DPC21/0677 DX 56201 B1079224 Tel 08 8226 3500 Fax 08 8226 3535

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GPO Box 2343 Adelaide SA 5001 DPC21/0677 DX 56201 B1079224 Tel 08 8226 3500 Fax 08 8226 3535 www.dpc.sa.gov.au

Hon Kyam Maher MLC Parliament House North Terrace ADELAIDE SA 5000

Dear Mr Maher

Freedom of information (FOI) application

I refer to your request received by the Office of the Premier seeking access under section 13 of the Freedom of Information Act 1991 (the Act) to:

All emails, text messages, notes, memos, diary entries, correspondence and any other documents held by the Premier or any current or previous staff members of the Premier that mention or relate to Annabel Digance or Greg Digance.

Date Range: 01/01/2020 - 16/04/2020

The Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) is responsible for processing FOI applications on behalf of the Office of the Premier.

Under the Act, an agency has 30 days to respond to an FOI request. As DPC did not respond to your request within the time frame required, the department is deemed to have refused you access to all documents relevant to your application. However, I have determined to process the request as if the statutory time frame had been met.

The purpose of this letter is to advise you of my determination.

A total of 65 documents were identified as answering the terms of your application and I have determined as follows:

 I grant you access in full to 47 documents, copies of which are enclosed, and  I refuse access to 18 documents

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Please refer to the attached schedule that describes each document and sets out my determination and reasons in summary form.

Documents released in full

Documents 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 - 12, 14, 16 – 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 – 36, 38, 41, and 46 - 65

Documents refused in full

Documents 2, 4, 6, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27, 37, 39, 40 and 42 – 45

These documents contain opinion, advice and recommendations prepared in the course of and for the purpose of the decision-making functions of the Government, the disclosure of which would be on balance to public interest. They consist of draft versions of media releases where the Government was deliberating upon the message to be conveyed in the release. Whilst I acknowledge the public interest in transparency, it is important that drafts of public statements can be deliberated on in a consultative manner with the prospect of these deliberations being made public. There is a need to ensure that officials can workshop their ideas in putting together a message for the Minister’s approval without fear that those ideas will be publicly attributed to them. This would likely impede the free exchange of ideas, thereby impeding the proper function of Ministerial office. There is also a danger that ideas that do not make the final draft will be falsely construed as representing the Government’s view. It is important that responsibility for the content of the press releases in question should rest with the Minister releasing them. I have therefore considered to refuse access to these documents under clause 9(1)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Act.

Document 29

Under clause 17(c) of Schedule 1 to the Act, information is exempt from disclosure if it would infringe the privilege of Parliament. This document was created for use in Parliament and is protected by Parliamentary privilege. I have therefore determined it is exempt pursuant to clause 17(c)

Exemptions

Clause 9 – Internal working documents

(1) A document is an exempt document if it contains matter—

(a) that relates to—

…

(ii) any consultation or deliberation that has taken place, in the course of, or for the purpose of, the decision-making functions of the Government, a Minister or an agency; and

(b) the disclosure of which would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest.

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Clause 17 — Documents subject to contempt etc

A document is an exempt document if it contains matter the public disclosure of which would, but for any immunity of the Crown— … (c) infringe the privilege of Parliament.

FOI Disclosure Log

In compliance with Premier and Cabinet Circular PC045 - Disclosure Logs for Non- Personal Information Released through Freedom of Information (PC045), DPC is required to publish a log of all non-personal information released under the Act.

In accordance with this Circular, any non-personal information determined for release as part of this application will be published on the DPC website.

Right to internal review

If you are aggrieved with this determination, you have a right to apply for internal review under subsection 29(1) of the Act. Pursuant to subsection 29(2), your application must:

 be in writing  be addressed to the principal officer, and  be lodged at an office of DPC, or emailed to [email protected] within 30 days after the day on which you receive this letter or within such further time as the principal officer may allow.

If you have any questions in relation to this matter, please contact Denise Cranwell, Freedom of Information Officer, on telephone (08) 8429 7312 or via email at [email protected].

Yours sincerely

Eamonn Maloney Accredited Freedom of Information Officer Office of the Chief Executive Department of the Premier and Cabinet

30 / 06 / 2021

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SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS

File Number: DPC21/0677 Applicant: Hon Kyam Maher MLC

This schedule of documents accompanies a determination made in relation to your request submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 1991 seeking access to:

Date Range: 01/01/2020 - 16/04/2020

No. Date Document description Exemption clauses Determination

1. 29/03/2021 Email – FW: Digance release Nil exemptions Full release

2. 03-29 Digance investigation.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

3. 29/03/2021 Email – Digance release Nil exemptions Full release

4. 03-29 Digance investigation.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

5. 29/03/2021 Email – Fwd: Digance release Nil exemptions Full release

6. 03-29 Digance investigation.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

7. 29/03/2021 Email – Fwd: Diagance release Nil exemptions Full release

8. 29/03/2021 Email – MR – Digance – DRAFT Nil exemptions Full release

9. 20210329 – Digance – DRAFT.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

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SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS No. Date Document description Exemption clauses Determination

10. 29/03/2021 Email – Digance Transcript Nil exemptions Full release

11. ABC Radio Adelaide Annabel Digance.docx Nil exemptions Full release

12. 29/03/2021 Email – Digance DRAFT Nil exemptions Full release

13. 20210329 – Digance – DRAFT2.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

14. 29/03/2021 Email – 20210329 – Digance – DRAFT2 Nil exemptions Full release

15. 20210329 – Digance – DRAFT2.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

