Pubs and retailers proudly fly the flag
Patriotic businesses that celebrate Australia Day are adhering to the ‘go woke, go broke’ rule and cashing in on strong public support for our national day.
David Penberthy
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‘Bad policy’: Malinauskas blasts Labor’s student caps
The SA Premier has issued an election-eve warning to both sides of politics to scrap their plans to limit the number of foreign students, labelling the policy ‘introspective’ and not ‘rational’.
Is Peter Malinauskas our future prime minister?
He leads a state long regarded as the kind of rustbelt backwater where you wouldn’t dispatch your worst enemy for a holiday and would need rocks in your head to invest. It’s now the place to be. What could Peter Malinauskas do for the nation?
New York alliance hollers for a Marshall
Former SA premier Steven Marshall is moving to New York to head the Australian American Association – the first time an Australian has been recruited to head the organisation.
Steely resolve as mine giant funnels millions offshore
Contractors at GFG’s Whyalla steelworks in South Australia’s Iron Triangle have been waiting months to be paid and dozens of workers have been laid off in the past 12 months.
‘All we are saying is just give the voice a chance’
On the same day Lidia Thorpe was making a spectacle of herself on the floor of Senate, another Indigenous Australian was taking centre stage in another Australian parliament.
Mr Laid-back has left the room – the Libs’ partyroom, that is
Simon Birmingham always managed to traverse both sides of the Liberal aisle. His move away from politics suggests disbelief at the prospect of moderates regaining Teal-held ground.
Premier in last-ditch call to action
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has written to Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton in an attempt to rescue his plan for social media age limits.
SA Libs threaten repeal ahead of historic Indigenous Voice address
SA’s Voice is set to make its inaugural presentation to state parliament — the first of its kind in Australia. But the legislation, giving Indigenous leaders the right to address cabinet and departmental chiefs, has already sparked backlash.
Black day for SA Libs: don’t mention abortion
While the Queensland Liberals narrowly avoided blowing themselves up over the abortion question on the eve of the state election last month, the SA Liberals are showing just how bad things can get.
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