News
As a defiant Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson prepares to fight his conviction for concealing child sexual abuse, South Australian Attorney-General Vickie Chapman says there is no need to bolster the state’s new mandatory reporting laws, despite several church leaders suggesting they would not adhere to them if it meant breaking the seal of confession.
Politics
The Marshall Government has conceded defeat on a controversial change to the state’s electoral laws that was shoehorned through parliament in the dying hours of the last sitting day before the state election, declaring it will not pursue a mooted court challenge.
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Night and weekend court hearings, split shifts and rolling court lists are among measures flagged by the Marshall Government to rein in delays in the justice system – although some have been met with scepticism by senior legal figures.
SA Health is renaming its central bureaucracy but won’t say how much it will cost taxpayers. And although Vickie Chapman said rebranding the health department was a “disgusting waste of our health dollar” in Opposition, she won’t say now if she endorses switching nomenclature.
Former prosecutor Caroline Mealor has been appointed to lead the Attorney-General’s Department, replacing sacked CEO Ingrid Haythorpe.
The South Australian government has flagged possible legislative changes to keep dangerous pedophiles behind bars.
Steven Marshall has been sworn in as South Australia’s 46th Premier, vowing not to use budget surprises as an excuse to slash public service jobs.
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