Opinion
Politics as usual went out the window in 2020, as stay-at-home orders, prospective vaccines and the promise of ‘vertical consumption’ became our proverbial New Normal – not to mention the odd frightened moment as we approached Christmas.
Politics
Former Marshall Government minister Stephan Knoll has confirmed he will not contest the next state election.
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There is no clear timeframe for the Marshall Government’s long-awaited planning overhaul, after the new minister responsible for the ambitious rollout pushed pause on the scheme – and pledged to go back to the drawing board on several areas of contention.
Labor is considering pitting frontbencher Tony Piccolo against axed Marshall Government minister Stephan Knoll at the next state election, with a proposed boundary redistribution shifting his Gawler base into Liberal-held territory.
The escalating country claims scandal will see systemic change and could have ongoing ramifications for the SA Liberal Party. But, writes Tom Richardson, the Marshall Government has already set the precedent for what happens next.
UPDATED | The state’s Independent Commissioner Against Corruption has launched a major investigation into all claims made over the past decade by parliamentarians under a controversial country members’ allowance scheme, which has seen Liberal MPs forced to pay back tens of thousands of taxpayers’ dollars in a deepening scandal.
