Mike Smithson

The Liberal Upper House leader must be wishing she’d stayed in bed for a sleep-in rather than relive her brief chat with the hosts.

The moderate faction won by only about eight votes out of 300.

The Libs opened the door with an ambitious pledge to cut stamp duty for first home buyers on any property, new or existing, up to $1 million. So, what’s the catch?

The annual document was about as interesting to the average voter as watching paint dry.

The event is estimated to be worth more than half a billion dollars to the state capital.

The only Liberal wins were in Barker and Grey in the east and north of the state.

Mike Smithson: The two SA Senate candidates riding high on hopes of party brand recognition in federal election

Rapidly unfolding developments show how eager the SA Premier is to be seen doing the right thing by hard working businesses which have been left high and dry for months.

The South Australian laws follows a long-running review, perhaps far too long, and a spate of ugly and potentially deadly incidents including a recent shopping centre attack.

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas is treading a fine line after the ‘freak accident’ left a visiting fan with serious injuries.

‘I’m not very pleased. Why would I be?’

Peter Malinauskas has a wary eye on March 2026 when he next goes to the polls in what most voters see as an unlosable election.

It’s the latest blow to the party, which has struggled through two recent by-election losses.

The Liberals are staring down a thumping defeat in 2026 if they don’t make up some ground. But some of ‘Perfect Pete’s’ team also have work to do. Welcome to SA’s definitive politics report card for 2024.

The premier led the SA Liberals out of the political wilderness in 2018, but has since had his majority whittled away. What went wrong?

Dave Halloran says red tape and bureaucracy stopped him from preventing the region’s devastating bushfires.

7NEWS understands the officer is the fourth to receive a shock at Yatala since a smoking ban came into effect.

Heavily armed and highly visible: Police presence at South Australian events is set to become more intimidating.

Unrecognisable: The South Australian government promised a massive cash splash to fix our ailing beaches.

Acquitted of his fiancée's murder after 20 years behind bars, a controversial investigation into Henry Keogh's conviction has been made public.