16. 29/03/2021 Email – RE: Digance Transcript Nil exemptions Full release

17. 20210329 – Digance – FINAL.pdf Nil exemptions Full release

18. 29/03/2021 Email – Malinauskas must respond to shocking allegations of toxic Labor Nil exemptions Full release Party culture 19. Malinauskas must respond to shocking allegations of toxic Labor Party Nil exemptions Full release culture 20. 30/03/2021 Email – 20210330 – Committee Notice – DRAFT Nil exemptions Full release

21. 20210330 – Committee Notice – DRAFT.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

22. 30/03/2021 Email – 20210330 – Committee Notice – DRAFT Nil exemptions Full release

23. 20210330 – Committee Notice – DRAFT.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

24. 30/03/2021 Email – 20210330 – Committee Notice – DRAFT Nil exemptions Full release

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SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS No. Date Document description Exemption clauses Determination

25. 20210330 – Committee Notice – DRAFT.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

26. 30/03/2021 Email – 20210330 – Committee Notice – DRAFT Nil exemptions Full release

27. 20210330 – Committee Notice – DRAFT.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

28. 30/03/2021 Email – Document1 Nil exemptions Full release

29. Document1.docx – House of Assembly Notice of Motion 17(c) – Parliamentary privilege Refuse release

30. 30/03/2021 Email Nil exemptions Full release

31. Government moves to establish committee to investigate Labor’s toxic Nil exemptions Full release culture.pdf 32. 30/03/2021 Email – Government moves to establish committee to investigate Labor’s Nil exemptions Full release toxic culture 33. Government moves to establish committee to investigate Labor’s toxic Nil exemptions Full release culture.pdf 34. 30/03/2021 Email – here you go Nil exemptions Full release

35. Malinauskas must respond to shocking allegations of toxic Labor Party Nil exemptions Full release culture 36. 31/03/2021 Email – FYI Nil exemptions Full release

37. 20210331 – Committee Digance Pass – DRAFT.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

38. 31/03/2021 Email – Draft – Motion Pass/Fail Nil exemptions Full release

39. 20210331 – Committee Digance Pass – DRAFT.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

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SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS No. Date Document description Exemption clauses Determination

40. 20210331 – Committee Digance Pass – DRAFT3.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

41. 31/03/2021 Email – for lucy :) Nil exemptions Full release

42. 20210331 – Redress – DRAFT.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

43. 20210331 – Committee Digrance Pass – DRAFT.doc 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

44. 20210331 - Committee Fail – DRAFT3.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

45. 20210331 – DC Appt – DRAFT.docx 9(1)(a)(i) opinion or advice Refuse release

46. 31/03/2021 Email – Re: Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated Nil exemptions Full release

47. 31/03/2021 Email - Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated Nil exemptions Full release

48. Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated.pdf Nil exemptions Full release

49. 31/03/2021 Email - Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated Nil exemptions Full release

50. Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated.pdf Nil exemptions Full release

51. 31/03/2021 Email – Re: Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated Nil exemptions Full release

52. 01/04/2021 Email – Fwd: Parliamentary Inquiry Nil exemptions Full release

53. Release-Parliamentary inquiry into claims of bullying and harassment must Nil exemptions Full release include 2021 state election campaign-DRAFT-1apr21.docx 54. 01/04/2021 Email - Release-Parliamentary inquiry into claims of bullying and Nil exemptions Full release harassment must include 2021 state election campaign-DRAFT-1apr21

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SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS No. Date Document description Exemption clauses Determination

55. Release-Parliamentary inquiry into claims of bullying and harassment must Nil exemptions Full release include 2021 state election campaign-DRAFT-1apr21.docx 56. 14/04/2021 Email – RE: Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated Nil exemptions Full release

57. 15/04/2021 Email – Questions for Deputy Premier Nil exemptions Full release

58. 15/04/2021 Email – RE: Questions for Deputy Premier Nil exemptions Full release

59. Terms of Reference – Hansard.pdf Nil exemptions Full release

60. 15/04/2021 Email – Statement - AGD Nil exemptions Full release

61. Terms of Reference – Hansard.pdf Nil exemptions Full release

62. 15/04/2021 Email – RE: MAHER – Chapman’s judgement under the microscope Nil exemptions Full release

63. Terms of Reference – Hansard.pdf Nil exemptions Full release

64. 15/04/2021 Email – Statement - AGD Nil exemptions Full release

65. Terms of Reference – Hansard.pdf Nil exemptions Full release

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Said, Danielle (DPC)

From: Charter, Greg (DPC) Sent: Monday, 19 April 2021 3:31 PM To: Said, Danielle (DPC) Subject: FW: Digance release Attachments: 03-29 Digance investigation.docx

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Hi Danielle,

Re: DPC21/0677

From: Charter, Greg (DPC) Sent; Monday, 29 March 2021 11:28 AM To: McGregor, Ken (DPC) ; Hancock, Eleisa (DPC) Cc: Halliwell, Simon (DPC) Subject: Digance release

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Simon,

Slot some quotes for ABC when they come through

Greg

Greg Charter Office of the Premier of South Australia

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Level 15, State Administration Centre, 200 Victoria Square Adelaide E: cLreg.charter(a?sa.flov.au | W: www.premier.sa.flov.au

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Said, Danielle (DPC)

From: Charter, Greg (DPC) Sent: Monday, 29 March 2021 12:04 PM To: Hinton, Lucy (DPC) Subject: Digance release Attachments: 03-29 Digance investigation.docx

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Hi Lucy,

Draft release attached

Greg Charter Office of the Premier of South Australia

Level 15, State Administration Centre, 200 Victoria Square Adelaide E: [email protected] | W: www.premier.sa.flov.au

Said, Danielle (DPC)

From: Halliwell, Simon (DPC) Sent: Monday, 29 March 2021 12:29 PM To: Hinton, Lucy (DPC); Charter, Greg (DPC) Subject: Fwd: Digance release Attachments: imageOOI.png; 03-29 Digance investigation.docx

Hi Lucy. Not sure if Greg has further changes. See attached.

