Frances Bedford announced she was resigning from the Labor Party in parliament this afternoon. Photo: Tony Lewis / InDaily

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Banished Bedford quits Labor, with warning to "faceless men"

UPDATED | Ousted Labor maverick Frances Bedford has today sensationally quit the party with a stinging rebuke to the “faceless men” who engineered her demise, in a move that will likely see her contest her seat of Florey as an independent.

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Liberal showdown: "My seat is not a recycling depot for a failed MP"

Liberal insiders are confident former federal rising star Matt Williams will throw his hat in the ring to challenge dumped state frontbencher Duncan McFetridge in his bayside fortress of Morphett when nominations close this week.

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Battlelines drawn as Labor abandons boundaries appeal

The state’s electoral boundaries are finally set with the SA Labor Party today confirming it will not pursue a High Court appeal against a radical re-draw of the political map.

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“Labor needs to get back to its roots”: Friendless Frances takes Snelling to task

Labor outsider Frances Bedford has laid down the gauntlet to her newfound nemesis Jack Snelling, calling for reform of his contentious Transforming Health agenda to make it more “fair and equitable” as she ponders whether to run against him as an independent.

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LABOR PAIN: Boundaries appeal rejected, party may be liable for Libs' costs

The South Australian Labor Party has been left reeling from the wholesale rejection of its Supreme Court appeal against a radical redraw of the state’s electoral map that could help hand the Liberal Opposition victory at next year’s state election.