Packing up: Nick Xenophon clearing his Parliament House office in Canberra this month, as he prepares for a return tilt to state parliament. Photo: Mick Tsikas / AAP

Politics

Labor warns Xenophon over preference stalemate

A standoff over preferences at the March state election could prove decisive in several crucial seats, with Labor warning looming kingmaker Nick Xenophon it won’t be lending vital support to his fledgling SA Best party “for nothing”.

Local

Labor flags referendum on electoral boundaries

South Australians could face a referendum at the next election as the Weatherill Government doubles down on its opposition to electoral boundary review changes that it has already challenged – and lost – in the Supreme Court.

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.