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Halliwell, Simon (DPC)" Date: 29 March 2021 at 11:48:00 ACDT To: "Charter, Greg (DPC)" , "McGregor, Ken (DPC)" , "Hancock, Eleisa (DPC)" Subject: RE: Digance release

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Have added this:

"What people probably don't realise is the power of the Party... and I've seen them in action, the bullying and I've experienced the bullying and I've experienced the gaslighting and I've experienced having the intimidation and saying 'you must not speak out about this, there's nothing to see here'... and I've seen how the Party can really bully and harass and I've actually experienced it myself. I was quite frightened." - Annabel Digance, ABC Radio Adelaide, 29 March 2021.

From: Charter, Greg (DPC) Sent: Monday, 29 March 2021 11:28 AM To: McGregor, Ken (DPC) ; Hancock, Eleisa (DPC) Cc: Halliwell, Simon (DPC) Subject: Digance release

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Simon,

Slot some quotes for ABC when they come through

Greg

Greg Charter Office of the Premier of South Australia Level 15, State Administration Centre, 200 Victoria Square Adelaide E: [email protected] [ W: www.premier.sa.aov.au

Said, Danielle (DPC)

From: Halliwell, Simon (DPC) Sent: Monday, 29 March 2021 12:30 PM To: Hinton, Lucy (DPC) Subject: Fwd: Digance release

Begin forwarded message:

From: "McGregor, Ken (DPC)" Date: 29 March 2021 at 12:11:56 ACDT To: "Halliwell, Simon (DPC)" Cc: "Charter, Greg (DPC)" , "Hancock, Eleisa (DPC)" Subject: Re: Digance release

Thanks - flick to Lucy when ready. Cheers

Sent from my iPhone

On 29 Mar 2021, at 11:48 am, Halliwell, Simon (DPC) wrote:

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Have added this:

From: Charter, Greg (DPC) Sent: Monday, 29 March 2021 11:28 AM To: McGregor, Ken (DPC) ; Hancock, Eleisa (DPC) Cc: Halliwell, Simon (DPC) Subject: Digance release

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Simon, Slot some quotes for ABC when they come through

Greg

Greg Charter Office of the Premier of South Australia

Level 15, State Administration Centre, 200 Victoria Square Adelaide E: grec)[email protected] [ W: www.premier.sa.ciov.au

Information contained in this e-mail message may be confidential and may a/so be the subject of legal professional privilege or public interest immunity. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of th is document is unauthorised.

<03-29 Digance investigation. docx> 8

Said, Danielle (DPC)

From: Hinton, Lucy (DPC) Sent: Monday, 29 March 2021 12:52 PM To: Charter, Greg (DPC); Halliwell, Simon (DPC) Cc: McGregor, Ken (DPC) Subject: MR - Digance - DRAFT Attachments: 20210329 - Digance - DRAFT.docx

Hi all,

Please see attached with changes highlighted.

Cheers,

Lucy 10

Said, Danielle (DPC)

From: McGregor, Ken (DPC) Sent: Monday, 29 March 2021 4:39 PM To: 'Hyde, Ben'; 'Henson, Elizabeth' Cc: Hinton, Lucy (DPC) Subject: Digance Transcript Attachments: ABC Radio Adelaide Annabel Digance.docx

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Hi guys. Lucy sending through release shortly.

Transcript attached.

Cheers and hope all is well your end.

Ken McGregor Director of Media and Communications Principal Media Adviser M: 0466 935 184

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Annabel Dieance, Former Labor MP for Elder & Carolyn Power, Liberal MP for Elder (ABC RADIO ADELAIDE 8.37-8.58) SA Labor Secretary apologises for Habib flyer after former MP speaks out / Criticism of the pre-selection process (Bevan: Annabel Digance, Former Labor MP for the State seat of Elder. That takes in the Ascot Park, Edwardstown, Park Holme, part of Adelaide, you know where we 're talking about, that sort of inner South West. She joins us now in our studio. Good morning Annabel Digance.) Digance: Good morning David, good morning Ali. (Bevan: Do you remember when you saw the pamphlet?) Digance: I do remember seeing that pamphlet, Well, I actually didn't see it, ... I was out in the community, and a friend rang me, and she said - have you seen what's hit the letter boxes? And I said - no, thinking you know, I might be hearing something interesting that the opposition had put out. So she said, I'll come and meet you, and she brought this pamphlet and she showed me, and I remember feeling physically sick, I still feel physically sick when I think about it today, or talk about it today. So I instantly rang ... ALP, the leaders ... (Bevan: Why did you feel physically sick?) Digance: Well I looked at it and a number of things really flagged with me. The fact that they had used Carolyn's surname only and not her first name. I felt really affronted by that... I also felt the graphics were really questionable and ... it really shook me ... (Bevan: Did you see it as racist?) Digance: I did see it as really cutting to the core of what, I guess racist is what you would call it because I could see it was an attack on Carolyn's, potentially her background and her origin and I felt really affronted by it. (Bevan: It was linking the Liberal candidate to Middle Eastern terrorism.) Digance: And at that time, we have to remember that that was actually quite big on the ... world agenda and also there was a mosque in this area, in the electorate of Elder that I was actually making connections with and I knew that they were feeling quite on the outer themselves. They were having their own issues with integrating into our community. (Bevan: So, you were saying the first time you saw it -was after it -was distributed in the community and you immediately did -what?) Digance: I immediately called my campaign manager at the time. (Bevan: Tim Picton?) Digance: Yes, and I said and I actually wrote this down and I think this is what happens when you can be affronted by something. I wrote it down and to this day I still have the words. I rang him and I said, "Why did you send this out? Did it go to everybody? How could you do this ... why didn't you tell me?" And he said, "If we had told you what we were doing, you would never have let us do it." (Bevan: He of course, and the people within the ALP completely deny that. They say that Annabel Digance Jcne-w of this pamphlet a week before.) Digance: And this is what they would say. These are the tactics, this tightknit group of, you know, the males that lead the ALP would say, But I will have to tell you ... Carolyn and the Liberal Party took this to the Human Rights Commission and that's in the public domain so people know if they go back through the public domain, this complaint went to the Human Rights Commission and the ALP, So it was myself and Reggie that the complaint was taken to the Human Rights Commission. (Bevan: Reggie Martin is the-?) Digance: Secretary of the ALP. So the front person of the ALP and quickly I got my own legal representation because I believed it was in my own interests to have my own representation, not actually to be bunged up with the ALP and Annabel Digance. I was really strongly of that opinion ... my legal representative spoke to the Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights Commission agreed that I had nothing to do with this and the ALP also, in their dealings with the Human Rights Commission acknowledge I had nothing to do with it, I had not designed it... had not approved it, I did not know about it. (Bevan: But you were the beneficiary of it.) Digance: You know, you can say 'beneficiary'- (Bevan: You won the seat.) Oh well exactly but you know, under such a horrible cloud ... this should have been one of the proudest times of my life to actually have won this seat to represent the community and you know, like Carolyn and her family, I was a victim as well. (Bevan: You could have spoken out though during that campaign. Why didn 't you?) Digance: Well I think it's become really clear with that's been unfolding in Federal politics of why I wouldn't speak out. It's taken years for people to speak out what's going on in Federal politics. (Bevan: But hang on, you thought this was -wrong.) Digance: I did think it's wrong- (Bevan: Well why didn't you speak out?) Digance: Because

