South Australia Election: Commission Boss' Pay Raise, Understaffing, and Audit Probe

About this episode

The episode discusses the controversies surrounding the South Australia election, including a pay raise for the Electoral Commission's boss and allegations of understaffing and mismanagement.

South Australias election was marred by controversy, with the Electoral Commissions boss, Mick Sherry, receiving a significant pay raise before the vote. The election process was plagued by understaffing, missing votes, and allegations of volunteers helping with the count. The commissions budget was blown, and a full independent probe has been called for. The new parliament begins today, but questions remain about the misspent funds and who will be held accountable. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/6952518b21818652

Topics covered

• South Australia election
• Electoral Commission
• pay raise
• understaffing
• audit probe
• accountability

Keywords

• South Australia
• election
• Electoral Commission
• pay raise
• understaffing
• audit probe
• accountability

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Electoral Commission

Places: South Australia

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