thrown out, saying that the case was a malicious prosecution by Malinauskas. In December, magistrate Simon Smart determined that there is a case to answer. Both Annabel and Greg Digance pleaded not guilty, and their first appearance in the District Court of South Australia was set for 11 March 2022, less than two weeks before the state election. Annabel and Greg Digance nominated as independent candidates for the Legislative Council under the label Independent Annabel Digance. They were unsuccessful, with a total of 2359 votes, the second-lowest of twenty groups on the ballot paper. On 11 March, both Annabel and Greg Digance pleaded not guilty to the charge and a trial date was set for May 2023, with ten days allowed to hear 23 witnesses. Following the brief court appearance, Annabel Digance read a two-page statement calling on voters to vote for her. References External links Parliamentary Profile: SA Labor website Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Living people 21st-century Australian politicians Women members of the South Australian House of Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia Year of birth missing (living people) Fellows of the Australian Institute of Company Directors 21st-century Australian women politicians