Tim Picton with his wife Priya Brown and (centre) Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Photo: Facebook

Notes on Adelaide

WA Labor poised to appoint controversial SA staffer

In today’s Notes On Adelaide, the former SA Labor adviser poised for the party’s top job out west, and the SA Libs’ awkward attempt to advance women in leadership.

Local

Jay away: Ex-Premier to quit SA for WA

EXCLUSIVE | Former Labor Premier Jay Weatherill will leave South Australia after accepting a new role as head of a Perth-based advocacy group funded by mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s philanthropic Minderoo Foundation.

Politics

Marshall hits reset button on parliament, promising "bold" agenda

The State Government will prorogue parliament at the beginning of the new year, killing off all proposed legislation that didn’t make into law this year and promising a “bold”, renewed agenda for the start of 2020.

Politics

“The Left’s like herding cats”: Reflections of a factional ‘peacekeeper’

Outgoing Labor powerbroker David Gray says he has no intention of “meddling” in future factional decisions, insisting he has fulfilled his role of 10 years, “to make sure the peace was kept”.

Politics

Labor election review blames Shorten, policy and "weak strategy"

UPDATED: Labor’s federal election loss has been put down to a combination of Bill Shorten’s unpopularity, a “cluttered” policy agenda, and a failure to adapt to the ascension of Scott Morrison as prime minister.