Steve Georganas during the federal campaign with then-fellow Left-wingers Nadia Clancy and Tanya Plibersek. Photo: Kelly Barnes / AAP

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SA factional fallout as Left stalwart defects

EXCLUSIVE | The fallout from Labor’s federal election debacle has hit home in South Australia, with veteran MP Steve Georganas quitting the Left faction in a shock move.

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Portrait of a faceless man

SPECIAL REPORT | He runs one of SA Labor’s ruling factions and orchestrated the rise of the state’s last premier, but mention David Gray’s name and most South Australians would assume you’re talking about an English troubadour or retired TV comedian. So is Labor’s most reclusive powerbroker a ‘faceless man’? “That’s not for me to say,” he tells Tom Richardson.

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Quota quarrel looms for Labor as Rau's successor emerges

Labor’s Right faction powerbrokers are set to anoint commercial lawyer Andrea Michaels as their candidate for the safe seat of Enfield being vacated by retiring former Attorney-General John Rau.

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Labor "game-playing" blamed as factional charge falls flat

State Labor’s newest sub-faction has been trounced in its first electoral test, but its organisers say they are undeterred, blaming the ALP factional “machine” for galvanising against them.

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SA's "Corbyn moment" as Labor's Hard Left get active

A collection of hard Left unions, grassroots activists and community groups have formalised a new factional bloc they hope will wield a bigger “progressive” influence on Labor Party policy, InDaily can reveal.