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Part-time Pat an embarrassment to SA government

Since leaving the frontbench, SA MP Pat Conlon has been working for Minter Ellison three days a week. His constitutes aren’t stimulating enough, reports Kevin Naughton of InDaily.

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Marshall to lead SA Libs, with Downer in the background?

Steven Marshall seems to have the numbers to claim the leadership of the South Australian opposition. But Alexander Downer’s bid might not be dead, writes Kevin Naughton of InDaily.

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‘Anyone but Isobel’: Downer’s comeback might have legs

Could Alexander Downer rescue the SA Liberal Party and defeat Labor at the 2014 election? The odds are firming — but he would have to either do a Newman, or enter Parliament first. InDaily’s Kevin Naughton investigates.

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Rural faction hands Redmond a slim, brief victory

Isobel Redmond relied on her rural colleagues to narrowly retain the SA Liberal leadership as an old party split cast long shadows, writes Kevin Naughton of InDaily.

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25k to go from SA public service? Redmond isn’t sure

South Australian opposition leader Isobel Redmond stumbled badly on proposed cuts to the public service. It gave Labor all the ammunition it needs, writes Tom Richardson of InDaily.

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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.

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The Power Index: the plotters behind the Rann coup

Don Farrell and his Shoppies Union mates have done it again. One of the plotters who called time on Mike Rann’s South Australian premiership last Friday was right-wing factional boss and union leader Peter Malinauskas.

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Where are the strong Liberal women?

The Liberal Party needs the votes of women to win the next election but only high-profile women can win preselection for the Party, writes an angry SA Liberal.