Matt Chambers | October 09, 2009 The Australian Update: “BHP Billiton’s giant Olympic Dam underground mine could be running at just 20 per cent capacity for up to six months, analysts say, […]
HAULAGE SYSTEM FAILURE AT OLYMPIC DAM MINE
At approximately 10.30pm yesterday, the haulage system in the Clark Shaft at Olympic Dam was damaged in a mechanical failure. The haulage system used at Olympic Dam is fully automated, and no-one […]
AUSTRALIA – AUTHORITIES MUST BETTER PREPARE FOR “OVERDUE” VOLCANO RISK
A significant volcano eruption in Australia is ‘well overdue’ and emergency authorities must better prepare themselves and the wider community to respond to it, Associate Professor Joyce the recipient of the prestigious […]
SA COUNCILS SHARE IN $131 MILLION IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
The Rudd Labor Government has today announced the funding that each and every local governing body in South Australia will receive this financial year through the Financial Assistance Grants program.
RANKINE: ANANGU ON APY LAND TO TAKE OUT HOMESTART LOANS FOR NEW HOUSING
According to Ms Jennifer Rankine the Minister for Families and Communities, in Coober Pedy on Tuesday (today), Anangu on the APY Lands will be able to apply for home loans through a […]
MENTAL STEALTH: SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN AT RISK
Dear Editor, As a Mum, I am writing to you out of concern for South Australian children. Recently I discovered that the new Mental Health Act in South Australia had been passed […]
WILL AUSTRALIA ALLOW ANOTHER BALIBO AT FREEPORT?
By Nick Chesterfield (SA) Often it takes the death of a white man to get the story of West Papua past the gatekeepers of the media. With the shooting death of Melbourne […]
MILK OR NO MILK? LOWER MURRAY DARLING BASIN FARMERS
A Dairy Australia survey has confirmed that half the dairy farmers in the Lower Murray Darling Basin are expecting to make a decision regarding continuing in the dairy industry before the end […]
LABOR, LIBERAL DIRTY DEAL GIVES POLLUTERS WINDFALL PROFITS UNDER RET
The Government and Opposition have voted against an Australian Greens amendment that would have prevented polluters from making windfall profits thanks to their exemption from the renewable energy target.
BHP BILLITON LINKED TO U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE BILL SCANDAL
A shocking scandal surrounds BHP Billiton as the “big miner” is linked to a scandal over lobbying against the US Government’s climate change legislation. A lobbying firm working on behalf of the […]
ETS DEFEATED IN PARLIAMENT: GREENS PROPOSE RENEWAL ENERGY FUTURE FOR AUSTRALIANS
The federal parliament in rejecting the Rudd government’s determination to implement it’s carbon emissions trading scheme has brought Australia closer to an early election. The Liberals together with Green and other independent […]
MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OF POLICE WORK IS ALCOHOL RELATED
A new report into liquor sales proves the Rudd government’s alcopops tax was just a blatant and useless tax grab, Family First Leader Senator Steve Fielding said.
CLIMATE CHANGE QUESTIONS TO PENNY WONG
Letter to the editor Sir / Madam, Recently Penny Wong could not explain to Steve Fielding any evidence climate change is in fact man made. Therefore if it`s not man made, how […]
LIGHTNING RIDGE OPAL MINERS – MAJOR WIN IN SUPREME COURT
Supreme Court Judge J Hall handed down his decision in the case Parkins v Lightning Ridge Miners Association Limited on 6 April 2009 and the miners won on all grounds and Parkins […]
DISCHARGED HOSPITAL PATIENTS URGED TO CALL RDNS DIRECT
Patients affected by a State Government decision to withdraw publicly-funded home nursing services are being urged to contact RDNS direct.
HAVE ADVISORS EMBARRASSED WEATHERILL OVER CLAYTON DAM REGULATORS?
