The South Australian Political Landscape

[Squawk]

BTW, I should have added CK that many portfolio allocations are determined by the factions, not by the Premier.

[dedja]

This fella had nothing to do with it ...

[Squawk]

This fella had nothing to do with it ...

Nor did Peter Malinauskas.

[CK]

BTW, I should have added CK that many portfolio allocations are determined by the factions, not by the Premier.

I'm aware of that, Squawk, but I'm looking at the situation beyond just this year and the longer term ramifications for the party. While it may seem a while for an election, the ALP has to keep their eye firmly on the ball with these decisions and can't afford too many more blues to give the Opposition ammo for 2014.

[Squawk]

Most of the Cabinet are intellectual lightweights; the gravy train is heading for a slow-motion wreck.

[dedja]

... and the intellectual giants in the opposition are?

[redandblack]

Any reasonable analysis of the situation would conclude that the Government needs a miracle to survive, although there's a long time before the election.

I would think Rann would go in a year or so. Weatherill would be a fair chance, Rau some chance, but it would be a struggle.

As for the Libs, Rob Lucas is a good bloke and doesn't miss a West Adelaide game, so he'd have my vote.

[dedja]

As for the Libs, Rob Lucas is a good bloke and doesn't miss a West Adelaide game, so he'd have my vote.

LOL, football 1st, politics 2nd ... showing your true colours now R&B

[Darth Vader]

Pages 8 and 9 of today's Sunday Mail make interesting reading. But I suppose that paper is another defacto arm of the Liberal PR machine and therefore the facts would be dodgy.

[redandblack]

Same ownership as Fox News, arth.

Then again, a good article by David Penberthy recognising the reality of Julia's emotions

[redandblack]

As for the Libs, Rob Lucas is a good bloke and doesn't miss a West Adelaide game, so he'd have my vote.

LOL, football 1st, politics 2nd ... showing your true colours now R&B

Of course, mate

Westies actually have several parliamentarians closely involved.

PS: True Colours - one of the great albums

[Sky Pilot]

As for the Libs, Rob Lucas is a good bloke and doesn't miss a West Adelaide game, so he'd have my vote.

LOL, football 1st, politics 2nd ... showing your true colours now R&B

Of course, mate

Westies actually have several parliamentarians closely involved.

PS: True Colours - one of the great albums

Former premier Rob Kerin used to wear the red and black at Richmond didn't he randb?

[GWW]

John Olsen was a West supporter.

I hadn't heard Kerin linked to them as player or supporter before.

[Squawk]

... and the intellectual giants in the opposition are?

Unfortunately the opposition get little media exposure so it's hard to make much of an assessment of them. There are some lightweights there too (in shadow cabinet) but I'd say Redmond is above and beyond the lightweight category. Overall, I think the Federal govt has a much higher quality of candidates across the board than what we see at State govt. (I wont even go near local govt or school councils, LOL).

[Sky Pilot]

John Olsen was a West supporter.

I hadn't heard Kerin linked to them as player or supporter before.

I know his brother Mick pretty well and will see him in the next couple of weeks at a Crystal Brook cricket match so I will ask him.

[redandblack]

Rob Kerin is joint No 1 ticket holder at West with Steve Georganas.

John Olsen is a Life Member.

[Sojourner]

I am not confident that Isobel Redman is the right person to lead the Libs in SA, I think a better option would be to convince Alexander Downer to join the party in a By Election or even in the regular election and put him in as leader. He is a very experienced politician who may have more currency with voters to suggest that he has the capacity to lead the party and get things actually achived in the time frame set out.

[Sojourner]

My other hope is that Dignity for Disability will have a candidate stand in every seat with heavy promotion of their senate candidate, they IMO are the best placed group to make a case for the Centre of the politicial spectrum that the Democrats used to try and occupy. Think they would do farily well with disgruntled Labor / Liberal voters as well as those who never voted for the major parties in the first place.

[redandblack]

I am not confident that Isobel Redman is the right person to lead the Libs in SA, I think a better option would be to convince Alexander Downer to join the party in a By Election or even in the regular election and put him in as leader. He is a very experienced politician who may have more currency with voters to suggest that he has the capacity to lead the party and get things actually achived in the time frame set out.

Sojourner, I hope that happens

So would John Rau, Jack Snelling and Jay Weatherill.

[Psyber]

A friend of mine who is a close friend of Nick Xenophon has been trying to persuade Nick to come back to state politics, and line up for the job of Liberal leader here.
Nick is not having any so far...

I think the Libs just need to keep quiet and wait for the Rau/Weatherill mix to blow up.
So does one of my [former SA ALP Minister] friends - he is not happy with this mix.