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Tom Richardson

About Tom -

A former SA Journalist Of The Year winner, Tom has more than a decade’s experience covering politics – amongst other things – for Channel 9, The Australian and The Advertiser. He joins InDaily as a full-time reporter having been a long-time contributor to its opinion pages.

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Articles by Tom

Richardson: An extraordinarily unhelpful standoff

My enemy’s enemy is my friend: the old proverb remains ever-relevant in politics, demonstrated again this week by SA Labor’s enthusiastic cheerleading for the state’s anti-corruption watchdog Bruce Lander.

Knoll, Lucas at odds over Service SA centres closure

State Transport Minister Stephan Knoll says he’s committed to shutting down three Service SA centres earmarked for closure, despite Treasurer Rob Lucas insisting he’s happy for them to remain open as long as the budget shortfall is addressed.

Harris Scarfe in voluntary administration

Adelaide-founded retail chain Harris Scarfe, which employs around 1800 staff across more than 60 stores nationally, has been placed in voluntary administration.

Factional knives out for Marshall Govt minister

UPDATED | SA Liberal moderates are rallying to shore up support for Marshall Government minister Michelle Lensink as the party’s Right faction gears up for a concerted assault on Legislative Council seats.

"Our hearts break": Adelaide schoolgirl and stepfather declared dead in NZ

UPDATED | Adelaide schoolgirl Zoe Hosking and her stepfather Gavin Dallow have died in the White Island volcano disaster, their family has confirmed.

A Labor leader, a Lib rebel and a land tax agitator walk into a bar…

As gatherings go, this had the makings of a classic joke – the kind where the premise is also the punchline.

Richardson: Fairness and folly - the politics of electoral boundaries

The quaint and quintessentially South Australian ritual of trying to make sense of our electoral map highlights the cultural gulf between two different branches of government, writes Tom Richardson.