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Politics
South Australia’s Legislative Council has adopted a contentious international definition of antisemitism, despite pushback from critics who say it’s intended to stifle criticism of Israel.
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News
Liberal MLC Terry Stephens today returned to his seat at the helm of state parliament’s Upper House after being cleared of prospective charges after an extensive investigation into potential misuse of entitlements.
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Long-term SA Greens MLC Mark Parnell has declined to quell growing speculation he will soon pull the pin on his political career, as successor and current Adelaide City councillor Robert Simms quits his day job to focus on the party’s state election campaign.
Adelaide City Councillor and former Senator Robert Simms has been elected the Greens candidate for a winnable state Upper House seat, after long-time Legislative Councillor Mark Parnell announced his retirement.
The SA Liberal Party’s governing executive has thumbed its nose at a party-room demand to expel rogue Legislative Council president John Dawkins from the party, instead suspending his membership for little more than a year.
State Labor tensions continue to simmer after a divisive internal ballot, amid ongoing recriminations over the way the votes were counted and claims the party’s own campaign rules were breached.
SA Labor’s Left faction is celebrating a “moral victory” in a strongly-fought internal ballot, but Senate heavyweight Penny Wong has slammed the “perverse” interpretation of a new rule designed to help democratise the party, saying members will be “rightly disappointed” in the process.
