Racism - Mike Elliott
13 September	Southern Expressway : Suburban Chokeway - Sandra Kanck
13 September	South Australia the Part Time State - Mike Elliott
11 September	Education Act Flaw Highlighted in Secondary Principals' Survey - Mike Elliott
4 September	ADHD Report an Opportunity to Address Amphetamine Use - Mike Elliott

28 August	Show Us the Book before the Election Mr Olsen - Mike Elliott
28 August	Democrats Release Aquaculture Industrial Parks Platform - Mike Elliott
27 August	Reconciliation Ferry Across Troubled Waters - Sandra Kanck
22 August	Extra Power Comes at High Environmental Cost - Sandra Kanck
20 August	Democrats' Surge May Oust Premier - Mike Elliott
16 August	Kerin Finally Catches On? - Ian Gilfillan
14 August	Where will the Money Come From Ms Penfold? Sandra Kanck
13 August	SA Government outsourced to Queensland? - Mike Elliott
12 August	Cost of Electricity Privatisation Remains Clouded in Secrecy - Sandra Kanck
9 August	How Many More Must Die Before Governments Heed Heroin Warnings? - Mike Elliott
9 August	"Change Politics!" Democrats Challenge to Hammond - Ian Gilfillan
9 August	Electricity Crisis Impacting Upon Employment - Mike Elliott
6 August	Taxpayers to Pay for Simultaneous ADHD Inquiries - Mike Elliott
2 August	SA Parliamentarian Returns to Broken Hill for Voluntary Euthanasia Conference - Sandra Kanck
1 August	Democrats' Support Midwives Protest - Sandra Kanck & Meg Lees

31 July	Small Step for Labelling not Enough to Protect Our Kids from Drugs - Mike Elliott
31 July	Elliott to Petition Health Ministers on Caffeine - Mike Elliott
30 July	Ground Breaking GM Bill gets the Nod - Ian Gilfillan
26 July	ERD says SA Lags Behind the Rest of the Nation in EcoTourism - Mike Elliott
26 July	Legislative Council Takes Giant Step Towards Passing Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation - Sandra Kanck
26 July	Parliamentary Committee Injects Life into Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Sandra Kanck
26 July	Environment Protection Act to be Strengthened - Mike Elliott
25 July	Judgement Day for Voluntary Euthanasia - Sandra Kanck
25 July	Police Radio Security "A Hacker's Picnic" - Ian Gilfillan
25 July	Democrats move to End to Hindmarsh Stadium Saga - Mike Elliott
25 July	State Government Cannabis Cynicism helps Organised Crime - Mike Elliott
25 July	State Government must Double Efforts for Problem Gamblers - Mike Elliott
25 July	CSIRO Study Shows Blue Gums put SE water in limbo - Mike Elliott
24 July	SA Needs Statewide Standards for Phone Towers - Mike Elliott
13 July	QEH Obstetrics Decision an Insult to Women - Sandra Kanck
13 July	Democrats Promote Adelaide as Nation's Music Capital - Sandra Kanck
12 July	Democrats Deliver Solution To Midwifery Crisis - Sandra Kanck
6 July	What Price Justice? - Ian Gilfillan
5 July	Privacy Runs a Poor Second to Party politics - Mike Elliott
5 July	Green Power? Not Under SA's Monopoly - Ian Gilfillan
4 July	Day of Reckoning on power motion - Sandra Kanck
4 July	State Must Take Control of Coastal Planning - Mike Elliott
3 July	Ghost Town - Sandra Kanck
2 July	Deaths in Custody: Answer to the Coroner - Ian Gilfillan
2 July	Electricity Reform or Bust - Sandra Kanck
1 July	It's the Electricity Market Stupid - Sandra Kanck