Members of The Fresh Water Embassy including Professor Diane Bell met with Minister for the Environment Jay Weatheral MP to discuss damage that the new regulators are causing on the environment. “We […]
ARREST: WOMAN FOUND MURDERED AT PORT AUGUSTA
Major Crime detectives have arrested a 30 year old man formerly of Pt Augusta (in Adelaide) and charged him with the murder of a 25 year old woman from Pt Augusta who […]
AUSTRALIAN MINING INDUSTRY – DIMINISHED BY ALMOST 5% IN 2008
The Australian mining industry is estimated to have diminished by almost 5% in real terms in 2008 Forecasts for Australia’s mining industry are discouraging, with the industry estimated to have contracted by […]
GOVERNMENT CASHING IN ON AUSTRALIA’S BINGE DRINKING PROBLEM
“A tax grab will not change our binge drinking problem”. Dehooking alcohol from sport once and for all is the recommendations from the National Preventative Health Taskforce. The Rudd Government must adopt this […]
BLOGGERS – TURNING NEWSPRINT INTO LANDFILL
12 Major US newspapers have stopped their presses since March 2007 with digital long predicted to replace newsprint. With half the population toting laptops, anyone can google their news in an airport […]
TEN YEARS OF GENOCIDE – TEN YEARS OF PEACEFUL RESISTANCE
• Highest number of signatures gathered for a human rights issue in Australian history Activities in support to be held on Saturday, 18th July Melbourne CBD and City Square MELBOURNE – On […]
MILLIONS TO BE SAVED BANNING BOTTLED WATER
Towns and communities across Australia would save millions of dollars each year if they follow Bundanoon’s lead and ban bottled water, an analysis by Clean Up Australia has found.
AUSTRALIA – CHINA RELATIONS AT ROCK BOTTOM
Kevin Rudd was elected Prime Minister boasting about his special affinity with China, but 18 months later Australia’s relationship with China is at its lowest level in 40 years, the Leader of […]
CALTEX/MOBIL DEAL UNDER ACCC SCRUTINY
Caltex’s plans to purchase 302 retail outlets from Mobil – 30 retail outlets in Adelaide – are being examined by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
FIELDING: ECONOMISTS CALL FOR PEOPLE’S BANK
“Banks are charging up to 775% profit on typical bank penalty fees.”
BUDDIES: PLAYING THE BIG MINERS AT THEIR OWN GAME
Buddies, the most requested title on australianscreen online, released today to eagerly awaiting fans by Umbrella Entertainment who are excited with announcement of this re-release of the much sought after title. Buddies […]
INDEPENDENT YOUTH ALLOWANCE – HAVE YOUR SAY
Leader of The Nationals, Warren Truss, has invited families in regional Australia to make submissions to the Senate Inquiry that is examining the impact of the Rudd Labor Government’s short-sighted changes to […]
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUSTRALIA TO PROVIDE A STRONGER UNITED VOICE FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIANS
Today in Adelaide, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Maxine McKew, SA Minister for Regional Development Paul Caica, and the Local Government Association of SA’s Felicity-ann […]
UPDATE: STORMS ACROSS SOUTH AUSTRALIA HITS POWER SUPPLIES
ETSA Utilities restoring power following storm damage Monday 1 July 2009 Power has been restored to half of the customers affected by outages since a severe storm hit Adelaide and other parts […]
RITA PALOMBO’S SEARCH FOR HER MOTHER – VICKI HELEN PALOMBO (Kagiali)
My name is Rita Palombo, and I am searching for my mother, Vicki Helen Palombo (Kagiali). I last saw my mother 30 years ago. My father, Domenico, and my mother were married in Adelaide […]
STATE GOVT TO REMOVE “REGULATORS” FROM WATERWAYS SAY NGARRINDJERI
Ngarrindjeri opened The Fresh Water Embassy today representing “all the freshwater species that cannot speak for themselves or have been gagged in the debate about the pending destruction of the River, Lakes […]
MOBIL IS LET OFF THE CLEAN UP HOOK AT STANVEC – ENGEN SOUTH AFRICA REVISTED
“The Rann Government has well and truly let Mobil off the hook in South Australia’s growing worst practices, as history fails to teach it’s lessons. “Cleaning up to only an ‘industrial’ standard […]
BHP EXPANSION – BIG DOCUMENT, BIG HOLE, BIG SUBSIDIES, BIG TOXIC LEGACY
SA’s peak environmental body the Conservation Council of South Australia (CCSA), has criticised BHP-Billiton after the release of the Environmental Impact Statement for its Olympic Dam expansion. The special deals the company […]
DOES BEING A CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT NEED MORE RESEARCH STEVE FIELDING?
