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Attorney-General Vickie Chapman is forging ahead with plans for a parliamentary inquiry into allegations of Labor Party bullying – despite the ex-MP at the centre of the claims being charged with blackmail and crossbench MPs warning the inquiry could prejudice court proceedings.
Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas says it was “the right thing to do” to refer his former factional colleague Annabel Digance to SA Police, as she and her husband Greg were today bailed after facing court charged with blackmailing him.
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UPDATED | The Marshall Government says South Australia will “scale up” its coronavirus vaccination rollout in coming weeks, as data released overnight showed it had administered just 57 per cent of its available doses – the lowest rate in the nation.
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The Marshall Government spent more than $200 million on public service redundancies in just two years – but has still presided over an increase in overall public sector numbers.
Attorney-General Vickie Chapman has appointed her own Chief of Staff – a former NT Liberal politician – as the state’s new Equal Opportunity Commissioner, sparking criticism of a “political appointment”.
A former federal hopeful and a current senate candidate will face off for Liberal preselection in the marginal SA seat of Boothby – but they could both face strong competition from a political cleanskin who is expected to garner the backing of the party’s Right faction.
The husband of former state Labor MP Annabel Digance has been accused of taunting her electoral opponent Carolyn Habib, allegedly telling her ‘we are going to break you again’ – four years after the ALP distributed a widely-condemned leaflet attacking the Liberal candidate.
The state’s Independent Commissioner Against Corruption “would consider” an inquiry into allegations of website data misuse, after the Marshall Government today suggested the anti-corruption body could “look into” claims of privacy breaches.
Former Labor MP Annabel Digance’s attempt to paint herself as a victim – and her failure to call out racism as a symptom of systemic sexism in politics – is an affront to the courage of women trying to change that culture, writes Tom Richardson.
Labor says it will refer to the State Ombudsman claims a hoax email address set up to apply for job opportunities was instead sent Liberal Party propaganda – but the Government has questioned the legitimacy of the claim.
Adelaide City councillor Robert Simms has once again resigned and forced a by-election at Town Hall – this time to fill retiring Greens MLC Mark Parnell’s state Upper House seat – after he previously quit the council in 2015 to replace Parnell’s wife in the Senate.
The Liberal MP who was the target of a “racist” flyer sent out by Labor campaigners ahead of the 2014 state election has questioned her former opponent’s recent apology and claims that she felt she was a victim of party decisions.
For the first time in its 160-year history, SA Parliament’s Lower House will consider allowing MPs to take up to 20 weeks of maternity leave to “send a strong message” to women that they should consider a career in politics.
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“A prominent medicinal cannabis advocate and former staffer to veteran crossbencher Geoff Brock will stand as an independent in the Yorke Peninsula seat of Narungga – whose incumbent Fraser Ellis is facing criminal charges after an ICAC inquiry into alleged misuse of parliamentary entitlements.
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Attorney-General and deputy Premier Vickie Chapman says she has been the target of numerous “indecent” comments about her appearance and performance, saying she could “spend an entire afternoon” recounting “disgusting” criticism received inside Parliament House.
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A much-hyped bid to ban political campaign posters from public streets has been dramatically defeated in a parliamentary “ambush”, but opponents are blaming the Marshall Government for politicising crucial electoral reform legislation.
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South Australia’s Public Sector Employment Commissioner has revealed authorities have investigated the behaviour of a state MP or one of their staffers.
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UPDATED | A Marshall Government minister is among several Liberal contenders considering a run at Nicolle Flint’s soon-to-be-vacated federal seat of Boothby, but the Labor candidate who almost snared the seat at the last election has ruled herself out of a second crack.
The Marshall Government has shot down an offer from one of Adelaide’s most prominent business leaders to use The Bend motorsport facility at Tailem Bend as a standalone COVID quarantine hub – despite Victoria’s Andrews Government today confirming it’s exploring new “purpose-built accommodation” away from the CBD.
SA Liberal factions have splintered dramatically amid a spate of weekend preselections that saw party moderates celebrate “the most significant factional realignment” in a generation, despite falling short in two key contests.
In today’s Notes On Adelaide, an MP’s federal/state seat swap opens up a new Labor prize while a key crossbencher asks her constituents where she should run – and the Libs’ senate standoff takes an intriguing turn.
The State Opposition has seized on claims by the NSW Government that it’s in talks to lure South Australian companies to Sydney, arguing Premier Steven Marshall should never have disbanded SA’s investment attraction agency – as its former boss warned the state may need to “compete” to bring in business.
The appointment of a former NSW Nationals leader to a key Murray-Darling water compliance role has prompted a private complaint to Canberra from the Marshall Government, demanding the urgent appointment of a South Australian to the basin authority board.
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A state parliamentarian has hit out at “offensive” and “personal” criticism after she voted to support changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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The $2.4 billion SA-NSW interconnector spruiked by the Marshall Government as a way to slash household energy bills has hit a major snag, with a Commonwealth adjudicator declaring a bid to start charging customers before the project is built would “cost consumers money and expose them to greater risks” – and warning broader cost savings are unlikely to kick in for a decade.