27 June	School Buses Safer But Children Still In Danger - Ian Gilfillan
21 June	Democrats Amendments Solve Netball Dilemma For Country Women - Mike Elliott
20 June	D Day Dawns For GM Sites But Minister Still Dithers - Ian Gilfillan
20 June	Call for Action on Caffeine in Energy Drinks - Mike Elliott
18 June	Call for Ministerial Action on Netball Ban - Mike Elliott
18 June	Lifting School Leaving Age: Simplistic response - Mike Elliott
17 June	Save Our Murray: Save Our Native Plants - Mike Elliott
15 June	Regulate to Reduce Marijuana Use - Mike Elliott
14 June	Court Gives Mobil A Slap on the Wrist - Sandra Kanck
13 June	Ambulance Diversion Meeting Leaves Out Key Stakeholders - Sandra Kanck
13 June	Student Counsellors Needed to Stop Bullying in Schools - Mike Elliott
12 June	Tired of Being Choked By Thick Plumes of Car Smoke? - Sandra Kanck
8 June	Electricity Association Boss Tears Last Shred of Premier's Credibility - Sandra Kanck
7 June	SA Fulltime Employment at Last Century Levels - Mike Elliott
6 June	Kalbeeba Conflict of Interest - Sandra Kanck
6 June	Democrats Move to Help Families of Children with ADHD - Mike Elliott
5 June	World Environment Day: Liberal's Environmental Hypocrisy - Mike Elliott
4 June	Ecotourism: More Promotion but No More Protection - Mike Elliott
3 June	Gaping Hole Remains in Public Dental Care - Sandra Kanck
2 June	Good News for Families of Children with ADHD - Mike Elliott
1 June	Playford Turning in his Grave - Sandra Kanck
1 June	Mother Hubbard Budget - Mike Elliott
1 June	No Distinction in Budget Report Card - Mike Elliott

31 May	One Last Chance to Save South Australian Households From 30 per cent Increases in Electricity Bills - Sandra Kanck
31 May	This is a $38 million Deficit Budget - Mike Elliott
29 May	Opening with this Thursday's Budget - State Government Pre-election War Chest - Mike Elliott
28 May	Follow the Yellow Brick Road to School - Sandra Kanck
24 May	Brother Can You Spare Me a Dime - Sandra Kanck
18 May	Communities, Chemicals and "Couldn’t Care Less" Kerin – Ian Gilfillan
18 May	Parliament's Old Boys' Club Defeats Prostitution Reform - Sandra Kanck
17 May	Women the Main Losers in Failure of Prostitution Reform Bill - Sandra Kanck
15 May	Beds Not Bureaucracy - Sandra Kanck
15 May	Govt FoI Response a Farce - Mike Elliott
14 May	Closing Beds No Solution To The Barossa Health Crisis - Sandra Kanck
14 May	Democrats to Stop Pick Pocket Premier's Election Advertising - Mike Elliott
10 May	Environment Protection Act to be Strengthened - Mike Elliott
10 May	Employment Continues to Collapse in SA - Mike Elliott
4 May	Democrats Support 4 Year Fixed Terms - Mike Elliott
1 May	State Government Secrecy can be Stopped Immediately - Mike Elliott

18 April	Aged Care Crisis : Beds in Waiting - Sandra Kanck
12 April	South Australians Looking for Work Hit Record Lows - Mike Elliott
11 April	Public to Pay for Electricity Price Hike in Schools? Mike Elliott
11 April	Dutch Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation Boost to SA Dignity in Dying Bill - Sandra Kanck
10 April	Treasurer the State Government's Weakest Link - Sandra Kanck
7 April	Putting the Minister Back into Health - Sandra Kanck
6 April	Democrats Move to Reduce ADHD Drug Use - Sandra Kanck
5 April	Kennett-style No Reply on FoI - Mike Elliott
4 April	Democrats Cautiously Welcome Gambling Authority - Mike Elliott
4 April	Last Wowser Blast from soon to Retire AG - Ian Gilfillan
4 April	Energy Drinks the New Drug Threat - Mike Elliott
3 April	Third World Conditions in SA School - Mike Elliott

