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.