Opinion
The State Government’s sudden – and seemingly Machiavellian – move to change the zones for its two city high schools is yet another throwback to Labor-era “announce and defend” politics, writes Tom Richardson.
Notes on Adelaide
In today’s Notes on Adelaide, a former Liberal political candidate and senior adviser to Christopher Pyne joins Steven Marshall’s office, the official end for “Nick Xenophon’s” SA Best and two former South Australian politicians get plum postings from the Federal Government.
Accompanied by superbly skilled guitarist Damo, Adelaide singer Zkye uses her raw and powerful voice to tell the story of the blues through its most celebrated female exponents. ★★★★★
From an acrobatic representation of insemination to breast-feeding with a vacuum cleaner, Life – The Show is anything but mundane. ★★★★
Steve Coogan and John C Reilly channel Laurel and Hardy in Jon S Baird’s affectionate tribute to the iconic comedy duo’s final collaboration.
To date or not to date, that is the question troubling Judith Lucy – along with other related niggles, such as the fact that her vibrator is beginning to sound increasingly like a leaf blower. ★★★★
Local
From the stately Plane Trees that border Botanic Park to the buttress roots of the park lands’ Moreton Bay Figs, Adelaide’s exotic and native tree registry is brimming with stories of historical, botanical and sentimental significance.
Politics
SPECIAL REPORT | He runs one of SA Labor’s ruling factions and orchestrated the rise of the state’s last premier, but mention David Gray’s name and most South Australians would assume you’re talking about an English troubadour or retired TV comedian. So is Labor’s most reclusive powerbroker a ‘faceless man’? “That’s not for me to say,” he tells Tom Richardson.
Opinion
Steven Marshall’s Liberals have been happy to capitalise on several ALP-initiated projects since taking office, but it’s a Labor trait the Premier used to criticise – a penchant for spin – that’s become a hallmark of his government.
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