Politics
South Australia’s newest Liberal senator has slammed sporting codes such as the AFL prioritising “social justice causes” over the “core business” of playing sport, in a maiden speech decrying “the tyranny of political correctness”.
Local
Greens MLC Tammy Franks says she would compel Adelaide city councillors to explain their claims about increasing violence on Hutt Street, using the powers of a parliamentary committee she hopes to set up next month.
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A city councillor’s proposal to have security guards patrol Hutt Street to reduce anti-social behaviour will only move any problems elsewhere, AnglicareSA CEO Peter Sandeman says.
The Adelaide City Council has ordered an internal investigation into the sources of an exclusive story by InDaily, which revealed that the old Le Cornu site had been bought by taxpayers and ratepayers at a higher price than its valuation.
The Adelaide City Council will consider the merits of a congestion tax to reduce traffic woes in the CBD – but the State Government says it’s “vehemently opposed” to the proposal.
A modified meeting structure designed to counter the Adelaide City Council’s reputation for regular backflips on major policy issues has left elected members uninterested one week and too exhausted for sound decision-making the next, they say.
