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Liberal senator breaks ranks on Newstart
A Liberal backbencher has urged his party to increase the dole, backing calls from former prime minister John Howard and the Reserve Bank to raise the Newstart rate.
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A Liberal backbencher has urged his party to increase the dole, backing calls from former prime minister John Howard and the Reserve Bank to raise the Newstart rate.
UPDATED | Australia’s top bureaucrat has cleared former ministers Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne of any potential misconduct over jobs they have accepted since retiring from politics.
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Steven Marshall has pre-empted a Labor FOI by releasing his office’s expenditure for the final period of his time in Opposition – and the details include substantial credit card spending by the leader’s staff on Facebook ads and a database tool designed to build individual profiles of voters.
Opinion
The Marshall Government has picked a political fight with the Liberal base – and the wounds it is opening could be hard to heal, writes Tom Richardson.
Liberal backbenchers, donors and business groups have expressed “palpable anger” over the Marshall Government’s proposed land tax grab, with insiders fearful a growing backlash could see it booted from office after just one term.
The state’s Labor MPs will tomorrow descend on the Barossa for a strategy meeting that Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas says will provide the foundation for a new policy platform he hopes can propel the party back into government.
State bureaucrats working at the government’s white elephant Port Adelaide office tower have racked up more than $25,000 in travel back to the CBD in the months since they’ve moved in, with taxpayers footing the bill, InDaily can reveal.
Andrew Hunter dreams of an Australian President with more to their outlook and experience than politics, who could help lead the nation through the challenging times ahead.
Conservative MPs are resisting the creation of an Indigenous voice to federal parliament, with a new pledge on constitutional change sparking fresh divisions within the Coalition government.
The state’s troubled urban renewal authority Renewal SA is set for a new shakeup with chair Bronwyn Pike leading an exodus that will see the board shrink from seven members to six.
A war of words has erupted again over the management of the Murray-Darling basin with the Federal Government standing firm on spending for water efficiency measures as opponents called for an end to the “rort”.
Rob Lucas has extended his influence over the Marshall Government’s public image, with the Treasurer this week taking control of the body that oversees the state government’s taxpayer-funded advertising spend.
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“UPDATED | Former SA federal heavyweight Christopher Pyne is adamant his appointment advising professional services firm EY on defence investment is “not lobbying”, amid calls for the Commonwealth to ban his new employer from winning government contracts for the next 18 months.
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Opinion
Across Western nations, the centre-left remains in opposition, with grim prospects for government. Whether this is a blip or its last gasp remains to be seen.
News
Boris Johnson remains under pressure about police being called to his partner’s home, with a senior Conservative figure accusing him of a “lack of judgment” over his refusal to comment on the incident.
Local
The former minister who introduced the Act that governs the Adelaide City Council insists a newly-installed gag rule on elected members is unlawful and anti-democratic.
Business
The State Government could save South Australian businesses more than $20 million a year by improving its own tendering system for government contracts, a study has found.
For the second year running, SA Treasurer Rob Lucas is set to throw extra budget cash at Health, Child Protection and TAFE with all three once again facing major blowouts.
South Australian ALP factional ‘Godfather’ Don Farrell is standing firm in the face of calls to hand over his Labor leadership role to former New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally, telling InDaily he would nominate to continue as the party’s deputy senate leader.
The Morrison Government is looking at a new coal-fired power station for Queensland, while reviving laws compelling power companies to cut wholesale prices and guarantee supply.
EXCLUSIVE | The fallout from Labor’s federal election debacle has hit home in South Australia, with veteran MP Steve Georganas quitting the Left faction in a shock move.
News
New Labor leader Anthony Albanese has promised to hold Scott Morrison to account “strongly, forcefully”, but he’s also said he won’t be a Tony Abbott-style opposition leader.
Politics
Former SA Premier Mike Rann is Labor’s best electoral asset since Bob Hawke and should be convinced to return to Australia to run the party’s next federal campaign, according to a former state MP and union heavyweight.
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