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Matt Smith is the political editor for The Advertiser and Sunday Mail in South Australia. He covers state and federal politics with a strong focus on decisions made in Canberra that have an impact on South Australians.

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Most MPs using cheap car perk

It is a fleet vehicle scheme embraced by nearly all of South Australia’s State MPs. But is that surprising when the cost of the scheme has not changed in 15 years?

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Newly elected Liberal Senator from South Australia Alex Antic poses for a photo at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (AAP Image/Sean Davey) NO ARCHIVING

Crows and Port members should pick their boards: Senator

A South Australian Senator is calling for a freeze on taxpayers’ funds going to AFL clubs Port Power and the Adelaide Crows. He argues it could help on-field performance if the clubs’ boards were picked by members not “over lunch at the Adelaide Club”.

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Victorian David Barton was given a fine for trying to hand over fruit at the Yamba fruit fly station  . He is refusing to pay it . Picture Supplied

Fruit fine win but legal fight flies on

A Victorian man has beaten a fine by taking the government to court after it sparked a border debacle with a botched fruit fly crackdown. But he’s not letting them off that easily.

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