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Premier Steven Marshall has pledged new roles for “any or all” of the 350 Naval Group workers in South Australia whose jobs have been thrown into doubt by yesterday’s “major pivot” on Australia’s submarine contract, but the Government remains vague on whether a local employment component can now be safeguarded.
South Australia will be the hub of a new world order in international defence, with a nuclear-powered submarine fleet to be built here and the existing Collins Class fleet to be serviced at Osborne – but the dramatic developments have created uncertainty for hundreds of local workers and sparked claims the state will have a “target on its back”.
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Local Liberals have urged maverick Marshall Government backbencher Nick McBride not to jettison the party amid claims other “unhappy” MPs are considering their own future, as tensions over border closures reach boiling point.
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Liberal divisions have exploded with the head of the party’s Waite branch declaring “many members” are set to resign and back incumbent Sam Duluk’s independent bid – as InDaily can reveal the MP met with Treasurer Rob Lucas before announcing his decision yesterday.
Sports Minister Corey Wingard and his chief of staff have been cleared of allegations of bullying and misconduct after an independent investigation, Premier Steven Marshall has told parliament – but the State Government won’t release the report in full.
Embattled ex-Liberal MP Sam Duluk has declared he will run as an independent at the March election, hours after extraordinary new claims against him were aired in state parliament.
A government staffer who complained about the alleged behaviour of then-Liberal MP Sam Duluk at a boozy Christmas function was told there was limited power for parliamentary or government authorities to intervene, according to documents obtained by InDaily.
Parliamentary processes for handling serious workplace harassment have been again thrust into the spotlight amid new claims about the events at a Liberal Party function in which women were allegedly subjected to lewd or abusive behaviour from multiple MPs and their staff – with subsequent complaints all-but ignored.
Parliamentary Speaker Josh Teague has defied Premier Steven Marshall and refused to reopen a stalled investigation into embattled Liberal exile Sam Duluk – telling parliament the matter had been “completed by the judicial process”.
The Marshall Government has maintained a slender lead over the Labor Opposition just six months out from the looming state election, new polling has found – with health set to be the dominant issue of the campaign.
Former Renewal SA boss John Hanlon made a claim for the State Government to repay legal costs totalling more than $250,000 just days before prosecutors confirmed he would face fresh charges in the District Court, InDaily can reveal.
The SA Liberal Party’s moderate faction is expected to wield its numbers against exiled conservatives Sam Duluk and Fraser Ellis after retaining control of the party’s governing state executive at a weekend showdown.
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“A major metropolitan council has voted to sack one of its elected members for failing to turn up to meetings, with the councillor blaming back pain, laryngitis, bronchitis and IT difficulties for her repeated absences.
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A bullying and harassment complaint by a former trainee against Labor MP Tony Piccolo was escalated to the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment after an email to the Treasurer from former party stalwart Maggie Dawkins, InDaily can reveal.
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South Australia’s new planning regime has “no coherent climate change narrative” and must be “urgently” revised, a panel of legal and environment experts has urged, warning: “Business as usual does not cut it.”
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A complaint about the behaviour of Sports Minister Corey Wingard during a meeting with the head of the state’s peak grassroots sporting organisation has been referred to the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment for independent investigation, Premier Steven Marshall has confirmed.
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UPDATED | The failed challenger in a “sullied” Labor preselection ballot has fired a parting shot at the party’s “factional brutality”, while two former ministers quit the ALP to revive the Evangelical-inspired Family First political brand.
In today’s Notes On Adelaide – the state’s three biggest political parties are facing internal upheaval, with ongoing Liberal tensions, a Labor preselection standoff turning increasingly nasty – and the Greens’ state director walking away from the job months out from state and federal elections.
A family member of a former Renewal SA executive was allegedly told she would be “raped by ICAC”, parliament has heard, as momentum builds for an inquiry into the anti-corruption watchdog’s handling of the failed case.
Labor will seek to drive a wedge between the “city-centric” Marshall Government and its rural MPs with a $100 million commitment to country health – but Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas isn’t guaranteeing he’ll deliver a budget surplus if elected.
ICAC investigators were given the cold shoulder and threatened with legal action by a potential witness who they travelled to Germany to interview as part of their 2019 investigation into ex-Renewal SA CEO John Hanlon, explosive documents tabled in parliament have revealed.
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The emboldened Right faction of the SA Liberal Party has seized another local branch, while the beleaguered state executive has been urged to immediately reinstate more than 100 new members whose applications remain in limbo.
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Barnaby Joyce will will return as the deputy prime minister after defeating Michael McCormack to seize back his former role after a Nationals leadership spill this morning.
