
Two police officers charged with assault after ICAC inquiry
Two SA police officers have been charged with aggravated assault on a detained suspect following an ICAC investigation.
Two SA police officers have been charged with aggravated assault on a detained suspect following an ICAC investigation.
Former Liberal backbencher Fraser Ellis has vowed to clear his name after appearing in court for the first time on 23 deception charges related to the country members accommodation allowance.
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The Marshall Government has fallen into political upheaval, with its parliamentary majority evaporating overnight as the ongoing parliamentary entitlements scandal saw a first-term MP charged with falsely claiming more than $18,000 – and the state’s corruption watchdog revealing it continues to investigate others.
The Marshall Government has been plunged into minority after Liberal MP Fraser Ellis told Parliament at 2am that he had been charged for alleged offences resulting from the ICAC country members allowance investigation and was moving to the crossbench.
The South Australian Liberal Party says it’s aware that its newly-hired fundraising director made a controversial appearance at an anti-corruption hearing in Victoria last month, at which a secret recording was played of her offering a developer access to top-ranking MPs.
Politics as usual went out the window in 2020, as stay-at-home orders, prospective vaccines and the promise of ‘vertical consumption’ became our proverbial New Normal – not to mention the odd frightened moment as we approached Christmas.