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Premier Steven Marshall says his Liberal Government has no “ideological problem” with the state’s public service, but argues it hasn’t been “particularly well-led”.
In today’s Notes on Adelaide, the tight links between a NSW MP at the centre of bullying claims and the South Australian Government, the perpetually offended city of Adelaide shrugs at being labelled “evil”, a “centre right” news project run by a South Australian political figure, and more.
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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has avoided facing a no-confidence motion against him in parliament by the skin of his teeth.
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Parliamentary Speaker Vincent Tarzia says he is “quite willing to have a cordial relationship with the media” but has defended his move yesterday to evict camera crews from Question Time.
UPDATED | Environment Minister David Speirs has been spared a privileges committee over Opposition claims he misled parliament, after Speaker Vincent Tarzia found he did not impede or obstruct the House in the discharge of its duties.
Scott Morrison says there is no bullying among Liberals in parliament but some state MPs have been sticking their noses in federal business.
Former Upper House president Russell Wortley put his hand up for a senior role on fledgling Labor leader Peter Malinauskas’s frontbench and vocally criticised his allocation of shadow ministries, InDaily understands.
The city councillor endorsed by outgoing Lord Mayor Martin Haese as his replacement was planning to challenge him for the top job until he sensationally quit yesterday.
In today’s Notes on Adelaide, a third contender emerges for the Lord Mayorship, the State Government appoints an economist with established pro-genetically modified crop views to review the state’s ban, and we offer a sneak peek inside SA Health’s media handling of its own minister.
The Liberal preselectors of Wentworth have selected Dave Sharma, even though Prime Minister Scott Morrison wanted a female candidate, capping a chaotic week for the Federal Government.
The failed challenger for Liberal preselection in Mayo says he’ll consider standing for the seat again if Georgina Downer is unsuccessful at the federal poll, arguing the party needs to rebuild an understanding of “Liberal principles and values” in the community.
Barnaby Joyce has accused former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull of trying to bring down the government.
Treasurer Rob Lucas concedes he’s still effectively signing cheques “on behalf of the former government” and can’t say how much of Labor’s centrepiece $200 million Future Jobs Fund will ultimately be spent.
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“Nick Xenophon has broken his public silence to strongly endorse his former federal colleague Skye Kakoschke-Moore, who was today announced as his former party’s lead Senate candidate – closing the door on a shock Canberra comeback after his failed foray into state politics.
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South Australian Premier Steven Marshall is “disappointed” in the Public Service Association’s decision to take industrial action over the outsourcing of some prison beds.
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In a striking anonymous broadside, a senior Trump administration official has written an opinion piece in The New York Times claiming to be part of a group of people “working diligently from within” to impede President Donald Trump’s “worst inclinations” and ill-conceived parts of his agenda.
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Premier Steven Marshall was still spruiking the Government’s “in-depth discussions” with Google about shifting some of its operations to Adelaide – days after the tech giant had politely, but firmly, shut the door in his face, InDaily can reveal.
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Peter Dutton is facing mounting pressure to explain why he used his power as immigration minister to save multiple au pairs from deportation in 2015.
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Kevin Rudd has pilloried Tony Abbott as a toxic influence on the national political landscape who doesn’t care a whit about policy.
Dumping Malcolm Turnbull has crushed support for the government and made Bill Shorten the preferred prime minister – but Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack says the government can turn it around.
Malcolm Turnbull says he will quit parliament “not before too long” after Scott Morrison was elected Liberal leader and the next Prime Minister of Australia.
EXCLUSIVE | Almost three floors of government-leased office space in the city’s tallest building have been left vacant since June – at taxpayers’ expense – after Premier’s Department staff were forced to shift to much-touted new digs in Port Adelaide, InDaily can reveal.
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Regardless of who leads it, the Liberal Party still faces fundamental questions about what it stands for – and who it represents, writes Adelaide academic Carol Johnson.
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Malcolm Turnbull’s prime ministership is effectively over as he prepares to face a party-room meeting tomorrow, conceding he’ll step down if his colleagues pass a spill motion on his leadership amid a spate of frontbench resignations.
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