Internal revolt: New twist in Playford Council saga
The Playford Mayor is facing an internal revolt over his handling of a workplace complaint against former chief executive Mal Hemmerling.
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Key council chiefs earn more than our ministers
TWO of Adelaide’s top local government chiefs get paid more than state ministers to run metropolitan Adelaide councils. They are among seven earning more than $300,000, official figures show. SEE ALL CEO AND MANAGER SALARIES
MP: This is not Wright, it’s wrong
A NEWLY-elected Labor MP who has been using a motorhome as his electoral base, is furious he was not consulted before the new Marshall Government signed a four-year lease on a new office.
Political advertising needs controlling
TRUTH should be axiomatic in democratic elections. Crucial to this process is the quality of the material parties put before the voters in the campaigns, including political advertising, writes Dean Jaensch.
Arrogant Upper House ignoring public on shop hours
SOUTH Australia’s Upper House is an undisciplined rabble, an impediment to democracy, writes Rex Jory. It doesn’t seem to care how the majority of people voted.
Were Greens high when they came up with dope plan?
LET’S be blunt — the Greens’ marijuana legalisation idea was radical and was never going to go anywhere. So why announce it, Stacey Lee asks.
Who can inspire Malinauskas in a leaderless era?
EVEN if new Labor leader Peter Malinauskas looks beyond politics for a role model, who does he find, asks Michael McGuire.
The three policies that made our health system sick
OUR public hospital system is beset by the results of three unfortunate policy and planning decisions of the previous State Government – Transforming Health, the Enterprise Patient Administration System (EPAS) and the new RAH, Warren Jones writes.
Libs have Labor board members in their sights
WHO is likely to get the chop from Labor-appointed board positions? How much are retiring pollies going to get in super? Why did Labor change the date for making Peter Malinauskas its new leader? It’s Off the Record time.
Why the Libs aren’t a sure thing this election
IF the SA Libs can’t win this election they should disband, or move to Brazil to lie low, writes David Penberthy. So why aren’t they miles ahead? The reason is in the past.
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