C:\Users\SaidD01\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\rNetCache\Content.Outlook\C57SIXRF\ABC Radio Adelaide Annabel Digance.docx Page 1 of 4 what people probably don't realise is the power of the party and the power of the party, and I've seen them in action, the bullying, and I've experienced the bullying and I've experienced the gaslighting and ... having the intimidation and saying you must not speak out about this, this, there's nothing to see here and I've seen how the party can really bully and harass and I've actually experienced it myself. I was quite frightened and the reason it's taken so long for me to speak out is because I was fearful of what might happen when I did speak out (Bevan: What's going to happen?) Digance: What might happen is this party.. this small group of people are so powerful that they can then start to mount a campaign to character assassinate people. I've already had issues, I would suggest, in employment since having been a Member of Parliament because often when I've spoken to future employers they will raise this particular campaign (Bevan: You could've spoken out in the 2014 election campaign and you didn 't. You could've spoken out in the 2018 election campaign and you didn 't) Digance; Let's have a think about this. Maybe I could've and it's very easy.. (Bevan: Not maybe, you could've) Digance: It's very easy to say someone can speak out but you have to actually think about party politics and you have to ... put in context how powerful a party is of keeping everyone tight and keeping everyone on message and keeping everyone focused on, we must win an election at all times. And you're right, this didn't sit well with me at all but... I felt really intimidated. Many times I had been. to leaders in the party to say, this needs to be dealt with, I want to speak to Carolyn, and every time they would say no, you do not speak about this, there's nothing to see here. One leader actually said to me, look get over it, why don't you just say you did it? I didn't do it. The power of politics, the power of a party is very, very strong and very deep and it's run by a few (Bevan: Why are you speaking out now?) Digance: .. . the timing for me., if I'd spoken out earlier, besides the actual fear and it is genuine fear that I had of speaking out previously, but there's a groundswell and I feel I'm not just a lone voice, that it's gathering momentum with others that are speaking out. And this needs to change. The way politics is done in our country needs to change (Bevan: Do you want preselection for the Labor Party?) Digance: No. No (Bevan: Have you sought ALP preselection for a State or Federal seat in the last two years?) Digance: I've spoken to the party about that possibility and I kept my conversations open with them, but I would've stmggled to actually have aligned with the Labor Party anyway (Bevan: When was the last time you raised the prospect of being preselected for the Labor Party?) Digance: What have they told you? [Laughs] (Bevan: I'm asking you - when -was the last time you raised the prospect of being preselected for the Labor Party?) Digance: I have not raised seriously with them about being preselected (Bevan: When -was the last time..) Digance: I haven't raise it seriously with them about being preselected (Bevan: IVhat is seriously?) Digance: When I joined the party ... we need to go back here ... I ran as a candidate, I didn't seek to ever run as a candidate with a party, but I aligned with their values of social justice (Bevan: But you 've discussed preselection with the ALP for a State seat or a Federal seat?) Digance: ... going back to when Elder ... the boundaries changed ... for the 2018 election and I lost 60% of my constituency to other seats and most of the Labor heartland went into Badcoe ... and at that time I did speak to the party and say, this is going to be really difficult; not only have I had this massive redistribution but I have.. (Bevan: When was the last time you spoke to anyone..) [Talk over each other] (Bevan: When was the last time you spoke to anybody about being preselected?) Digance: The last time I had my name in the paper about preselection was with Enfield and I contacted the party and said I don't appreciate you putting my name in the so-called mix for Enfield when that is not my intention (Bevan: Hang on. Annabel Digance, -when was the last time you discussed preselection for an ALP seat - State or Federal?) Digance: What I'm saying is the last time my name was in the paper., (Bevan: Was it six months ago, -was it a year ago?) Digance: Look, I haven't discussed it with them for quite some time. So, the last time my name was in the paper was with Enfield and I rang Reggie and is said, why have you put my name in the mix for Enfield when you know you've already preselected somebody? That is not right (Bevan: But when did you hold discussions with the ALP to be preselected?) Digance: The only real discussions I've had with them was back ... when I was running for Elder (Bevan: So, you had not had discussions with the ALP about preselection)

