Last updated: March 17, 2014



The two kingmakers weigh up support

independants meet with weatherill

THE Premier has made his pitch to the independents who are set to decide which party takes power in a hung parliament, as Labor seeks to secure a record fourth term.

Hold on, this election will get bumpy

Premier Jay Weatherill

AFTER a gruelling campaign marked by mud-slinging, the state faces days of uncertainty as the haggling begins with two independents to decide which party forms government.

The seven seats still in limbo

Hartley Electorate

SEVERAL candidates are unlikely to know for days if they will spend the next four years in Parliament. Find out which seats are still up for grabs here.

Voting system not fair, say Libs

Ex-liberal leader and member for Waite, Martin Hamilton-Smith relaxing with a coffee near his electorate office in Mitcham, S...

SOUTH Australia’s outdated electoral laws need to be reformed to allow the party that wins the most overall votes to be able to rule the state, critics claim.


Hectorville killer's dad Guiseppe Corbo faces court

Giussepe Corbo

Giuseppe Corbo, father of Hectorville shooter Donato Corbo, appeared in court today. Picture: Greg Higgs Source: AdelaideNow

THE father of a mentally ill man who killed three of his neighbours in a shooting spree last year will argue he has no case to answer on manslaughter and firearms charges.

Guiseppe Corbo appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today charged with manslaughter and failing to keep a firearm secured.

He is the father of Donato Corbo, who shot dead three members of a family at suburban Hectorville in April last year.

Donato Corbo also wounded two other people, including a police officer investigating the incident, but he was found to be a paranoid schizophrenic and not guilty because of mental incompetence.

He will spend the rest of his life in mental health detention.

In the Adelaide Magistrates Court, prosecutor Sandi McDonald said while Guiseppe Corbo had been listed to answer the charges, defence counsel would now seek to argue no-case submissions.

She described the issues as "complicated" in regard to both the law and the facts.

Magistrate Robert Harrap remanded Corbo on continuing bail to appear again for the no-case argument on December 14.