The weekend catch-up
Missed something in InDaily this week? Here are quick links to the week’s news, opinion and features, as seen through our eyes.
Question of the week
Will we miss Football Park? Maybe just a little.
News
Planning Minister John Rau tells us he wants local councillors off development assessment panels – and he’s questioned the value of the panels altogether.
Opposition leader Steven Marshall says he will lobby Prime Minister Tony Abbott to give migrants additional incentives to settle in South Australia to boost the state’s population growth.
The Art Gallery of SA told us about its innovative idea for the old RAH site – an ‘art discovery centre’ where its entire collection could be on display.
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While on the old RAH, we were the first to report about the six SA architectural firms who will now work with the design competition short-listed contenders to refine their ideas.
Minister Tony Piccolo has denied InDaily’s reports about the size of overpaid concessions on energy utilities. Curious, then, that a Freedom of Information request to his office failed to turn up a single document relating to estimates of overpayments.
A Labor analysis of the federal vote shows up a sliver of hope that the Weatherill Government could win the next election. It also shows three ministers are at risk of losing their seats.
Holden: is it a new beginning, or the beginning of the end?
We’ve mapped public transport use across Adelaide – the results are revealing and should spark a new debate about urban density.
US stocks are struggling in the face of the ongoing Government shutdown.
Hawthorn AFL star Buddy Franklin is off to Sydney on a massive nine-year contract – sparking widespread outrage – and an unexpected sledge at Adelaide’s lack of fun.
We asked AFL umpires boss Jeff Gieschen to review the most controversial free kick ever paid at Football Park. We relive the tense moments (including video).
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Opinion
Did the Greens abandon their ideological principles in preference deals for the Senate?
An Adelaide retailer argues that shopping centres are making life tough for businesses to survive.
There’s a battle for ownership of literary character Sherlock Holmes – and the players are fascinating.
Arts & culture
Lots of movies reviews, we look at Roddy Doyle’s new book continuing the story of The Commitments; and country singer Beccy Cole tells us about life on the other side of the closet.
Food & wine
Philip White writes about the science and power of aroma; The Forager brings food news from around SA; TV presenter and chef Anna Gare talks to us about her life and provides a recipe; and the world’s most expensive coffee, now available at the Central Market.
Design
An Adelaide designer is working on a solar taxi, to help pregnant women get to hospital in Africa.
The connection between the ancient practice of Zen and design.
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