Jay Weatherill (centre) and John Rau (right) are retiring from parliament. Jo Chapley (left) is one name mooted to replace Rau in Enfield. Photo: Ben Macmahon / AAP

Politics

Factional machinations open Labor wounds as Rau bows out

The retirement of Labor’s former leadership duo and one-time rivals for the Premiership, Jay Weatherill and John Rau, has stoked factional tensions within the ALP, with Right faction insiders bitter that the Left is only paying ‘lip-service’ to a push to bring more women into parliament.

Local

"I've run my race": Jay Weatherill to retire from politics

Former Premier Jay Weatherill will retire from politics, confirming this morning it was “time to hand on the baton”.

Politics

Turnbull "sought to politicise a state emergency" - and it killed his career, says Weatherill

Former Premier Jay Weatherill has traced “the story of Malcolm Turnbull’s demise” to his political intervention into South Australian politics after the 2016 statewide blackout, arguing the foray needlessly wedged the former Prime Minister “between the Labor states and his right-wing party-room” on energy policy.

Opinion

Richardson: Bill Shorten could be Marshall's biggest asset

The apparent inevitability of federal defeat for his Liberal colleagues could be the best thing to happen to Steven Marshall, writes Tom Richardson.

Politics

Labor leader would "prefer" Jay to stay

Labor leader Peter Malinauskas appears to have softened his rhetoric about the political future of his party’s former leadership duo, Jay Weatherill and John Rau, amid internal speculation about whether they will see out their four-year terms.