Politics
Premier Jay Weatherill has effectively stamped his authority on Labor’s preselection wrangling, saying he expected first-term MP Annabel Digance to re-nominate for her seat of Elder, despite her conceding a likely redistribution had made it a “challenge” to retain.
Local
Labor’s changing of the guard accelerated today with prominent television reporter Jayne Stinson nominating for ALP preselection in the key election battleground of Badcoe.
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EXCLUSIVE: Labor’s factional machine is whirring into top gear as two MPs prepare to bow out – one within days, prompting a casual vacancy in the Upper House. The shock retirement, effective this month, of Legislative Councillor Gerry Kandelaars comes as first-term right-winger Annabel Digance today confirmed she is contemplating crossing the “invisible border” to contest Badcoe, conceding a planned redistribution has made her seat of Elder “a challenge”.
If Annabel Digance gets her way – and there is no guarantee she will – Labor’s first-term MP for Elder will wave goodbye to her southern suburbs seat and swan across the border to contest the neighbouring electorate of Badcoe.
