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Partners Tom Richardson : Politics PROBABLY safe to say the slightly ramshackle back courtyard of South Australia’s parliament house has rarely, if ever, hosted a press conference of such significance. Oh, there have been many, of course: Isobel Redmond’s announcement of cooling concessions for pensioners, for instance, or any number of generic “we disagree with the Government and would love to get our heads on TV saying so” fishing expeditions. When Martin Hamilton-Smith became Liberal leader he tended to eschew the old “courtyard pressers”, preferring instead to summon media to the Liberal meeting room on parliament’s second floor. There he stood behind a regal lectern, and in front of a specially-commissioned “Martin2010” banner (now, no doubt, something of a collectors’ item in state political circles), in the hopes of appearing a little more statesmanlike. Isobel Redmond prefers the courtyard. It “gets us out in the fresh air”, she explains dreamily, ignoring the fact that media... READ MORE COBBLED COURTYARD SETS SCENE FOR PM’S LEADERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT fri.24.feb.2012 Adelaide’s daily independent news © Solstice Media 2012 Advertising enquiries Click here Editorial enquiries Click here Letters/comments Click here Colourful floats, giant snails and thousands of artists will launch the Adelaide Fringe tonight in the opening parade on King William READ MORE Classic Shot: Prime Minister Gillard being quizzed yesterday by The Australian’s Sarah Martin, with colleague #rudereporter Michael Owen over her shoulder. Photo: Nat Rogers/Indaily Something stinks about Labor brand Adelaide 37° Sunny home news nation/world business sport views festivals reviews ispy property weather Sponsored by
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