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For decades Stan Evans has been the conservative patriarch of the Adelaide Hills – his imprimatur on successive Liberal preselection contests – but his storied and controversial political career appears to have ended not with a bang but a whimper after he failed to gain a seat on the local council.
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Defeated Adelaide City Council candidates Sandy Wilkinson and Stephanie Johnston say the lack of councillors with planning qualifications on the new council could endanger the city’s heritage.
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Ousted mayor Sam Johnson says he now regrets his failed “Contiki tour” foray into state politics under Nick Xenophon’s SA Best banner – which he blames for his shock loss in the weekend’s local government elections.
A diverse collection of candidates connected with “Team Adelaide” has formed a majority on the new Adelaide City Council.
UPDATED: Adelaide City Council candidates have slammed Lord Mayoral front-runners Mark Hamilton and Sandy Verschoor for publicly revealing their lists of preferred candidates in the wake of the “Team Adelaide” controversy.
A glut of council candidates with formal ties to political parties has ignited a push for a law change to force local government hopefuls to declare their allegiances.
Local Government Minister Stephan Knoll has delayed a decision on whether to replace the Coober Pedy Council with an administrator until after the November local government elections.
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