C:\Users\SaidD01\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\C57SIXRF\ABC Radio Adelaide Annabel Digance.docx Page 2 of 4 Digance: I had discussions with the ALP about what might happen after Elder if I don't win Elder (Bevan: But I mean in the last three years since Elder - have you been talking to the ALP and asking them..) Digance: I've been having conversations with the ALP about all sorts of things but in particular I still have conversations with the ALP about this horrific campaign that they ran and the way they behave to organise those who want to rise to the top, how they organise all of that (Bevan: ... couldn 't it be argued that you have spoken out about racism only after all the benefits of silence have been exhausted?) Digance: I'm not sure what you mean by that (Bevan: I'll tell you what I mean by that. You kept quiet about this in 2014 when it was getting you elected. You kept quiet about this in 2018 when you could've spoken out again. And in the last three years, you still haven't spoken about it until now when it's quite clear that despite you talking to the ALP about a future, about being preselected, only after all of those avenues were exhausted, only after you realised you did not have a future with the ALP, that's when you spoke out) Digance: I think what you need to put in context here is you're making it sound very simplistic, that. .. speaking out can be very easy. Speaking out in these situations is not easy. If you speak to any of those women just recently, or anyone in politics who speaks out, you know that you're actually going to be really on the outer, you know you can run the risk of character assassination. You know.. (Bevan: It's harder to speak out when you 've got something to lose. It's easier to speak out when you 've got nothing to lose. Now, you 're clearing the decks saying, a terrible thing happened to me, please see me as a victim, but only now after you 've exhausted your time with the ALP, and you know they don't want to touch you with a barge pole) Digance: I don't know. I mean I guess that would be how it would go after this because any party likes to keep their politics tight, any party likes to keep what happens within side the tent and so the strength of keeping things inside the tent was really strong; in 2014 and all through when I was a Member of Parliament and when I was in Parliament I wore a whole lot of abuse from various people on what had happened and time and time again I would go to the leaders and say ... 'I have to say something, I need to deal with this' and they would just flip it off and they'd so 'no you can't do that' ... I was bullied and harassed and yelled at and sworn at to make sure I did not say anything. (Clarke: Annabel do you feel safer speaking out now because you don't have anything involved -with the Labor Party?) Digance: I feel safer speaking out now because other women have spoken out on the national stage as well and there's a momentum gathering that this inequity needs to be corrected, so I would just be a lone voice otherwise if I'd done it earlier. (Clarke: In 2014 you saidthatyou were making grounds with the community in and around this new mosque that had established itself in the seat of Elder, after these pamphlets went out that you said that you didn 't h/iow anything about, how did you walk back into that community and what did you say to them?) Digance: I met with the leaders and we talked about the mosque and we talked about the pamphlet and I talked about the fact this was not who I was, (Clarke: Were they angry?) Digance: They at that stage were feeling quite under fire anyway from the community at large ... so what I said ... to the leaders is 'how can I help you, what can I do for you, what is it I can help you with and they said, 'what we want is we want to be connected into community, we wanted to be connected into society, we want to be seen as part of the local community' ... I said, 'if that's what you want that's what we'll do' ... that's what I said about doing, particularly after I became a JVIember of Parliament and I would visit the mosque regularly. I took the Premier at the time to the mosque and I also got funding for them to start up the Arsalam [phonetic] Festival because they wanted to have a festival where people could come along and learn about Muslum food and culture. (Bevan: Have you ever spoken to Carolyn Power?) Digance: Just in passing, we've had a few conversations, but I haven't spoken to her like I want to speak to her because not only has she been hurting from what she's been saying and her family's been hurting, and so have I been hurting and so has my family been hurting, (Bevan: Okay, well if you pop your headphones on... Carolyn Power (nee Habib) has been listening to this conversation and she joins us now ... Annabelle is there anything you want to say to Carolyn?) Digance: I'm glad you're on the program this morning and like you I've suffered from this pamphlet as well and with what you've said about your family and yourself and the suffering you have been through I

C:\Users\SaidD01\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\C57SIXRF\ABC Radio Adelaide Annabel Digance.docx Page 3 of 4 feel really sony for what you have actually undergone. Power: Well you are nothing like me and I find it very difficult to believe that it's genuine, you've had every opportunity over the last seven years, anyone in my community knows I am out and about all the time I'm always encouraging people to get in touch with me and I always have people comment on how approachable I am and I think you've had every opportunity to get in contact with me, you haven't, you've done it through the media so I do find it difficult to believe that it's genuine and being a leader and genuinely putting your community first means being the lone voice and fighting for them no matter what but of course I've got to say it is really difficult to hear of anyone who has been bullied and feels like they have been intimated and I'm really sad to hear that, it's awfal and it's really concerning that clearly what you're telling us today is that there are still senior members of the Labor Party who are bullying and intimidating and from my point of view who still haven't even spoken up and said what has occurred was wrong and committed to not repeating the past and rather doing things better so it's an awful day, it's been an awfal weekend and I wish I wasn't having this conversation this morning, I'd much rather be out talking to my community and doing great things for them but I guess that's what leadership is all about, it's about having the tough conversations and thank you David for facilitating this. (Bevan: Do you accept Annabelle 's apology?) Power: I find it difficult to believe it's genuine but for me this isn't even about Aimabelle, it goes beyond that, we have got to do better in parliament in our community and fight for change and I guess that's what really drives me and so I just think this goes beyond her and we've got to see change. Digance: Thank you for what you've just said, I really hoped that we could actually join together, I understand your grief that I haven't spoken earlier, I would have liked a more solid apology from Reggie and those who actually had a hand in putting out this particular flier and I don't know whether you recall but back at sometime it was actually on the ABC Radio Christopher Pyne had informed people on the radio that a senior ALP politician had informed him many months earlier that they could expect some sort of thinly veiled racist attack on you, I had no idea, I had absolutely no idea and I think this is our chance to rise above that party politics of the pozzie that actually creates these win at all cost type of strategies and we can rise above that and improve how politics goes forwards and improve transparency and governance in our parliaments and government. (Bevan: We did spend an awful lot of time asking for the ALP to produce somebody to speak on their behalf and they declined to come on the program this morning, Reggie Martin state secretary said he spoke to the ABC on the weekend and basically the ALP's position is look if you took an offence -we 're sorry, -we wouldn 't do it again, but they still haven't crossed the bridge of saying yeah we think it was racist, they 're just sorry, somebody else said to me from -within the ALP look -we haven't done anything like that since have -we?)

