Steven Marshall beams during the Boxing Day sales at Marion. Photo: Kelly Barnes / AAP

Opinion

Richardson: Will Marshall still be The Man in 2019?

South Australia’s first Liberal Premier in a generation ended 2018 on a high – after a deliberately low-key approach to his first year in office. But, writes Tom Richardson, the lessons of past failures should ensure that the era of “underpromising” is set to end.

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.

Local

Marshall's mea culpa: “I took my eye off the ball”

Premier Steven Marshall has intervened to deal with a party-room rebellion over mining policy, conceding he needs to “take responsibility” for the breakdown, after perhaps the toughest fortnight of his political and personal life.

Opinion

Richardson: Bill Shorten could be Marshall's biggest asset

The apparent inevitability of federal defeat for his Liberal colleagues could be the best thing to happen to Steven Marshall, writes Tom Richardson.

News

Marshall open to tightening disclosure regime for SA lobbyists

Disclosure requirements for lobbyists in South Australia could be tightened, with the Premier open to reviewing current laws after Opposition calls for greater transparency.