OK. The guy who has to make the final decision is the Labor...

OK. The guy who has to make the final decision is the Labor Government Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Kyam Maher, who is also:

1. Minister for Employment
2. Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation
3. Minister for Automotive Transformation
4. Minister for Science and Information Economy

He is young and became a Minister in 2015. Is he pro Employment? Is he pro Development? Glancing at his porftfolio, you would think that he will make a considered decision on the merit of drilling at Lake Torrens. No doubt, being part-aboriginal, he will also need to take into account the Aboriginal heritage argument.

From a political perspective, however, there is a March State election in SA this year. The minority Labor Government has been governing with the help of a couple of independents these past 4 years. This election will go to the wire! It will be a brave government to veto drilling at Lake Torrens and give the Liberals a free ride to further discredit the Labor Government's pro-business credentials. SA is fast becoming a basket case with one of the highest unemployent rates in Australia (Holden closed last year, Coca Cola announced a move to QLD and billionaire developer, the Makris Group shut shop in disgust and headed to QLD).

While Kyam Maher will be making the announcement, I believe it will be a decision guided by the imperatives of the current State Labor Government!