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From: Hinton, Lucy (DPC) Sent: Monday, 29 March 2021 5:06 PM To: 'Henson, Elizabeth'; McGregor, Ken (DPC) Cc: Hyde, Ben Subject: RE: Digance Transcript Attachments: 20210329 - Digance - FINALpdf

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Hi Liz,

Please see release attached.

Thanks!

Lucy

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Hey Kenny,

Thanks heaps! Do you know how far off the media release is by any chance?

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Elizabeth

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Hi guys. Lucy sending through release shortly.

Transcript attached.

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Hon Vickie Chapman MP Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Planning and Local Government

Monday 29 March 2021 Malinauskas must respond to shocking allegations of toxic Labor Party culture

State Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas must respond to damning allegations of bullying, intimidation and harassment by 'leaders' within his Party.

Former Labor Member for Elder Annabel Digance's claims she was 'frightened' to speak out in the aftermath of the notorious 'Can You Trust Habib?' flyer scandal cannot be ignored.

Ms Digance has asserted that she had immediate concerns about the racist flyer, which targeted then Liberal candidate for Elder, Carolyn Power, but was silenced by a powerful 'boys' club' within the State's Labor Party.

"Mr Malinauskas' failure to respond to these allegations is alarming," Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman said.

"He must address the disturbing claims and ensure that, if the allegations are true, none of the people responsible are endorsed for a place in our Parliament," Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman said.

"Mr Malinauskas cannot turn a blind eye to these claims, and must reassure Ms Digance that the allegations made in The Australian on the weekend and on ABC Radio this week are being taken seriously."

"This is about the type of people and motivations of those people who want to lead our State; it is about the people who are small in number but have insurmountable power and use this to protect themselves at all costs."

- Annabel Digance, ABC Radio Adelaide, 29 March 2021.

"Further to this, Mr Malinauskas must ascertain who was behind the disgusting and unacceptable smear campaign, and if he will continue to stand by the man who has admitted to proofing and approving it- State Labor Party Secretary, Reggie Martin," she said.

"This disgraceful episode has festered for far too long - it is up to Mr Malinauskas to act to ensure he doesn't harbor racists and bullies in the Parliamentary Party he leads."

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Please see media release attached.

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Hon Vickie Chapman MP Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Planning and Local Government

Monday 29 March 2021 Malinauskas must respond to shocking allegations of toxic Labor Party culture

State Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas must respond to damning allegations of bullying, intimidation and harassment by 'leaders' within his Party.

Former Labor Member for Elder Annabel Digance's claims she was 'frightened' to speak out in the aftermath of the notorious 'Can You Trust Habib?' flyer scandal cannot be ignored.

"Mr Malinauskas' failure to respond to these allegations is alarming," Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman said.

"He must address the disturbing claims and ensure that, if the allegations are true, none of the people responsible are endorsed for a place in our Parliament," Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman said.

"Mr Malinauskas cannot turn a blind eye to these claims, and must reassure Ms Digance that the allegations made in The Australian on the weekend and on ABC Radio this week are being taken seriously."

- Annabel Digance, ABC Radio Adelaide, 29 March 2021.

"This disgraceful episode has festered for far too long - it is up to Mr Malinauskas to act to ensure he doesn't harbor racists and bullies in the Parliamentary Party he leads."

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Hon Vickie Chapman MP Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Planning and Local Government

Tuesday 30 March, 2021

Government moves to establish committee to investigate Labor's toxic culture

State Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas has failed to address claims of bullying, harassment and intimidation within his Party.

Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman said this is utterly unacceptable and has today given notice to the House of Assembly that she intends to move a motion to establish a Select Committee to investigate the alarming allegations made by former Labor Member for Elder, Annabel Digance.

"It has been almost four days since Ms Digance aired claims that she was bullied into silence over the 'Can You Trust Habib?' racist flyer scandal," Deputy Premier Chapman said.

"Four days in which Mr Malinauskas could have acted, but chose to remain deafeningly silent.

"This is simply not good enough. The people of South Australia deserve better.

"Anyone responsible for the creation or distribution of this flyer must be identified and held to account. Mr Malinauskas cannot be allowed to harbor racists and bullies in his Parliamentary team.

"I hope the Labor Party will support: the Marshall Liberal Government's push to have the claims investigated by the Parliament," she said.

Ms Digance has told ABC Radio she was 'frightened' to speak out in the aftermath of the racist flyer scandal, which targeted then Liberal candidate, Carolyn Power.

Ms Digance says a powerful 'boys' club' within the Labor Party forced her stay silent when she internally raised concerns about the smear campaign.

"There is no place for bullies in our Parliament. Our Government is committed to that. It's time the Labor Party committed to it also," Ms Chapman said.

