Adelaide council backflips on fossil fuel ad ban amid Tour Down Under fears

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Councillors have wound back a motion passed weeks ago that would have blocked fossil fuel advertisers on council property.

The City of Adelaide has rescinded a motion to ban fossil fuel advertising on council assets after passing it last month.

Councillors have instead resolved for council administration to investigate the implications of a future ban.

The council will write to the state government to express community concern regarding fossil fuel promotions in the city.

Adelaide City Council has backflipped on its ban of fossil fuel advertising in the city weeks after voting in favour.

On Tuesday Deputy Lord Mayor Carmel Noon put forward a special motion to revoke that ban "in its entirety". It passed eight votes to two.

"We should not make the decision first and find out the consequences afterwards," she said.

Speaking in support of the move to revoke the ban, Arman Abrahumzadeh said members would "deserve a spot in the national gymnastics team given the backflip that we've made".

The about-face followed a vote that narrowly passed two weeks ago in favour of banning oil, coal and gas companies from any advertising in council-owned public spaces, including on bus stops, banners and billboards as of July 2027.

The ban prompted backlash, including from the state government, due to concerns about how it might affect Australia's biggest cycling event, the Tour Down Under, whose main sponsor is gas giant Santos.

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