Tag: state politics
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SA Lib leader stands firm on net-zero target despite local party exodus
In a pitch to South Australia’s top end of town, Opposition Leader Vincent Tarzia promised that the Liberals would prioritise small government policies, ruled out dumping net-zero, and said the state needed “an honest conversation about levels of migration”. He ruled out any changes to the SA Liberals’ position on net-zero, despite reports that his…
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Top pollie’s seat in doubt in exclusive pre-election polling
Opposition leader Vincent Tarzia would lose his seat if the election were held today, with the SA Liberals facing a wipeout in all its metropolitan seats, according to data compiled in a DemosAU/Ace Strategies Poll. The respected pollster surveyed 1,006 South Australians on their views and was conducted via internal panel from October 6 to…
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Sarah Game’s new political party unveils candidates
Former One Nation legislative councillor Sarah Game has announced two new candidates for her new political party, Sarah Game Fair Go For Australians. Accredited video game and film certifier Angela Rojas will stand for number two on the Upper House ticket for Fair Go, behind City of Adelaide councillor Henry Davis, while Jake Hall-Evans will…
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Bureaucrat bot bid: Government search for AI boss
Assistant Minister for Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Economy Michael Brown told InDaily that the new role would look to run several “proof of value” programs, using AI to speed up menial and repetitive tasks, freeing public servants to focus on higher value work. Healthcare and policing have been identified as key areas which could…
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Labor announces candidates for 2026 state election
Intensive care nurse and educator Marisa Bell will be Labor’s candidate for the Adelaide Hills seat of Heysen. Bell has more than 40 years of experience in healthcare and is currently a councillor at the City of Onkaparinga. Since 2018, Heysen has been held by the Liberal Party’s Josh Teague, who won the seat by…
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Premier’s diary revealed after prolonged FOI battle
Jacqui Lambie Network Senate candidate Rex Patrick has won his year-and-a-half-long battle to gain access to an unredacted version of South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas’s diary. Patrick launched a Freedom of Information (FOI) bid on 19 October 2023, requesting to view the premier’s diary from the dates of July 10 to October 19 2023 –…
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Ex-state Liberal leader fined for coke supply
Former state opposition leader David Speirs has been fined $9000 and handed 37.5 hours of community service after being convicted for supplying cocaine to two people. Speirs was the leader of the South Australian Liberal Party when he used cocaine as a “means of escapism” and introduced it to his friends around August 2024. The…
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Drama, diplomacy and decision-making: A 2002 State Election Retrospective
Who better to set the backdrop and provide their first-hand accounts of the 2002 South Australian state election than the former Premiers themselves? Rob Kerin and Mike Rann will be joined by veteran ABC Radio presenter David Bevan on May 7 to provide valuable political insights into the storied election and take questions from the…
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Adelaide public bus operator backs 50 cent fare push
Amid a push from the Adelaide City Council and the South Australian Greens to make bus fares a flat 50 cents, the CEO of the company which owns the operator of Adelaide’s public bus system has come out in favour of the idea. Speaking exclusively with InDaily, newly appointed Kelsian CEO Graeme Legh said his…
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Extra drug charge for former Liberal leader
Prosecutors have added a second drug charge to their case against former SA Liberal leader David Speirs, a court has been told. David Speirs, 40, appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday, where Director of Public Prosecutions Martin Hinton KC said a charge determination had been made and negotiations with Speirs’ lawyers had commenced. Speirs…