South Australia has been crowned the nation’s best place to do business for the third successive year, but admonished for hobbling retailers with some of the most restrictive shop trading hours.
Premier Peter Malinauskas is moving to defend the under-16 social media ban in the High Court, in the face of a teenage constitutional challenge to the world-leading laws.
Maverick former Liberal senator Cory Bernardi will up-end the state election race by spearheading One Nation’s surging campaign, further imperilling the future of his previous party.
Easing electricity bill pain by securing reliable, affordable energy – plus building roads, rail and other infrastructure to unlock more housing supply – are being urged by business leaders.
One Nation will defy its own energy policy and kill off the lifting of a controversial ban on gas fracking in the South-East, pushed by the Premier to avert a future fuel crisis.
One Nation will defy its own energy policy and kill off the lifting of a controversial ban on gas fracking in the South-East, pushed by the Premier to avert a future fuel crisis.
Federal Liberal leader Angus Taylor is at odds with his state colleagues over entrenching a South East gas fracking ban, saying he opposes moratoriums and projects should be assessed individually.