MARCUS LEAVES UGLY TRAIL
INCOMING South Australian premier Steven Marshall says the Liberals’ early decision to rule out doing a deal with Nick Xenophon’s party had paid off.
“The party room backed my position that we wouldn’t do a deal and I think that’s one of the turning points in the campaign,” he said.
“I’m particularly delighted that the people of South Australia backed us into a majority government because I … believe that is exactly what we need in South Australia.”
Sitting MP Vincent Tarzia was singled out for praise for seeing off Mr Xenophon’s attempt to steal his seat of Hartley from him. TROPICAL Cyclone Marcus made landfall at Western Australia’s Kimberley coast as a Category 2 system, threatening lives and homes as the clean- up continued in Darwin.
A cyclone red alert was issued for people in or near coastal and island communities in the area between Wyndham to, and including, Mitchell Plateau and the town of Kalumburu in the Kimberley yesterday.
Wind gusts of more than 150km/ h were predicted to lash the WA coastline as the tropical cyclone passes over the far north Kimberley.
The Bureau of Meteorology predicts the cyclone should move off the coast this morning, but it is unlikely to move far enough south to impact Broome and Derby.
Tropical Cyclone Marcus battered Darwin on Saturday, as 130km/ h winds brought down trees and power lines.
NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner said there were no reports of injuries.
“People were prepared. They did shelter and I think we saw what nature can do,” he said. Emergency services have moved quickly on to the clean- up with weather reports suggesting monsoonal activity could hit the region during the week.