Archive for June, 2008

Rann funding arrogance causes Labor pains in rural health


Australian Protectionist Party National Chairman and South Australian Spokesman Mr. Andrew Phillips today expressed concern at the Rann Government’s continued assault on regional South Australia in the wake of planned downgrading of rural hospitals. [...]

Australian Protectionists applaud RSL stand


Australian Protectionist Party National Chairman and South Australian Spokesman Mr. Andrew Phillips applauded the stand taken by the Returned Servicemen’s League over the proposed memorial to commemorate Aboriginal deaths in the so-called “Aboriginal Wars” to be placed on Anzac Avenue. [...]

Victa mowers sold to a foreign corporation


Yet another Aussie icon has been sold to a foreign corporation. Victa lawnmowers has been sold to the US-based Briggs & Stratton Corporation, joining other famous Australian brands now owned by foreign interests, such as Aeroplane Jelly, Arnott’s biscuits, Chiko Rolls, Speedos, and Vegemite. [...]

Destiny magazine, issue 4 released


Destiny magazine, issue 4 released: Rudd’s 2020 Summit creates a drought of ideas – Healthy communities in rural Australia – and more… [...]

Media responsible for publication of photos of child nudity


For those who have not already caught this story, a row broke out last week when an art gallery in Paddington, Sydney, put on display (and on their website) images that many people would consider to be child pornography (see the article “Moral backlash over sexing up of our children” by Miranda Devine in the Sydney Morning Herald). [...]