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Friendly Note
In S.A.* Parlt.
Supplied By The L.C.L.
While other States are in
volved in petty political ar
guments of various kinds,
he business of government
in south Australia goes
quietly and steadily ahead.
This is due chiefly to the
fact that in this State we
have a stable, commonsense
Government which works on
the basis of a fair deal for
all rather than on 'class'
or strictly party lines.
The stability of the Play
'ord Government is reflected
n the daily lives of the
South Australian people. We
feel the impact of the na
tion-wide high cost of living
and shortage of goods, but
at least we do not have to
obtain our butter surrepti
tiously at black market
prices, nor are we afflicted
with the blackouts and other
domestic miseries which
plague the eastern States.
State developmental
schemes are going accord
ing to plan, the Government
is husbanding its resources,
and there are no panic sack
ings of State personnel em
ployed in public works, such
as have occurred elsewhere
in Australia.
Solid Benefits
With a Parliament of level
headed members on both
sides of the House, it is pos
sible for beneficial legisla
tion to be passed far more
rapidly than would be the
case in a Parliament torn
by party bitterness.
Examples of Government
legislation debated within
the last couple of weeks are
the Bill to increase the rates
of superannuation and pen
sions to ex-members of the
State public service, and the
Bill to increase workmen's
compensation payments to a
level which will, on the
whole, be appreciated above
the general average level of
the other States.
This latter measure con
fers solid benefits on people,
who, in many instances, are
not supporters of the Gov
ernment's side of politics,
and it Is a sign of the Play
ford administration's care
for all sections of the com
munity.
During the debates on
these measures, the South
Australian Parliament lived
up to its reputation of en
suring that the rights of
minorities are respected. The
Leader of the Opposition put
up an amendment to the
Workmen's Compensation
Bill which received full con
sideration and was accepted
by the Government as a fair
amendment.
Similarly, in the Bill to
extend the regulation of
building materials, three
amendments were moved —
two of them by the Opposi
tion — and all were ac
cented.
As long as this spirit pre
vails in Parliament, South
Australia will have the
strongest possible insurance
agains the spread of Com
munism and civil strife.
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