Letters to the Editor

Doubling down on regional specialists

AUSTRALIA’S medical colleges are backing their commitment to regional healthcare with concrete action, launching an unprecedented expansion of specialist training in regional, rural, and remote areas. This expansion reflects a co-ordinated effort...

Letters to the Editor

South Australian child protection data spirals

As the family and domestic violence epidemic persists across Australia, the safety and wellbeing of children is going backwards in such states as South Australia and Victoria. Crucial data released by the Productivity Commission shows rates of...

Hugh Schuitemaker

Veteran homelessness crisis worsens

A REPORT released by the Productivity Commission has revealed a 25 per cent increase in persistent homelessness across Australia over the past five years, with nearly 38,000 people now without a stable home for seven months or longer. Among the...

Say it ain’t so, Albo

HAVING been a qualified electronics technician for over 50 years, I could not help but follow what I think is the ongoing farce imposed upon the Australian people by the incumbent federal government, on the advice of their relevant, so-called expert...

Reply to no conclusive evidence

PIRSA STATES there is “no conclusive evidence” bee poisoning (Murray Pioneer, 5/2/25) yet in 2020, PIRSA paid two beekeepers compensation for the loss of beehives after they were poisoned by PIRSA. Plus we have the documentation from PIRS...

Text Line 12/2/25

I have worked in the vineyard as a block hand for most of my life, and was always paid the proper amount by growers in the Barossa and Riverland. How can wineries get away with not paying grape growers a proper amount for their grapes. In my...

More GPs key to SA future

NEW GP training numbers show general practice is recovering in South Australia, but the job of securing the future of patient care is far from done. In 2025, 114 junior doctors are commencing training as specialist GPs in South Australia – a 34...

Network shutdown a major disconnect

THE 3G network shutdown and the resultant varying drop in phone coverage have disconnected grain growers across regional Australia, reducing the efficiency of farming activities, impacting access to health services and reducing overall farm safety...

Demon struggles to continue?

AS an ex-Berri lad, I have followed the footy from afar, so it’s sad to see that the team is struggling and have struggled for the past couple of years. But, reading that there are no new players coming to the club does not paint a pretty picture...

Thoughts on Aus Day celebrations

I READ with interest the letter by David Brindley (‘Thoughts on Australia Day’, letters, 5/2/25), and felt the need to point out some facts that he doesn’t seem to know. He stated that he thought we were the only country that didn’t...

The origin of Goat Island

THE contentious attempt to rename Goat Island is, in my view, misguided and I support the comments made by Pat Crouch in her letter to the editor (‘On Ruby Hunter’s local connections’, letters, 5/2/25). She has raised issues regarding the...

Eye on Loxton’s Mardi Gras future

ON Saturday 22 February, the 68th Loxton Mardi Gras Family Festival will be held at Loxton No. 2 Oval, with the Mardi Gras Appreciation Service at the East Terrace Rotunda also held on Sunday 23 February. A small committee have been working very hard...

Grim findings on homelessness

THE latest Productivity Commission Report on Government Services has revealed a 25 per cent surge in persistent homelessness over the past five years, highlighting an urgent need for increased investment in long-term support services. The data shows...

05 Feb 2025

More support needed for renters

NATIONAL housing campaign Everybody’s Home is calling for greater financial support for renters on the lowest incomes, as new figures reveal that more than two-in-five rent assistance recipients remain in rental stress, despite rises to the...