Starick: Mali’s dream run hits some economic hurdles
The past few years have been charmed for Premier Peter Malinauskas – but some major obstacles have emerged.
State Election
Starick: Are governments actually killing off the Aussie dream?
A bleak sight in Adelaide may provide a depressing glimpse of Australia’s future, writes Paul Starick.
‘It’s a bad habit’: Mali reveals his shameful hidden addiction
Premier Peter Malinauskas has revealed his “shameful addiction”, for which he blames his wife.
‘Hydrogen holidays’: Libs lash Labor’s overseas travel at your expense
SA taxpayers have footed an eye-watering bill for overseas trips related to hydrogen and mining – including more than $30,000 to send one executive overseas for eight days.
Mali’s plan to fix the housing crisis
Premier Peter Malinauskas will unveil a housing road map on Tuesday, with plans to fix one key bottleneck blocking new developments.
‘Special to me’: Mali’s personal mission to revive the SA Housing Trust
The SA Housing Trust will be reborn as part of Premier Peter Malinauskas’ blueprint to ease a home supply crisis.
Starick: Foolish Labor antinuclear memes insult voters with blind ideology
Childish memes of mutant animals insult voters and help Peter Dutton’s nuclear power campaign, writes Paul Starick.
Mali defends adviser in bureaucrat spat: ‘He’s there to ruffle feathers’
Premier Peter Malinauskas has been confronted with accusations of top-level power struggles between public service chiefs and the right-hand man he wants to “ruffle feathers”.
Mali considers freezing Setka-led CFMEU out of worker cash grab
Premier Peter Malinauskas has revealed the state government is considering moves to stop the CFMEU funnelling workers’ entitlements to Victoria.
Families $20,000 worse off under Mali: Liberals’ budget attack
Axing a GP tax and investigating nuclear energy would help cut living costs under a Liberal government, Opposition Leader David Speirs says in his budget reply speech.
‘Devil’s in the detail’ in Mali’s political donation ban
“World-leading” laws to ban political donations and gifts would not stop unions and businesses from funding their own campaigns, Premier Peter Malinauskas concedes.
Starick: Setka muscles in on Mali’s state of the union
The militant union leader and the suave Premier Malinauskas are polar opposites but epitomise the extraordinary union influence and power in SA, writes Paul Starick.
Tax surge fuels state budget surplus amid health cash splash
Taxpayers will pour a record amount of funding into the state’s health system in Thursday’s state budget – but an ongoing tax surge is fuelling a surplus.
More hip-pocket pain for South Aussies as major levy set to rise
The state government has revealed how much the Emergency Services Levy will rise from July 1.
Ex-MP Sam Duluk on Liberal comeback trail
Former Liberal MP Sam Duluk, who left parliament following “uncouth” behaviour at a boozy Christmas party, is poised to take on a top party role, fuelling speculation of a comeback.
Starick: Mali’s already found his new ramping
Expect Labor to pivot further from fixing the ambulance crisis – and be sceptical, writes Paul Starick.
‘Dream team’ Liberal leadership rumour that won’t go away
The rumour mill is in overdrive about a “dream team” Liberal leadership pairing which, as Paul Starick writes, shows the party’s despair about defeating Premier Peter Malinauskas.
US top doc all aboard on Mali’s social media ban bid
SA’s push to ban children aged under 14 from social media has been bolstered by the United States’ top doctor in a meeting with Premier Peter Malinauskas.
Clean up Port Stanvac for 1500 new homes: US oil giant put on notice
Premier Peter Malinauskas has demanded ExxonMobil clean up its abandoned oil refinery at Port Stanvac to build a massive new housing development in the southern suburbs.
Is this man the premier candidate to take Albo’s job?
The popular premier making the switch to Canberra seemed an outlandish prospect until the past week, writes Paul Starick.
Mali meets ‘next Obama’ to seal new deal in US
Premier Peter Malinauskas has met with the US governor branded “the next Barack Obama” in his latest stop on his American trip.
‘Just makes sense’: Mali inks ‘historic’ deal with major US state
The Premier has hailed his deal with the government in charge of the world’s fifth largest economy as a historic collaboration.
‘Insidious killer disease’: Another SA pollie reveals shock cancer diagnosis
Outspoken parliamentarian Frank Pangallo has opened up about his cancer battle, revealing his prognosis after months of gruelling secret treatment.
We’ve been spoiled for years, but a serious economic reckoning is coming
We didn’t realise how spoiled we were before the pandemic struck, Paul Starick writes, and now the nation has debt bombs ticking fast everywhere.
‘Infuriated’: Mali blasts nuclear NIMBYS and culture warriors
Peter Malinauskas says left and right wing culture warriors are doing Australia a disservice as they put their ideology before the national interest.
Major public sector review urged to boost economy, cut red tape
Pinpointing better public service standards and efficiency is recommended in a key productivity report, which also aims to improve SA’s national share of high-wage jobs.
Call to kickstart stalled plans for high-rise towers at public transport hubs
It is believed three suburbs could be first in line in Nick Champion’s plan to push ahead with a “farsighted” strategy for high-density apartment towers that stalled 14 years ago.
Mali’s new ‘super minister’ unveils towering plans for inner east
Apartment towers of up to 20 storeys are proposed for Adelaide’s inner east and the new “super” Housing Minister wants to talk about more.
‘It’s called a carbon price’: Kouts revives tax spectre
Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis says people are paying more for the clean energy transition because the carbon tax was scuttled.
Inside Mali’s inner circle: Meet the key contacts behind the scenes
Find out the key players who have the ear of Premier Peter Malinauskas – the backroom staff, business leaders and key colleagues.
Libs in a death spiral as Dunstan disaster exposes stark choice
The by-election is the latest debacle for the SA Liberals, who are running out of time to figure out who they want to be or become irrelevant, Paul Starick writes.
Mali stokes Liberal leadership tension amid final Dunstan pitches
Premier Peter Malinauskas is trying to inflame Liberal leadership tension amid final pitches and new political rows ahead of today’s crucial by-election to replace his predecessor, Steven Marshall.
Mali’s honeymoon is long over, but Speirs’ challenges are even greater
Premier Peter Malinauskas has dropped from his stratospheric standing during the 2022 election campaign. But, as Paul Starick writes, David Speirs’ challenges are greater.
Debt raid to soften ‘catastrophic’ water bill blow
Plunging the state hundreds of millions of dollars further into debt is being considered to ease water bill hikes funding connections to major new housing developments.
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