ABC journalist warns people ‘may die of boredom’ if they visit Adelaide

Eager travellers have rushed to book flights to South Australia after the state reopened its border to NSW residents today.

On Wednesday, NSW Health announced another day of no community transmission of COVID-19, with the 14-day streak prompting SA Premier Steven Marshall to drop the mandatory quarantine requirement.

ABC News NSW digital editor Riley Stuart couldn’t help taking a jab at the nation’s thinnest-skinned inhabitants on Wednesday.

“#BREAKING NSW residents warned not to travel to Adelaide when SA border opens tonight as they ‘may die of boredom’,” he tweeted.

#BREAKING NSW residents warned not to travel to Adelaide when SA border opens tonight as they “may die of boredom”— Riley Stuart (@RileyStuart1) September 23, 2020

As is customary whenever someone dares to suggest there might not be that much going on down the bottom of Australia, South Australians rushed to defend their state’s virtues.

“Yeah, all the beautiful coast line with no one to annoy you. Fresh sea food grown without sewage. Clean green power. Port Adelaide fans. Salt bush. Rangeland steak. Flinders Ranges. Limestone hills covered in grape vines. Boring,” one person tweeted.

Another said, “The jokes about Adelaide being ‘boring’ frustrate me! It’s actually a beautiful city with fabulous food and wine, great museums and galleries, and an incredible Arts scene in general (just for starters).”

One simply wrote, “What a p***k you are.”

This won’t age well.— Nat Cook MP (@NatCookMP) September 23, 2020

“Your ABC,” said FIVEaa breakfast host William Goodings.

State Labor MP Nat Cook replied, “This won’t age well.”

Even some of Stuart’s own ABC colleagues were outraged.

Appalling judgement from someone who supposedly sets the bar by editing the work of ABC employees and is responsible for upholding ABC editorial policies and ABC values..all entrenched in ABC governance . Total lack of awareness of ABC being more than just Ultimo. @gavmorris— Drew Radford

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