Liberals celebrate factional "realignment" as Marshall confidant eyes parliament

SA Liberal factions have splintered dramatically amid a spate of weekend preselections that saw party moderates celebrate “the most significant factional realignment” in a generation, despite falling short in two key contests.

Liberal powerbroker's surprise endorsement as Marshall staffer firms for Frome

Child Protection Minister Rachel Sanderson’s chief of staff is widely considered the frontrunner to win Liberal preselection for the vacant regional seat of Frome, but a fellow moderate’s endorsement of a rival candidate has underlined the party’s fractured ties.