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First Nations Voice urges meaningful change in inaugural address
Speaking to a joint sitting of South Australia’s houses of parliament, and the members elected to the act’s body, Voice presiding member Leeroy Bilney noted there had never been an elected member of parliament whose origin story begins in the storylines of First Nations people of Sout Australia. “In this place… stories are triaged into…
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US prosecutors seek to dismiss Trump criminal cases
The steps on Monday by prosecutors working with Special Counsel Jack Smith in the two cases represent a big legal victory for the Republican president-elect as he prepares to take office on January 20. Prosecutors working with Special Counsel Jack Smith said a longstanding US Justice Department policy holding that sitting presidents should not face…
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Adelaide’s Santa apocalypse | Another political reporter on the move
Santa is down, everywhere Well, folks, it happened again. Adelaide City Council’s inflatable Rundle Mall Santa, whose deflationary antics have become a perennial target for this column, returned to form over the weekend with another dazzling display of PSI piss-taking. The big guy in red was spotted collapsed under a blue tarpaulin Saturday evening, only…
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Cascading crises besiege SA’s domestic violence services
The head of SA’s largest domestic and family violence services provider has told the commission’s first day of public hearings the system is in crisis because it doesn’t have the resources to handle the significant increase in demand. Opening the hearings on Wednesday, Commissioner Natasha Stott Despoja said she wanted to identify ways to make…
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David Speirs faces court on drug charge
Speirs, 39, has been embroiled in controversy since he quit the leadership on August 8, declaring that he had “just had a gutful” of leadership speculation and did not have the energy to keep fighting. Facing two counts of supplying a controlled substance from August 2-3 and on August 9, his bail was varied in…
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Pandas, cyclists leave Adelaide | Council’s new Adelaide 500 hangup
Wang Wang and Fu Ni wave goodbye Well. The inevitable has happened. Our sexually unresponsive giant pandas remained celibate, and just this morning, they were finally shipped back to China. They’ve been in Adelaide for 15 years – we don’t know how long that is in panda years, but InSider can imagine an abstinent 15…
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New ICAC inspector appointed
The state government announced on Thursday afternoon the appointment of Bar Chambers barrister Sam Abbott KC to the role of Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). The role, first held by New South Wales barrister Phillip Strickland KC, oversees complaints about South Australia’s integrity agencies, namely the ICAC, the Office of Public Integrity…
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South Australia’s new top public servant revealed
Persse, who has been chief executive of the Department of Treasury and Finance since April 2022, will shift over to DPC on December 20 and become South Australia’s most senior public servant. It comes after Walker was today announced as director-general of the Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet following last month’s election of…
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Santa Claus deflation watch | Ex-minister’s new gig | Frustration on North Terrace
The big boy is back – but for how long? InSider’s festive spirits got a lift this week when we saw Adelaide City Council’s inflatable Santa Claus pop up in Rundle Mall. In our eyes, the holiday season doesn’t start until the cartoonishly big St Nick makes his return to Adelaide’s premier shopping strip. But…
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David Speirs: My unsolicited advice for Vincent Tarzia
What do I do now? That is the question Vincent Tarzia should be asking himself. As someone who has aspired to lead the Liberal Party of South Australia for several years, he should have a clear plan ready to go. When I (unexpectedly) took over the party leadership following our catastrophic election loss, I had…