Notes on Adelaide
In today’s Notes on Adelaide, an MP raises a stink about the hypocrisy of State Parliament’s ‘rubbish’ recycling efforts, a rare and humble apology from the Government to the Opposition, and we ponder the mysterious ‘vox pop’ who popped up in Waite.
News
The State Liberals are in chaos, with members of embattled backbencher Sam Duluk’s Waite electorate last night telling their party’s administration they want him to stay on as their MP – while an ongoing independent inquiry has been shelved pending a police investigation into his actions at a Parliament House Christmas function.
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UPDATED | Liberal backbencher Sam Duluk has banished himself from parliament and suspended his membership of the Liberal Party – but will not stand down as an MP – after police today confirmed he had been reported for alleged assault.
UPDATED | A new city stadium that could see A-League soccer shift from Hindmarsh to the CBD is now firmly in the State Government’s sights, as Premier Steven Marshall today used parliament’s reopening to restate – and reshape – his first-term agenda.
An Adelaide private investigator has been appointed to inquire into allegations Liberal MP Sam Duluk acted inappropriately towards several people at a parliamentary Christmas party last year.
Scandal, missteps and oddly-timed leaks have taken the shine off Steven Marshall’s generally statesmanlike start to 2020. But, as Tom Richardson writes, there may be a political consolation from the Premier’s recent woes.
