Nominations have closed for South Australia’s Port Adelaide and Ramsay by-elections, which will be held on February 11 to fill the respective vacancies of Deputy Premier Kevin Foley and Premier Mike Rann, reports William Bowe.
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There’s no Holden back Weatherill’s honesty
As the Rann circus packs away the tent and trundles into the political night, the newly arrived Weatherill Show reminds of an end-of-season football trip in 1973, writes Kevin Naughton of InDaily.
What are you waiting for, Mike? SA says it’s time to go
Mike Rann ended his premiership a diminished figure, as they all mostly do. The price to be paid for a prolonged period in power is people inevitably grow sick of you, writes Des Ryan of InDaily.
And farewell to all that, Kevin, the hard man of SA Labor
Yes, the turbulent times of Kevin Owen Foley have been tremendous entertainment all the way through his political career, writes Des Ryan.
Corruption commission for SA as Weatherill ticks another box
Premier Jay Weatherill yesterday firmly slapped down Mike Rann’s objections, which were always fatuous, and announced the creation of an Independent Commission against Corruption, writes Des Ryan of InDaily.
Going, going … just get on with it, Rann
Mike Rann’s end-time as premier has come in a flurry of tweets and media statements typical of him — always focused on the good, never on the bad, writes Des Ryan.
The long and winding road that leads to Olympic Dam
More than six years after an excited South Australian government began spruiking a state mining boom, the proposed $20 billion expansion of South Australia’s Olympic Dam mine is getting close to a real deal, writes Kevin Naughton of InDaily.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Why the Labor brand is damaged
Crikey readers have their say.
Farewell salvo: Cappo slams SA’s ‘self-serving’ bureaucracy
Social Inclusion Commissioner David Cappo has unloaded on the “self-serving” South Australian government bureaucracy for being an unmovable obstacle against achieving real social reform, writes Des Ryan of InDaily.
SA Labor: Kevin Foley’s leaving, as belligerently as ever
Kevin Foley’s tear-welling farewell from South Australian politics will be sadly missed by the Adelaide gossip machine, writes Kevin Naughton of InDaily.
Sideshow Alley: Rann’s presser, Nile on Wong’s baby & a non story
With the inimitable Lindsay Tanner about to rule on the merits of Crikey’s Slideshow Alley initiative, we thought it was time to bring out the big guns and shine a light on three instances of pollie and media egregiousness over the week that was.
Rann will go, not quite on his terms, on October 20
Caretaker SA Premier Mike Rann has stared down his impatient colleagues and negotiated a deal to stay on as Labor leader until October 20. Des Ryan, editor of InDaily, reports.
Political snippets: Retail turnover gets a caning
These are certainly not boom times, with the ABS showing that Australian retail turnover fell 0.1% in June 2011, seasonally adjusted, following a fall of 0.6% the previous month.
Carr: Rann didn’t deserve to be booted
It should have been Mike Rann’s decision on when he would leave his spot as SA Premier, not a backroom party deal, says former NSW Premier Bob Carr.
Not a knife in the back but a club to the back of the head
They will be able to say in South Australia that the assassination of a Premier was done without spilling blood. The man is still politically dead but Rann’s statement that he is stepping down makes it look cleaner, writes Richard Farmer.
How Rann compares to other Labor premiers
SA Premier Mike Rann has announced he will stand down and hand the reins to Education Minister Jay Weatherill after months of poor polling. William Bowe compares Rann’s polling to other premiers.
SA Premier, minister, in the gun for attacking lawyers
The president of the South Australian Bar Association has ripped into the Premier Mike Rann and his Police Minister Kevin Foley for attacking defence lawyers arising from an alleged assault on Foley, writes Des Ryan, editor of online Adelaide newspaper InDaily.
Australia’s trillion-dollar land swindle
Missing from the government’s 96-page report into mining in the WPA is discussion of a potential windfall or special dividend for the original pre-1947 residents of the area, writes Luke Miller.
Embattled Rann government loses key minister
Embattled South Australian Premier Mike Rann has lost a key frontbencher, with Bernard Finnigan resigning from Cabinet.
Adelaide’s gossip mill in overdrive over MP porn charges
A blanket suppression order covers the identity of a South Australian state Labor MP who has been charged with possessing child p-rnography. But Adelaide is gossiping, and it’s all bad news for Labor, says InDaily editor Des Ryan.
Political snippets: Familiarity brings boredom if not contempt
There’s nothing surprising really ab0ut South Australian Premier Mike Rann suffering another decline in his popularity rating.
Newspoll: 56-44 to Liberal in SA
Newspoll has published its first poll of state voting intention in South Australia since Labor’s lucky escape at last year’s election. After limping to a majority at the election, the poll now finds Labor trailing 56-44, reports William Bowe.
Crikey Says: Abbott’s judiciary thought bubble
A big day in the High Court today, with two decisions set to cause waves. Both are potentially politically unpalatable decisions for Prime Minister Julia Gillard and South Australian Premier Mike Rann.
Lance Armstrong: ‘dancing on the pedals*’ all the way to the bank — again
Over the years the speculation over how much Lance Armstrong has been paid for each visit to ride here varies between $1.5 million and $3 million … but the SA government is being shy about saying.