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From: Hinton, Lucy (DPC) Sent: Tuesday, 30 March 2021 2:08 PM Subject: Government moves to establish committee to investigate Labor's toxic culture Attachments: Government moves to establish committee to investigate Labor's toxic culture.pdf

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Hi all,

Please find media release attached.

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Hon Vickie Chapman MP Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Planning and Local Government

Tuesday 30 March, 2021

Government moves to establish committee to investigate Labor's toxic culture

State Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas has failed to address claims of bullying, harassment and intimidation within his Party.

"It has been almost four days since Ms Digance aired claims that she was bullied into silence over the 'Can You Trust Habib?' racist flyer scandal," Deputy Premier Chapman said.

"Four days in which Mr Malinauskas could have acted, but chose to remain deafeningly silent.

"This is simply not good enough. The people of South Australia deserve better.

"Anyone responsible for the creation or distribution of this flyer must be identified and held to account. Mr Malinauskas cannot be allowed to harbor racists and bullies in his Parliamentary team.

"I hope the Labor Party will support the Marshall Liberal Government's push to have the claims investigated by the Parliament," she said.

Ms Digance has told ABC Radio she was 'frightened' to speak out in the aftermath of the racist flyer scandal, which targeted then Liberal candidate, Carolyn Power.

Ms Digance says a powerful 'boys' club' within the Labor Party forced her stay silent when she internally raised concerns about the smear campaign.

"There is no place for bullies in our Parliament. Our Government is committed to that. It's time the Labor Party committed to it also," Ms Chapman said.

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Hon Vickie Chapman MP Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Planning and Local Government

Monday 29 March 2021 Malinauskas must respond to shocking allegations of toxic Labor Party culture

State Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas must respond to damning allegations of bullying, intimidation and harassment by 'leaders' within his Party.

Former Labor Member for Elder Annabel Digance's claims she was 'frightened' to speak out in the aftermath of the notorious 'Can You Trust Habib?' flyer scandal cannot be ignored.

"Mr Malinauskas' failure to respond to these allegations is alarming," Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman said.

"He must address the disturbing claims and ensure that, if the allegations are true, none of the people responsible are endorsed for a place in our Parliament," Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman said.

"Mr Malinauskas cannot turn a blind eye to these claims, and must reassure Ms Digance that the allegations made in The Australian on the weekend and on ABC Radio this week are being taken seriously."

- Annabel Digance, ABC Radio Adelaide, 29 March 2021.

"This disgraceful episode has festered for far too long - it is up to Mr Malinauskas to act to ensure he doesn't harbor racists and bullies in the Parliamentary Party he leads."

Media Contact: Lucy Hinton 0435 398 736 36

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From: david penberthy Sent: Wednesday, 31 March 2021 7:18 PM To: Hinton, Lucy (DPC) Subject: Re: Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated

Juicy! Thanks for that Luce I'll do something on air about it tomorrow. I've missed deadline for the Oz but might be able to reheat it somehow for Friday

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Hon Vickie Chapman MP Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Planning and Local Government

Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated

Claims of bullying and harassment within the State Labor Party will be the subject of a Parliamentary inquiry after the Marshall Liberal Government successfully moved a motion to establish a Select Committee.

Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman says former Labor Member for Elder Annabel Digance's claims she was 'frightened' to speak out in the aftermath of the 'Can You Trust Habib?' flyer scandal and bullied into silence by a powerful 'boys' club' within the Labor Party, cannot be ignored.

"Despite Mr Malinauskas and his Labor Party Parliamentary colleagues fiercely trying to vote down this motion, the Marshall Liberal Government succeeded in establishing the important Committee," she said.

"Mr Malinauskas can no longer hide from these allegations. He must face the music."

1 The Committee will also inquire into and report on State ALP Secretary and Labor Legislative Council candidate Reggie Martin's role in the flyer's distribution.

"Mr Martin has already admitted to approving this abhorrent flyer, but the full extent of his involvement must be clarified," Ms Chapman said.

"Anyone who had a role in its creation and distribution does not deserve a place in our Parliament.

"This disgraceful episode has festered for far too long. The people of South Australia deserve answers," she said.

The Select Committee will comprise of seven Members of Parliament and is expected to report back to the House in July this year.

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Hon Vickie Chapman MP Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Planning and Local Government

Wednesday 31 March, 2021

Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated

"Mr Malinauskas can no longer hide from these allegations. He must face the music."

The Committee will also inquire into and report on State ALP Secretary and Labor Legislative Council candidate Reggie Martin's role in the flyer's distribution.

"Mr Martin has already admitted to approving this abhorrent flyer, but the full extent of his involvement must be clarified," Ms Chapman said.

"Anyone who had a role in its creation and distribution does not deserve a place in our Parliament.

"This disgraceful episode has festered for far too long. The people of South Australia deserve answers," she said.

The Select Committee will comprise of six Members of Parliament and is expected to report back to the House in July this year.

Media Contact: Lucy Hinton 0435 398 736 49

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From: Hinton, Lucy (DPC) Sent: Wednesday, 31 March 2021 6:45 PM To: Hinton, Lucy (DPC) Subject: Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated Attachments: Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated.pdf

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MEDIA RELEASE

Hon Vickie Chapman MP Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Planning and Local Government

Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated

"Mr Malinauskas can no longer hide from these allegations. He must face the music."

The Committee will also inquire into and report on State ALP Secretary and Labor Legislative Council candidate Reggie Martin's role in the flyer's distribution.

"Mr Martin has already admitted to approving this abhorrent flyer, but the full extent of his involvement must be clarified," Ms Chapman said. "Anyone who had a role in its creation and distribution does not deserve a place in our Parliament.

"This disgraceful episode has festered for far too long. The people of South Australia deserve answers," she said.

