SA Government defends Labor bullying inquiry as crossbench MPs support wavers following blackmail charge
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Former Labor MP Annabel Digance is accused of blackmailing SA Labor leader Peter Malinauskas.
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South Australia s Attorney-General is refusing to pause a parliamentary inquiry into claims of bullying and intimidation within the South Australian Labor Party despite it being triggered by a former MP who is now facing blackmail charges.
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A former SA Labor MP claimed she was bullied into keeping silent about a racist election pamphlet
The Liberal government set up an inquiry into the behaviour
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SA Parliament to form committee to draft code of conduct for MPs
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MarMarch 2021 at 4:22am
South Australian MPs have voted for a code of conduct to be drawn up, in the light of a recent report.
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A code of conduct for all MPs will be drawn up by a parliamentary committee in an attempt to improve the culture of South Australia s Parliament.
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The committee will consider all 16 recommendations made by Acting Equal Opportunity Commissioner Emily Strickland
The report found sexual harassment was prevalent in SA s Parliament
It follows a damning report by the Acting Equal Opportunity Commissioner released earlier this month which found prevalent sexual harassment in
Belair line cyclists squeezed out as Keolis Downer enforces carriage limits
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Friends wait for a train to take them back up the hill from Mitcham train station.
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Mountain bikers awaiting a ride back into the Adelaide foothills have been blocked from trains, users have said, in an apparent crackdown on numbers by its newly privatised operator, Keolis Downer (KD).
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Adelaide s new passenger train operators have been enforcing a limit of four bikes per carriageway
The rule s enforcement has had a significant impact on the Mitcham Hills mountain bike circuit