legislative council

Monday, July 13

"I intend to clear my name": Senior Lib rejects call to stand aside

Labor says it will ask police to investigate whether any South Australian MPs have breached parliamentary accommodation allowance protocols and has called on Upper House president Terry Stephens to stand aside pending any inquiry.

Factional knives out for Marshall Govt minister

UPDATED | SA Liberal moderates are rallying to shore up support for Marshall Government minister Michelle Lensink as the party’s Right faction gears up for a concerted assault on Legislative Council seats.

Sex worker advocates outside Parliament House at last year's rally. Photo: Facebook

Sex workers more confident for law reform second time round

An Adelaide sex worker advocacy group says it hopes a new bill to decriminalise sex work in South Australia will have the support of a “younger and more progressive” parliament.

"They're dickheads": Darley kills off power-sharing deal with X-colleagues

The formation of a potential voting bloc that could wield the balance of power in the state’s new-look Upper House looks a lost cause, with former Nick Xenophon sidekick John Darley today trading insults with SA Best, labelling it full of “dickheads” and declaring the party should split.