Yesterday
Three hours in sin-bin, fewer questions in new parliamentary order
MPs expelled for disorderly behaviour will spend three hours in the sin-bin instead of one, under changes being pushed by the top dogs of Labor.
Toxic algal bloom may still be here in summer: Malinauskas
The South Australian premier announced he would match $14 million in federal funding to help deal with fallout from the marine catastrophe.
This Month
Bowen defends summit bid as climate action anger mounts
The Coalition and the Greens joined forces to put pressure on the government to act on an algal bloom that is killing untold numbers of marine wildlife.
June
Whyalla steelworks sale draws strong offshore interest, says premier
Strong state backing is helping to attract interest in the Whyalla plant, with BlueScope seen by many as the front-runner.
$450m later, new Adelaide uni’s world ranking debut ‘lacklustre’
The merged university won’t enrol its first students until next year, but its debut on global lists is “less than spectacular”.
‘Like Sydney without an Opera House’: Why people whinge about stadiums
People love to complain about new stadiums. The cost, the noise, the politics. Until kick-off, when all is forgiven.
South Australian budget winners and losers
Whyalla residents and aspiring police officers are winners in the South Australian budget, but inflation is forecast to rise.
This Australian firm is set to win from Trump’s steel call
The US tariffs come amid a global oversupply of steel, with the OECD warning capacity will expand by 7 per cent by 2027, much of it in China.
May
Whyalla administrators in credit stand-off with Gupta’s InfraBuild
KordaMentha halted the delivery of steel for several days last week over a payment dispute as the relationship between the two businesses deteriorates.
Sanjeev Gupta’s Tasmanian plant is the latest smelter to hit trouble
The decision to pause operations at the Liberty Bell Bay smelter adds to broader doubts about the economic viability of Australia’s metals smelters.
Sanjeev Gupta furious at risk of losing control of Whyalla port
The embattled British industrialist is set to have another asset seized while he tries to revive a “ghost” coal mine in NSW.
April
Meet the ex-Deloitte consultant who has driven 85,000km to win a seat
Tom Venning has a strong chance to be the new MP for a sprawling SA seat after exiting the corporate world with a hope to bring a back-to-basics economic approach.
YouTube exemption exposes teen social media ban as a sham
The government’s preferential treatment of YouTube undermines the purpose of its under-16s social media ban, and is unfair to the other tech industry players.
Labor picks city to host climate summit, making it an election issue
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the COP31 summit will provide an economic boost to Adelaide that would be denied under a Coalition government.
BlueScope finds $180 million repair bill for Whyalla steelworks
While parties have begun circling the plant, run by businessman Sanjeev Gupta until February, administrators have been warned upgrades are urgently needed.
Sanjeev Gupta refuses to hand over control of Whyalla port
KordaMentha has taken the British industrialist to court, claiming he refuses to hand it control of the town’s port, jeopardising plans to find a new owner.
PM makes first Victorian campaign stop, but Allan is nowhere to be seen
There are four Labor premiers in Australia. Albanese is happy to stand alongside three of them.
Labor’s not so secret weapon to win SA comes with limitations
Anthony Albanese has picked up the playbook of popular South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas, hoping that health funding will secure victory over Peter Dutton.
March
Whyalla steelworks in $60m emergency spend to secure coal supply
The steelworks’ administrators have secured coking coal from BlueScope, China and Indonesia to keep making steel after it was left with only three days’ supply.
Whyalla steelworks halted, millions in capex urgently needed
“Because of the underinvestment, inadequate maintenance and servicing of critical infrastructure, the steelworks are in a state of disrepair,” says KordaMentha.