Peter Malinauskas says Labor has never opposed money bills in the Upper House. Photo: Al Fraser

Politics

Liberal veteran sounds land tax alarm as Labor flags backing Bill

A former Liberal MP has raised a dire land tax warning in a face-to-face meeting with Treasurer Rob Lucas after attending a Labor forum on the looming legislative shake-up, with parliament set to start debating the changes next week.

Local

Labor leader's $20k Facebook campaign

Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas has spent nearly $20,000 on Facebook advertising since the March 2018 election – considerably more than his bill for traditional radio and print messaging – and paid $28,000 to a consulting firm headed by a Labor communications and polling guru.

Opinion

Richardson: The One Nation warning for SA Labor

The most ominous assessment of the challenges facing Peter Malinauskas’s mission to rebuild faith in Labor’s local brand comes, bizarrely, from a rising star of Australia’s far right, writes Tom Richardson.

News

Labor's car parking policy would drive up housing costs: industry

South Australia’s property and development industries have warned that a push by state Labor to impose minimum car parking requirements on new residential developments would increase costs to homebuyers.

Politics

“Our own base rejected us”: Labor warned on ‘pro-environment’ agenda

State Labor has been warned not to alienate its working-class base by being aggressively “pro-environment”, with data showing swings against the party in heartland booths.