Liberal challenger Scott Morrison watches as Premier Steven Marshall speaks to the SA Liberal Party's AGM earlier this month. Photo: David Mariuz / AAP

Opinion

Richardson: A coup not to unite a party, but to entrench its divisions

The blood-dimmed tide is again loosed in the nation’s capital, yet another brutal circus of mayhem and megalomania.

Politics

Libs move on from Pyne inquiry

No action will be taken against South Australian Liberal powerbroker Christopher Pyne over claims he asked a regional mayor to run as an independent against his own party’s endorsed candidate at the 2013 federal election – despite conflicting accounts of what transpired.

News

"I was hacked!": Pyne explains porn 'like'

Cabinet minister Christopher Pyne says his Twitter account was hacked after social media users noticed his account “liked” a gay porn site.

Politics

Pyne asked me to run as an independent against the Libs, former candidate confirms

Former state Liberal candidate Peter Gandolfi has confirmed that moderate faction powerbroker Christopher Pyne urged him to stand as an independent against his own party’s candidate in the federal seat of Barker in 2013.

Opinion

Richardson: Musical chairs the main event in SA's party games

South Australia’s political bureaucracies have a busy few months ahead, facing the looming loss of a federal seat while contesting a crucial state election. But, as in all party games, the trick will be in finding a way to navigate through the chaos, writes Tom Richardson.