Relax and be merry as we recall the factional angst of Labor past. (Image from a Liberal leaflet released shortly after the events described below)

Opinion

Richardson: Not quite the worst day ever

It was one of the biggest days in SA’s recent political history – but for Tom Richardson, almost everything that could go awry, did. In his last column for 2018, he reflects on a day that he remembers for all the wrong reasons.

Politics

REVEALED: The lost letters that could have swung an election

An inquiry into groundbreaking electoral reform and an “enduring, bipartisan commitment” to an independent Speaker were presented by Steven Marshall as commitments for a Liberal Government in 2014 negotiations with a key independent, newly discovered documents reveal.

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.