Rann no show a slap at Weatherill

Mike Rann has delivered a stinging vote of no confidence in Premier Weatherill by choosing not to attend his first week of Parliament as a backbencher. Mr Rann has requested a pair for the next three parliamentary sitting days citing “unforseen rearrangements of meetings” on his overseas trip as the reason for his absence. Since 2002 Mr Rann has taken at least 30 overseas trips at taxpayers’ exp... ...Read more

SA loses Australian Performing Arts Market

Adelaide has lost the Australian Performing Arts Market event to Brisbane from 2014. The biennial performing arts event presents Australia and New Zealand’s best new performing artists, providing them with the opportunity to connect with other artists and programmers from around the world. The Market has been held alongside the Adelaide Festival since 1998 and attracted 584 participants last yea... ...Read more

Wortley embarrassed on Burnside

Local Government Minister Russell Wortley has faced more embarrassment with Ken McPherson revealing the embattled Minister’s excuses for dumping the report into Burnside Council are incorrect. Mr Wortley, who recently lost a no confidence motion in the Legislative Council, has consistently claimed that it would cost millions of dollars and take several years to complete the report. “I was not pr... ...Read more