Nick Xenophon’s SA Best election foray failed because the party went from keeping the bastards honest to “being another one of the bastards”, according to a pointed appraisal by a high-profile candidate as the party sifts through the rubble of its campaign.
Marion mayor and new SA Best recruit Kris Hanna opposed a Nick Xenophon-backed motion to remove poker machines from council-owned venues, InDaily can reveal.
Nick Xenophon’s SA Best will target Liberal leader Steven Marshall in his vulnerable seat of Dunstan, InDaily understands – making it almost certain the fledgling party will also run a candidate against Premier Jay Weatherill in his Cheltenham stronghold.
Marion mayor and former Labor-turned-independent MP Kris Hanna has refused to rule out another run at his former seat in the March state election, fuelling speculation he could enter the fray under Nick Xenophon’s SA Best banner.