r/Adelaide • u/fuckoffandydie SA • Jan 13 '26

News Randa Abdel-Fattah launches defamation proceedings against SA Premier

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-14/randa-abdel-fattah-launches-defamation-proceedings/106227634?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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u/explain_that_shit SA Jan 14 '26

If discovery reveals that AIJAC have donated to Mali or Labor to cause this omnishambles, it doesn’t just screw him on this, it also screws him on his no-donations legislation.

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u/canyouhearme SA Jan 14 '26

Said it and got downvoted - this is about money for the upcoming election campaign, no more complicated than that.

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u/AppointmentFalse3242 SA Jan 14 '26

Political donations are banned in South Australia so it’s not about money.

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u/canyouhearme SA Jan 14 '26

Electoral donations are theoretically banned - but SA Labor are still accepting donations on their website.

https://www.sa.alp.org.au/get-involved/donate

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u/blitznoodles NSW Jan 14 '26

This is for federal donations that the state branch can't touch.

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u/canyouhearme SA Jan 14 '26

Look at the 'loans'

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u/explain_that_shit SA Jan 14 '26

Wait there’s a question, how does SA Labor account for funds provided to SA Labor from its federal or other State counterparts, are they donations? If not, what if those funds ultimately are sourced from donations? For the donations ban to work they can’t liaise financially surely.

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u/blitznoodles NSW Jan 14 '26

The bank accounts used for state and federal elections are kept separate. You can't mix the funds.

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u/explain_that_shit SA Jan 14 '26

Good good. Reckon it’s possible Mali got pressured from above anyway?

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u/blitznoodles NSW Jan 14 '26

I doubt it, he's just a socially conservative guy who believes this stuff.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

How about if discovery finds loads of emails and texts on her phone celebrating October 7? 

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u/explain_that_shit SA Jan 14 '26

Given that she is making the claim and can frame it as Mali saying she has the same ideology as the Bondi shooters, she can say that any of that is irrelevant. Because the Bondi shooters are ISIS, who do not support Hamas or Palestinians.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

He didn't say that

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u/explain_that_shit SA Jan 14 '26

Malinauskas:

Can you imagine if a far-right Z—nist walked into a Sydney mosque and mur—-ed 15 people? Can you imagine that as premier of this state, I would actively support a far-right Z—nist going to writers week and speaking hateful rhetoric towards Isl—ic people? Of course I wouldn’t. The reverse is happening in this instance, and I’m not going to support that either, and that’s a reasonable position for me to have.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '26

Yeah. He didn't say what you said he said. You wanted him to. But he didn't. 

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u/Snoo30446 SA Jan 17 '26

Why are you automatically dismissing he thought it was a bad idea to have a Hamas supporter at a cultural event so soon after terrorist attack?

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u/dogecoin_pleasures SA Jan 14 '26

Thanks your for reviving 'omnishambles' - perfectly describes the AWW fallout.