28 March	Democrats Call for Bond Issue to Save Adelaide to Darwin Rail Link - Sandra Kanck
26 March	Get Rid of Lucas: Appoint a Special Minister for Electricity Supply - Sandra Kanck
23 March	How Do We Make Our Kids Smarter? Sandra Kanck
23 March	Olsen's Spending on Spin - Mike Elliott
19 March	A Voice for Regional South Australia - Ian Gilfillan
19 March	Up Torrens River Without a Paddle - Mike Elliott
18 March	Democrats Announce Legislative Council Ticket -Ian Gilfillan
16 March	Time to End Meaningless Promises on Public Transport - Sandra Kanck
15 March	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of SA Unemployment - Mike Elliott
15 March	Olsen Dips into Taxpayer's Pockets Again - Mike Elliott
14 March	Dignity in Dying is a Right Not a Dogma - Sandra Kanck
14 March	Native Birds Culled to Save on Paperwork - Mike Elliott
13 March	Mr Brindal Please Save Our TAFE from Mr Kemp - Mike Elliott
12 March	Dignity in Dying Legislation - Sandra Kanck

28 February	Police Training. How Many More to Die? - Ian Gilfillan
27 February	Let's Get Adelaide to Darwin Rail Back On Track - Sandra Kanck
22 February	Democrats Call For Ambulance Diversion Audit - Sandra Kanck
22 February	Democrats Outline Economic Overview for Upcoming State and Federal Elections - Mike Elliott
21 February	Hypocrites' Wednesday in the Radioactive State - Sandra Kanck
20 February	Bond Issue To Save Adelaide-Darwin Rail Link From Collapse - Sandra Kanck
20 February	Action to Slash Rural Petrol Prices - Ian Gilfillan

19 February	Brain Haemorrhage: Two Centuries Of Health Expertise Gone - Sandra Kanck
17 February	Unhappy Anniversary - Sandra Kanck
15 February	SACAE Agrees with Democrats Overview of SA Economy - Mike Elliott
10 February	Surging Electricity Prices Set to Blow South Australia's Economic Fuse - Sandra Kanck
9 February	Olsen Allows Rubbish to Pollute the Murray - Ian Gilfillan
9 February	ETSA Maintenance Package Too Little Too Late - Sandra Kanck
8 February	39 Degrees and the Price of Electricity Set to Sky Rocket - Sandra Kanck
8 February	Olsen Running Out of Time on Employment Promise - Mike Elliott
7 February	Your Taxes Paying for You to be Misled about the Economy - Mike Elliott
5 February	Bus Crash Shows Importance of Barossa Health Services - Sandra Kanck
3 February	$7M Spent and Torrens Ducks Still Dying - Mike Elliott
2 February	GM Crops to Strike Another District - Ian Gilfillan
1 February	Another Step Towards A Radioactive Reality - Mike Elliott
1 February	Milk Industry Sours in Liberal Grasp - Ian Gilfillan
1 February	Environment Court Constrained - Mike Elliott

31 January	Howard Government Strangles CSIRO Potential - Ian Gilfillan
30 January	Democrats' 6 Point Plan for Parliamentary Reform - Mike Elliott
29 January	Chemical Trespass: Government 'Spray' of Excuses - Ian Gilfillan
26 January	Beepers for Blind Passengers at Bus Stops - Sandra Kanck
25 January	Dumping PC's In Landfill Doesn't Compute - Sandra Kanck
18 January	Petrol Prices On The Rise - Ethanol One Answer - Sandra Kanck
17 January	Democrats Now on Election Footing - Mike Elliott
16 January	Democrats Target Regional SA - Ian Gilfillan
16 January	McNaughton to do More than just "Stand" for Chaffey - Ian Gilfillan
14 January	Hot and Bothered - Sandra Kanck
14 January	Govt Jumping in Deep End with Pool Upgrade - Mike Elliott
12 January	False 'GM' Impression Given - Ian Gilfillan
12 January	Olsen Must Act During Pokies Freeze - Mike Elliott
12 January	Roasted Kid On A Skate - Sandra Kanck
11 January	Warning! SA Employment Participation Plunges - Mike Elliott
9 January	Lawyers: Seven Years of Shonks - Ian Gilfillan
5 January	Housing Trust Award is Nothing to Write Home About - Sandra Kanck
4 January	Democrats Warn of Houseboat Swim Deck Dangers - Ian Gilfillan
3 January	Rape of the Parklands Should Be an Indictable Offence - Ian Gilfillan
3 January	Government Takes Choice Away from SA Women - Sandra Kanck