The South Australian Political Landscape

[Jimmy_041]

“The biggest of those challenges is to make sure that the Liberals don’t get to slash 25,000 public sector jobs.”

Good to see Weatherill has pinpointed the major challenge facing SA

[dedja]

You are the weakest link ... Goodbye

[scoob]

Worley resigns before being sacked ... useless Minister but surely a great loss to the mullet community.

Tony Santic flew his flag at half mast

[dedja]

Indeed, a sad day ...

[Sky Pilot]

Worley resigns before being sacked ... useless Minister but surely a great loss to the mullet community.

Said he had a "Cordial 35 second conversation with the Premier"..

Yeah, like: Wortley - "G'Day mate, how's it going, just returning your call."
Jay: "Yeah, no, good actually. Listen Mullet guts, clean out your desk and faaark off and I'll talk to you later."

[Sojourner]

Olson in SA and Kennett in VIC were able to reduce their state debts by selling assets because there were assets to sell then.
This time there aren't any to sell, so nobody can do a Kennett.
(Incidentally, the VIC government got some of the assets he'd got money for given back free of charge later.)

What is your mail Psyber on the future of the Housing Trust Stock in SA? The ALP are currently selling off a further 800 properties in addition to those already being sold to keep the Housing SA budget afloat. I suspect that they will farm out properties to OARS and Disibility SA and to Community Housing Co-ops then scrap the rest also and leave people to rely on the Federal Government rental subsidy and make their own arrangments with private landlords - who buy the old Housing SA homes no doubt?

[Gozu]

They sell off the Housing Trust places to their big developer mates to build apartments on that housing trust tenants can't afford.

I've been told by someone inside the dept there is now a 50 year wait for category 3 HT places.

Go the ALP!

[Jimmy_041]

Worley resigns before being sacked ... useless Minister but surely a great loss to the mullet community.

Said he had a "Cordial 35 second conversation with the Premier"..

Yeah, like: Wortley - "G'Day mate, how's it going, just returning your call."
Jay: "Yeah, no, good actually. Listen Mullet guts, clean out your desk and faaark off and I'll talk to you later."

[Jimmy_041]

Jay: "Hey Gracie - sorry but you've gotta take a fall for the team"
Grace: "Yeah, cheers for the hospital pass you prix"
Jay: No probs hon, here's your prize for tasking the hit for me - there's no skeletons in the employment portfolio. SA is on a roll babe"

[Jimmy_041]

Jay: "Hey Gages, got a new job for ya hon"
Gail: "You bewdy, is it a 'fun' portfolio?"
Jay: "It was the last time you had it"

[Sky Pilot]

Classic

[Psyber]

What is your mail Psyber on the future of the Housing Trust Stock in SA? The ALP are currently selling off a further 800 properties in addition to those already being sold to keep the Housing SA budget afloat. I suspect that they will farm out properties to OARS and Disibility SA and to Community Housing Co-ops then scrap the rest also and leave people to rely on the Federal Government rental subsidy and make their own arrangments with private landlords - who buy the old Housing SA homes no doubt?

State governments have been running down and selling out public housing since the 1970s just as they have hospital services.
I think you are right that whoever wins office will try to get the feds to pick up the tab via rental assistance.

However, I've heard nothing specific about Liberal intentions in that area.
I don't think either party has an answer to reduce the present deficit without major pain for somebody.

SA never really recovered from the crash in the late 1980s.
Even then, the assets there to sell off were not enough to do more than patch things up a bit.

[Roxy the Rat Girl]

Nice one Jimmy, except Gail would have consulted several minders before even considering making a decision.

Will be interesting to see how the new line up performs between now and the election. Anyone else disappointed in the Libs responses to the cabinet shake up? Seems like they are being kept busy deflecting Downer leadership rumours and haven't given the reshuffle the scrutiny you would have expected. Well played labour.

[southee]

Agreed roxy ... The response from the Libs may I say has been very uninspiring !!

Libs should have them on the ropes right now.

[Jimmy_041]

It was a joke Roxy. Im sure Gail Gago knows exactly what she's doing

I read the headline about Downer not ruling out leadership.

Asked about whether he would take over the state Liberal leadership, Mr Downer said: "My position has not changed since the day this issue arose. I continue to support Isobel Redmond and people should get behind Isobel."

Ms Redmond yesterday dismissed suggestions Mr Downer was after her job and waved away questions about whether she would stand aside for him if approached as "wildly hypothetical".

It looks like Redmond would only comment on Downer, whereas, in fact, she did make comment and The Advertiser chose not to print it. The time she refused to talk to a reporter because of her continual misquoting. The Advertiser went feral on her.

There will come a day when the Advertiser is no longer here - and the world will be a better place. I dont even use it for the
barby anymore

[Roxy the Rat Girl]

It was a joke Roxy. Im sure Gail Gago knows exactly what she's doing

Are we talking about the same person. Knowing what she is doing is not the Gail I know.

[mick]

It was a joke Roxy. Im sure Gail Gago knows exactly what she's doing

Are we talking about the same person. Knowing what she is doing is not the Gail I know.

She must know what she's doing along with Grace and Chloe why else would they be rewarded with cabinet positions? The Premier is no fool.

[dedja]

*cough* female quota *cough*

[Roxy the Rat Girl]

She must know what she's doing along with Grace and Chloe why else would they be rewarded with cabinet positions? The Premier is no fool.

I don't think the premier is a fool, but his decisions are influenced by the factions and their decisions are influenced by who is most loyal to them, not necessarily the best people for the job. Only difference in the Libs is they have powerbrokers instead of factions.

[Jimmy_041]

He told us it was his decision this time