The Select Committee will comprise of seven Members of Parliament and is expected to report back to the House in July this year.

Lucy Hinton Media Adviser Office of the Premier of South Australia Level 15, State Administration Centre 200 Victoria Square, Adelaide, 5000 E: lucv.hinton0).sa.aov.au | P: 0435 398 736

Office of the Premier of South Australia 50 Government of MEDIA RELEASE South Australia

Hon Vickie Chapman MP Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Planning and Local Government

Wednesday 31 March, 2021

Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated

"Mr Malinauskas can no longer hide from these allegations. He must face the music."

The Committee will also inquire into and report on State ALP Secretary and Labor Legislative Council candidate Reggie Martin's role in the flyer's distribution.

"Mr Martin has already admitted to approving this abhorrent flyer, but the full extent of his involvement must be clarified," Ms Chapman said.

"Anyone who had a role in its creation and distribution does not deserve a place in our Parliament.

"This disgraceful episode has festered for far too long. The people of South Australia deserve answers," she said.

The Select Committee will comprise of seven Members of Parliament and is expected to report back to the House in July this year.

Media Contact: Lucy Hinton 0435 398 736 51

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From: Henson, Elizabeth Sent: Wednesday, 31 March 2021 7:14 PM To: Hinton, Lucy (DPC) Subject: Re: Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated Attachments: image004.jpg

Thanks Lucy!

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Hon Vickie Chapman MP Deputy Premier Attorney-General

Minister for Planning and Local Government

Claims of toxic Labor culture to be investigated

"It's bitterly disappointing that Mr Malinauskas has failed to act, but we have now stepped in to ensure these claims are investigated and the people responsible are held to account," Deputy Premier Chapman said. "Despite Mr Malinauskas and his Labor Party Parliamentary colleagues fiercely trying to vote down this motion, the Marshall Liberal Government succeeded in establishing the important Committee," she said.

"Mr Malinauskas can no longer hide from these allegations. He must face the music."

The Committee will also inquire into and report on State ALP Secretary and Labor Legislative Council candidate Reggie Martin's role in the flyer's distribution.

"Mr Martin has already admitted to approving this abhorrent flyer, but the full extent of his involvement must be clarified," Mis Chapman said.

"Anyone who had a role in its creation and distribution does not deserve a place in our Parliament.

"This disgraceful episode has festered for far too long. The people of South Australia deserve answers," she said.

The Select Committee will comprise of seven Members of Parliament and is expected to report back to the House in July this year.

Lucy Hinton

Media Adviser

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From: Henson, Elizabeth Sent: Thursday, 1 April 2021 1:08 PM To: Hinton, Lucy (DPC) Subject: Fwd: Parliamentary Inquiry Attachments: Release-Parliamentary inquiry into claims of bullying and harassment must include 2018 state election campaign-DRAFT-1apr21.docx

Hey Lucy,

SA Best have put this release out... Will the Gov expand the terms of reference for the bullying inquiry to include the 2018 State Election (as asked for in the release)? And why/why not? Does the AG have anything else she wishes to say about what SA Best have said?

Any help would be great!

Thanks!

Cheers,

Elizabeth

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Thursday, 1 April 2021

Parliamentary inquiry into claims of bullying and harassment must include 2018 state election campaign: SA-BEST

SA-BEST today demanded a government-initiated Parliamentary inquiry into claims of bullying and harassment within the Labor Opposition be expanded to include the 2018 state election.

SA-BEST MLCs Connie Bonaros and Frank Pangallo called for a similar inquiry after the state election three years ago accusing both major parties of deliberately releasing false and misleading information designed to undermine SA-BEST.

"Those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones," said Connie, SA-BEST Attorney General spokesperson.

"It's a bit twee for the Attorney General to attempt to politicise a Parliamentary inquiry and accuse the Labor Party of bullying and harassment within its own ranks, when the Liberal Party has a similar dubious track record," she said.

"SA-BEST was the victim of some of the worst gutter tactics and harassment and bullying during the 2018 state election, but our complaints fell on deaf ears.

"The government - and the Labor Opposition - refused to back our motion for a parliamentary inquiry at the time.

"Now three years on - and less than 12 months out for the next state election - the Liberal Government now sees fit to establish an inquiry into allegations of bullying and harassment within the State Labor Party - because it can smell blood.

"The Inquiry will be nothing more than a time-wasting, blood-letting exercise for the government, and it knows it - it's a disgrace!

"If the government is truly genuine in its intent to investigate claims of bullying and harassment during election campaigns, it must expand the Inquiry's terms of reference to include all similar allegations from 2018."

Attorney General, Vickie Chapman, successfully introduced a motion in State Parliament yesterday to establish a Select Committee to investigate recent allegations made by former Labor MP, Annabel Digance.

She claims Ms Digance was "frightened" to speak out in the aftermath of the 'Can You Trust Habib?' flyer scandal and that she was also bullied into silence by a powerful "boys' club" within Labor.

The Select Committee will also inquire into State ALP Secretary and Labor Legislative Council candidate Reggie Martin's role in the flyer's distribution. Connie and Frank said it was entirely appropriate for Parliament to formally investigate Ms Digance's disturbing allegations, as well as any others who wished to raise similar concerns - but the Select Committee needed to be broadened beyond just the Labor Party for that to occur.

Frank said: "The Attorney General should hang her head in shame. It's desperate politics on April Fool's Day and is totally disingenuous.

"The government realises it is on the nose of the public and is grappling at ways to win support in the lead up to the March 2022 election/' he said

"This is nothing more than a cynical political ploy by a desperate political party to throw mud in public in the countdown to the election.

Nick Xenophon was right when he said South Australian politics was toxic - it still is."

For more information, please contact Sean Whittington on (0403) 995 730. 54

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