The Editor Coober Pedy Regional Times Dear Editor It is very worrying that Senator Steve Fielding has returned from his fact-finding mission to the USA with his confidence in the opinions of […]
SA PUBLIC CONSULATION PROCESS FLAWED FOR PEOPLE OF WHYALLA
Mining developments in SA being fast-tracked? To the Editor. Stuart Petroleum appears to have a hidden agenda as does the South Australian Government! This meeting eventuated the following week due to an error in reporting […]
SA GOVERNMENT BACKS OUT OF BHP DESALINATION DEAL
Government to ‘sort of go-it-alone’ on desalination plans. Amidst growing public concerns and controversy, the SA government has reconsidered it’s location for a desalination plant intended to accommodate the not yet approved BHP […]
BANK FEE RIP-OFF CONFIRMED – FAMILIES CAN GO TO HELL
The Rudd Government needs to back new laws to outlaw outrageous bank penalty fees? It was revealed today that banks are charging up to 775% profit on typical bank penalty fees Leader of Family […]
HAS YOUR SILENT NUMBER BEEN SOLD TO TELEMARKETERS?
Is it true that Telstra or other communication companies are double dipping on our not so $ilent telephone numbers? A reader who states that their family has had a silent number for over 10 […]
$10,000 IN GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY BASED NRM PROJECTS IN SA ARID LANDS – HURRY
Community groups in South Australia’s arid lands can apply for grants of up to $10,000 from State funding to carry out local landcare and watercare projects.
JOB CUTS: ATO TO OUTSOURCE PRIVILEGED TAX INFORMATION TO PRIVATE COMPANIES
There are 23,000 Tax Officers employed around Australia and many are expected to join the National Day of Action. ATO management has revealed plans to shed close to 3,000 Tax Office jobs […]
STONG REACTIONS TO RUDD’S CLIMATE SELLOUT TO THE BIG POLLUTERS
“Householders will pay twice whilst polluters get free permits” Like the majority of Australia’s environment and climate groups, the Conservation Council of South Australia (CCSA) is bitterly disappointed with the Federal Government’s […]
CENTRELINK CHANGES TO JOB SERVICES AUSTRALIA
Job seekers will today begin receiving letters outlining changes to the Australian Government’s employment services. Centrelink this week began sending letters to job seekers informing them that from July 1, the current […]
TAMIL CIVILIANS USED AS HUMAN SHIELDS – WORLD LEADERS CALLED TO STOP COWARDLY WAR CRIME
1000 people have died and more than 1300 people have been wounded. The Sri Lankan Army spokesperson arrogantly calls this genocidal attack on the Tamil civilians as ‘the world’s biggest hostage rescue.”
VOICES OF DARWIN SPEAK OUT AS “INPEX LNG” IMPACTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Is Tibby Quall tackling a system, set up to fail for the Bloodline Owners of their own Land? Is it economic progress before people, at the expense of a successful ancient civilisation? On Tuesday, the Darwin […]
WINDERLICH XENOPHON & HANSON-YOUNG JOIN FORCES TO SAVE THE LOWER LAKES
“Democrat MLC David Winderlich, Senator Xenophon, Senator Hanson-Young and river campaigner Diane Bell have joined forces to save the Lower Lakes
BUSHFIRES – A WARNING AUSTRALIA & WORLD CLIMATE IS RAPIDLY CHANGING
MINERS SEEKING WORK ARE SCAMMED BY CON ARTISTS – HOW TO AVOID THE WORST
by Jack Caldwell Australia’s mining industry is riddled with con artists who run phantom online recruitment services, according to one industry insider. Jody Elliott is a former human resources manager for BHP […]
AS HEAT RETURNS SA RESIDENTS ASKED TO MAKE SURE ELDERLY NEIGHBOURS ARE OK
The sudden deaths of 60 people last week in South Australia and Victoria have been attributed to the heat wave conditions which swept across both states. Those deaths were an absolute tragedy […]
OUTBACK STOCKMAN – RODEO RIDER DIES IN TRAGIC NT ACCIDENT
Residents of the bush in both SA and NT are mourning the loss this week of one of their own, Brett Schmidt.
SERVICEMEN SUE BRITAIN OVER 1950s MARALINGA ATOMIC TESTING
by: Charles Miranda
Coober Pedy Regional Times 