He didn't make many friends in the judiciary or even his own party, but Rann-era Attorney-General Michael Atkinson's hard-edged approach to crime would be welcome today, writes Matthew Abraham.
The clumsy intervention by the High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom, Stephen Smith, to close Australia House to the annual Australia Day fundraiser under the guise of protecting sensibilities is politically naive with potential to hurt those he purports to represent.
This week we tuck into gas versus electric schnitzels, prove ramping is for everybody, high-five a pumped-up Mall Santa and blow the whistle on a weird new scholarship.
Today, readers comment on SA's worst ever month for ramping, diverting mental health patients from emergency departments, government and gas, and the NDIS.