March 2024
State polls position Albanese for a second term
Polling booths around the country show Labor’s support base is growing enough for another narrow federal win.
SA byelection could help Albanese avoid minority government
Anthony Albanese will redouble efforts to win the SA seat of Sturt to ward off replicating the unfolding mess in Tasmania.
February 2024
ABC’s Nemesis, revolving doors and bread-winning
The ABC’s Nemesis documentary serves as a reminder that the post-political career can be tough. Not for all.
November 2022
Corruption payouts trouble Peter Malinauskas
How is it in the public interest that public officers convicted of criminal offences should be reimbursed for legal costs?
April 2022
David Speirs, 37, goes from Scottish farm to SA Liberals leader
The former SA environment minister migrated to Australia with his parents when he was 17 and vows to be a “traditional centre-right” leader.
March 2022
Pre-election cash splash pours billions into must-win seats
The government’s $17.9 billion infrastructure splurge is tilted to Coalition-held seats and marginal electorates Scott Morrison has to bag at the May election.
As Wong and Pyne flounder, Farrell ascends
Don Farrell’s second ascendancy is all the more notable for the recent fortunes of the state’s other major political identities.
How Malinauskas needs to govern to be pro-business
South Australia’s new Premier is going to have to be a careful steward of the public finances, and restrain Labor’s natural tax-and-spend governing instincts.
SA’s ‘pro-business’ premier wants to rip up $2.1b rail contract
Peter Malinauskas vowed to be a “pro-business” leader but one of his first moves is to try to end a $2.1 billion rail network privatisation contract signed by the now-vanquished Marshall government.
SA election rout confirms the COVID shield has gone
The parallels with the May federal election are obvious. The Morrison government is on its knees and can’t rely on the good things it did in the pandemic to save it.
Steven Marshall quits as SA Liberals leader
Steven Marshall has stepped down after nine years as SA Liberals leader, with the ranks of obvious successors thin on the ground.
Labor wins power in SA with big swing
Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas has stormed to victory in the South Australian election as voters turfed Liberal Premier Steven Marshall out after just one term.
Steven Marshall’s timing problem
The South Australian Premier may suffer an undeserved loss after troubles piled up late in his term.
Labor’s Peter Malinauskas in box seat for SA election win
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall urged voters to think about the more vibrant economy he helped build, but he may be cast aside after one term.
Unwell South Australians to test ‘drive-through’ voting this weekend
Voters with flu-like symptoms will be able to pick up their ballots at COVID-19 testing sites as South Australia trials drive-through polling.
SA Premier points to pandemic fatigue in underdog status
Steven Marshall says people are grumpy and exhausted from the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SA candidates invoke elders Howard and Hawke in final campaign days
The Labor leader in SA thinks his party is the most disciplined and stable state-based party in Australia, and that is hugely valued by voters.
Ex-NBL basketballer dodges leadership questions
Dan van Holst Pellekaan, who became Deputy Premier of SA last year, has plenty of fans in the outback, but his next step could be tricky.
Fuel excise calls show what’s wrong with politics
Any changes to the tax system should sharpen the incentives for work, initiative and enterprise, not be driven by short-term political expedience.
Outgoing SA Treasurer raises ‘red flag’ on $3b Labor spending spree
The SA Liberal Party has signalled it would not be making any more significant announcements this week but rejects it has put up a “white flag”.