http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/steven-marshall/ Steven Marshall, 42, has been the Liberal member for Norwood, South Australia since March 2010, during which time he has established himself as a hippie with an iPad by defending trees, birds, waterways and bicycles with gusto. On the weekends you are likely to find Steven on Norwood Parade drinking coffee, practising Italian and severely embarrassing his two children. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-exactly-is-wrong-with-adelaide/ What is wrong with Adelaide? We call ourselves the ‘Festival State’, but far from being overrun by action we appear to be operating as a surrogate nursery for the rest of the country’s sporting events; they are born here, we suckle them, and then they unceremoniously move elsewhere. And they never call! We lost another of our great sporting events last week, The Rugby Sevens carnival. I was lucky enough to attend two weeks ago for the carnival’s last Adelaide showcase with my son, but had I realised it was a rugby funeral I would have worn black.  The Deputy Treasurer and Minister for Tourism John Rau was unconcerned, however, by the loss of yet another great sporting event. He shrugged his shoulders and said ‘the fact is we can’t win everything’. Well, yes Minister, but why are we losing so many? feedback@thepunch.com.au (Steven Marshall) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-exactly-is-wrong-with-adelaide/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-exactly-is-wrong-with-adelaide/#item5678 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:35:49 +0000 Steven Marshall | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/use-hold-steven-marshall-on-cars-v-bikes/ Across Australia today a familiar push and shove is taking place as cyclists vie for space with the ever increasing numbers of cars on our roads. It is a pattern that is repeated throughout our towns and cities; a symptom of our car loving culture and sense of road entitlement from drivers and cyclists alike. Drivers resent the packs of Lycra warriors when they take up entire lanes and invent their own road rules, and cyclists understandably fear cars which are often wielded like 100 tonnes of road clearing debris. Neither party is blameless in this dangerous game of chicken, but it is up to state governments to appreciate the differing needs of commuters and adjust their infrastructure accordingly. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Steven Marshall) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/use-hold-steven-marshall-on-cars-v-bikes/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/use-hold-steven-marshall-on-cars-v-bikes/#item4950 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:45:07 +0000 Steven Marshall | Author bios | The Punch