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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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The SA Liberals still “intend” to field a candidate to run against ousted incumbent Fraser Ellis in the party’s Yorke Peninsula stronghold, despite receiving no nominations for the vacant preselection by last week’s deadline, InDaily understands.
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In today’s Notes On Adelaide, the Libs leave their exiled MP to sweat, while an outgoing former minister calls for public service reform – as new research suggests SA dodged a bullet with the Government’s failed council reforms.
The Marshall Government has fallen into political upheaval, with its parliamentary majority evaporating overnight as the ongoing parliamentary entitlements scandal saw a first-term MP charged with falsely claiming more than $18,000 – and the state’s corruption watchdog revealing it continues to investigate others.
Three senior Liberals who resigned over the Country Members entitlements scandal will face no further action after the state’s anti-corruption watchdog today cleared them and six other MPs of any wrongdoing.
MPs under a public integrity investigation over the potential misuse of parliamentary allowances have refused to release documents requested by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption, citing parliamentary privilege – prompting a warning that the inquiry may be abandoned.
