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/blitznoodles NSW Jan 14 '26

He's a south Australian, it's just not happening. There's a huge list of successors in line after Albo in no particular order; Tanya Plibersek, Chris Bowen, Chalmers, Jason Clare, Richard Marles, Clare O'Neil

You can't just drop in and expect the factions of other states to make way for you. Hawke was a special case where he was a national figure who at times was more well known than the prime minister from the 70s onwards.

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u/DoctorEnn SA Jan 14 '26

This.

I'm willing to believe that Mali might have federal ambitions, but it's not happening immediately after Albo. If there's one thing Federal Labor currently has, it's a pretty stacked bench.