Politics
A former federal Labor candidate is set to contest the Liberal Party’s most marginal seat at the 2022 state election, while a longtime federal MP is considering a shock shift into a safe state seat, InDaily understands.
Politics
Labor’s Deputy Leader Susan Close has stepped away from a key portfolio, while Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas today appointed himself Shadow Minister for Jobs as his party gears up to make employment its headline issue in the lead-up to the 2022 state election.
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UPDATED: Branch stacking claims levelled against a former Victorian minister have been referred to the state’s anti-corruption watchdog and police.
An internal brawl has erupted in the Labor Party, with prominent unions slamming Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas over a surprise policy announcement they argue will put their members out of work and slash services for vulnerable ratepayers.
SA Labor has proposed scrapping a regional seat to address “a structural imbalance in favour of the Liberal Party”, which it argues handed the Marshall Government a bigger election advantage “than was intended or predicted” – as both major parties make their pitch for pole position at the 2022 poll.
In today’s Notes On Adelaide, a misdirected text message scuttles a property deal, Labor’s state executive slams its own senators, and an NBL Hall of Famer weighs in on Joey Wright’s wrongs.
