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Peter Malinauskas with his wife Annabel on polling day.

Labor secures stunning election win in South Australia, Marshall concedes

Labor’s Peter Malinauskas has won the South Australian election, becoming the first opposition leader to unseat an incumbent government during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey

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Petrol prices have reached record highs in Sydney and Melbourne.

Scott Morrison flags tax relief as petrol hits record highs

The federal government is under pressure over high-priced petrol, with ministers canvassing whether to make a controversial change to fuel excise.

  • Rachel Clun
With petrol now costing about $2.20 per litre and tipped to rise to $2.50, the government faces calls for a temporary cut to the excise.

Morrison faces heat on $20.8 billion fuel excise

Revenue from the fuel excise is due to increase from $19.2 billion this financial year to $20.8 billion next year.

  • David Crowe
WA Premier Mark McGowan.

Changes to interstate testing arrangements could prevent travellers getting into WA

As interstate travel requirements change around the country, the WA Premier still wants other states and territories to keep providing pre-departure COVID-19 PCR tests for the small number of people able to travel into his state.

  • Peter de Kruijff
Theatre Bugs managing director Michael Eustice tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday after his high school reunion on Saturday night.

School reunion cluster grows to 19, as SA adjusts to life after COVID-zero

A cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to an Adelaide high school reunion has grown, as South Australia grapples with the inevitable spread after reopening borders.

  • Sarah McPhee
David Gulpilil in 2021 in the film My Name Is Gulpilil.

‘Once-in-a-generation’ actor David Dalaithngu dies

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall confirmed the news in a statement late on Monday night.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
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South Australian Premier Steven Marshall said everyone from Victoria and NSW except Byron Shire could enter from Tuesday.

Melburnians free to enter as SA fixes data anomaly, amends border policy

The SA government has amended a border policy that would have seen inner-city Melbourne residents banned from entering the state because of outdated demographic data.

  • Michael Fowler
Michael and Kristen Battistella, with their children Mia and Nina, worry outdated data will prevent them supporting a sick relative in Adelaide.

Border rules based on outdated vaccine data prevent families visiting unwell relatives in South Australia

Michael Battistella’s mother is about to undergo a second round of chemotherapy, but his family’s hopes of going to Adelaide to support her are being thwarted by South Australia’s border policy.

  • Michael Fowler
Prime Minister Scott Morrison with premiers Annastacia Palaszczuk, Daniel Andrews, Gladys Berejiklian and Steven Marshall on Friday.

After early success, has bickering got in the way of national cabinet?

While political brawling between premiers and PMs is nothing new, COVID has introduced many Australians to the oddities of the federation.

  • Rob Harris and Annika Smethurst
Members of the national cabinet will meet in person for the first time since the final COAG meeting in March.

National cabinet to meet in person for first time since pandemic hit

National cabinet will meet in person for the first time since March - with one exception - and Scott Morrison anticipates leaders will be in a contemplative mood.

  • Katina Curtis

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