Here's what charges against MP Fraser Ellis mean for the SA Government

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In South Australia, Steven Marshall's first-term Liberal Government has been plunged into minority after backbench MP Fraser Ellis was charged with 23 deception offences. Here's how the dramatic turn of events unfolded, and what it means.

no longer pass legislation without the support of othersThe Premier said Fraser Ellis has provided him written confirmation that the now crossbencher would continue to support the government in matters of confidence and supply — meaning he won't vote with Labor to unseat the government or block its budgets.There are two other former Liberals, Troy Bell and Sam Duluk,

The State Government would usually be able to rely on at least one of these three to provide it a majority.Former Labor premiers Jay Weatherill and Mike Rann both led minority governments, but had the benefit of duchessing crossbenchers by offering them seats in cabinet — a gift that Mr Marshall cannot realistically bestow on any of the three men facing charges.The Liberal Party will have to decide whether to run candidates against them.

If they do, the three crossbenchers have already voted against their Liberal colleagues on some matters. If they band together and start looking for ways to differentiate themselves from brand Liberal, some chaos could ensue.Few people had ever heard of the Country Members' Accommodation Allowance until June last year., Legislative Council President and veteran Liberal Terry Stephens.

All denied wrongdoing, and all were supported by the Premier — until the damage proved too much to take.Within days, another Liberal, Adrian Pederick

 

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What was he doing? Trying to shake down Facebook?

“Relatively inexperienced”. How on earth does RWNJ LNP rip-off merchant FraserEllis continue justifying his ‘right’ to retain his parl position?

23 counts of fraud would get you fired & jailed in any other profession. (Not a lawyer or a cat)

it’s a game of LNP dominos... LiberalCorruption

Thank god Liberals getting back to std Lib MO in SA. Two parliamentarians investigated for fraud etc. Oh hang on ! .... another State Lib Polly allegedly assaulted a woman. What the fuck do the Liberal Party feed these morons at their branch meetings ?

Clearly he knew he did something wrong if he already refunded over $40k previously.

I look forward to chatting to him, we seem to have similar standards!

This is why the ABC needs to be defunded and privatised. We can't have our politicians held to account by journalists. That would be democratically healthy and that's just not on in this country.

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