Martin Hamilton Smith
Welcome to another edition of I Call Bullshit. Today we’re looking at the leadership spill in SA, and asking: How does a leader limp on, her team in tatters behind her?
State Liberal Isobel Redmond has clung on by a fingernail, after she managed to shake off the clawing hand of challenger Martin Hamilton-Smith (yes, the Libs do double-barrels in SA).
In a twisted plot worthy of the Labor Party, Mr Hamilton-Smith is himself a former leader of the party. He was toppled when he fell for “dodgy documents” that he thought showed the Labor Party soliciting donations from the Church of Scientology.
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It is hard to believe that not one South Australian Federal Liberal wouldn’t have tapped Malcolm Turnbull on the shoulder late last week and uttered two cautionary words – “Remember Marty”.
Where was SA’s Christopher Pyne or Nick Minchin? Where was Turnbull adviser, Adelaide’s Chris Kenny, in the lead up to the fake email affair and Malcolm’s call for the Prime Minister to resign?
Last week’s email attack in Canberra came just days after I read into Hansard an extraordinary apology from South Australian Liberal Leader, Martin Hamilton-Smith.
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steve says:
Hello Mike you have been a bit quiet what is happening with Adelaide oval, spending too much money there? didnt you say in december there would be no more money ? You are your party are a joke in SA and are taking the people of SA for a ride. Read more »
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Beartoo says:
If The Pm and Treasurer requested special treatment for this bloke, I guess they don’t have much clout. Dodgy emails are the order of the day. Let’s wait and see how many of the emails to Mr Swan were dodgy. He is very confident. Read more »
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