Marshall with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at last month's SA Liberal AGM. Photo: David Mariuz / AAP

Podcasts

"I run this party like a business," says Marshall

Setting objectives, defining strategies and adhering to ‘KPIs’ are the new norm in the SA Liberal Party, according to leader Steven Marshall, who insists he has instilled a private-enterprise approach in the perpetually underperforming party.

Opinion

Richardson: Musical chairs the main event in SA's party games

South Australia’s political bureaucracies have a busy few months ahead, facing the looming loss of a federal seat while contesting a crucial state election. But, as in all party games, the trick will be in finding a way to navigate through the chaos, writes Tom Richardson.

Opinion

Richardson: Why bad news could be good for Labor

Far from being the last nail in the Weatherill Government’s electoral coffin, the power crisis has perversely breathed new life into Labor’s re-election hopes, writes Tom Richardson. It is turning its own failures on energy security into a single-issue platform on which to campaign.

Opinion

Richardson: Welcome to a Liberal nightmare

Merely winning the next election may not be enough for a state Liberal Party poised on the cusp of factional civil war, writes Tom Richardson. To ensure stability – and longevity – Steven Marshall must ensure he is able to govern in his own right.

Politics

"It’s one of the dumbest things the Liberal Party ever did..."

Nick Xenophon’s SA Best is not expected to field a candidate in the emerging key election battleground of Morphett, while a former Labor candidate says his party is unlikely to win the seat – with cashed-up independent Duncan McFetridge set to benefit at his former party’s expense.