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Premier Steven Marshall has been called out for allegedly “abusing” a radio producer amid the fallout from last night’s controversial Liberal Party gathering at Adelaide Oval that saw his moderate faction garner an overwhelming strategic victory.
EXCLUSIVE | South Australia’s most senior federal Liberal has dropped a bomb on his party’s “factional cronies”, accusing them of “pathetically and shamefully” exploiting the Coronavirus pandemic to “undermine democracy within our party” – while defending a controversial meeting of hundreds of Liberal members that has suddenly become the epicentre of the SA party’s internal war.
Notes on Adelaide
In today’s Notes on Adelaide, a non-announcement from the Premier pre-empts a halving of Adelaide Oval crowds – and a new twist in the state ALP’s factional machinations.
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EXCLUSIVE | Former Liberal Minister Tim Whetstone’s adult son lives in the central California city of Modesto that the MP visited on a taxpayer-funded study tour in 2018 – with the trip also coinciding with his son’s birthday, InDaily can reveal.
Steven Marshall now has arguably one of the least experienced cabinets in state history and will go to the next election in the midst of an economic crisis with a promise to hand the state’s finances over to an untested Treasurer – unless Rob Lucas rethinks his retirement plans.
The commissioner tasked with carrying out an independent investigation into workplace harassment in state parliament says she is still waiting for parliament’s permission to launch the inquiry – with a final report due to be handed down a month from today.
Premier Steven Marshall has sworn in a new-look cabinet he admits he never wanted, featuring as many ministers called David as it does women and two first-term MPs who will take on the “heavy responsibility” of guiding South Australia through one of its most challenging economic crises.
EXCLUSIVE | Marshall Government MPs have been told to formally submit a “wishlist” of infrastructure projects explicitly targeting seats the party hopes to win at the 2022 state election – with the process being overseen by outgoing Speaker Vincent Tarzia, InDaily can reveal.
The escalating country claims scandal will see systemic change and could have ongoing ramifications for the SA Liberal Party. But, writes Tom Richardson, the Marshall Government has already set the precedent for what happens next.
EXCLUSIVE | The Liberal Party has set its sights on its former MP Troy Bell at the next state election, and has identified six Labor-held “target” seats as it seeks to hang onto government, according to leaked documents obtained by InDaily.
SA Best MLC Connie Bonaros will today call for an independent investigation into workplace harassment within South Australia’s legal profession, with the former lawyer saying she is “no longer willing to sit by” and let it continue.
Embattled Transport Minister Stephan Knoll has sought to blame the state’s independent remuneration tribunal for the “ambiguity” that has forced him to repay almost $30,000 of taxpayers’ money, but has repeatedly refused to detail the “range of expenses” for which he claimed the Country Members Accommodation Allowance.
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“UPDATED | City councillor and former senator Robert Simms has confirmed his intent to stand for state parliament, seeking the Greens’ nomination to replace Mark Parnell – but the retiring veteran’s longtime staffer has also entered the succession race.
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EXCLUSIVE | A radical shake-up of South Australia’s electoral system – that would see preferential voting sidelined – is being considered among a raft of changes, with a bill expected to be introduced to parliament within weeks, InDaily understands.
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Labor says it will ask police to investigate whether any South Australian MPs have breached parliamentary accommodation allowance protocols and has called on Upper House president Terry Stephens to stand aside pending any inquiry.
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Liberal factional tensions are simmering as insiders mobilise to secure an alternative candidate for the southern suburbs seat of Waite, with incumbent Sam Duluk facing a charge of basic assault over a parliamentary Christmas party incident.
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The bureaucrat overseeing the Marshall Government’s e-Planning overhaul has been sanctioned over the sacking of a contractor who questioned his demand not to work from home during the coronavirus lockdown – but has himself been working from his own home in Sydney for the past month, it has been revealed.
EXCLUSIVE | Premier Steven Marshall is pushing to accelerate the timetable for easing coronavirus restrictions in South Australia, but has told a meeting of local government leaders his Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier currently favours the existing plan.
A spat between the Marshall Government and the state’s largest private pathology firm has escalated dramatically, with a new move to set up a state-run “rapid response” team to test and monitor aged care facilities dubbed a waste of taxpayers’ money – because Clinpath is already under contract to deliver “exactly the same thing”.
The state’s bureaucracy could be bolstered to combat rising unemployment, as Premier Steven Marshall says he is “all for” maintaining flexible working arrangements in the public service after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
A union representing workers “at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic” says the Marshall Government is “attempting to slash the working conditions of vital health workers” – but Treasurer Rob Lucas insists their pay demands are too high.
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SA Labor has proposed scrapping a regional seat to address “a structural imbalance in favour of the Liberal Party”, which it argues handed the Marshall Government a bigger election advantage “than was intended or predicted” – as both major parties make their pitch for pole position at the 2022 poll.
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A Marshall Government minister’s proposal to shift Kangaroo Island into an electorate hundreds of kilometres away by road and sea has been described as “crazy” and “stupid” by both Liberal and Labor critics.
