Paul Starick

The big end of town in Adelaide is being shaken up on a scale unprecedented for decades.

Building a new gas-fired generator and stopping the shutdown of Torrens Island Power Station are the key elements of a Liberal energy policy designed to stop an electricity “price spiral”.

Mining giant BHP has unveiled a $160m energy-saving device to boost metal recovery at its South Australian copper province, after global boss Mike Henry warned its multi-billion dollar expansion faced competition from lower energy costs offshore.

Premier Peter Malinauskas is issuing a stark warning to unions against “belligerent” pay claims soaring to 30 per cent, declaring these would plunge state finances into a “parlous” state and further hike debt for future generations.

Australians should expect more Chinese naval flotillas to enter our waters, says Defence Force chief David Johnston, issuing a veiled warning against more unannounced live fire exercises.

More than 400 Osborne Naval Shipyard workers will walk off the job on Thursday morning, demanding a 30 per cent pay rise from their employer, BAE Systems Australia.

Households and businesses will face water bill rises to cover connection costs for an extraordinary construction surge needed to ease Adelaide’s housing crisis, according to unreleased top-level forecasts.

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P-plate driver tests will be overhauled in a bid to stamp out corruption, sexually predatory behaviour by instructors and cost-gouging for lessons.

Former Liberal leader David Speirs has been dumped from the frontbench line-up by his newly installed replacement Vincent Tarzia, intensifying the stand-off between the pair.

Vincent Tarzia’s ascension to the Liberal leadership confirms the party’s takeover by the Right faction, which handed him the crucial numbers for victory.

Premier Peter Malinauskas has remembered former South Australian Liberal premier Steele Hall as a leader of “conviction and courage” as 300 mourners gathered at his state memorial on Monday afternoon.

High-density apartment towers would be spread to key parts of Adelaide’s suburbs under plans from the new “super” Housing Minister to ease the housing crisis by boosting supply.

On their own, the skills, experience and talents they possess make them stand out, but together, they are forces to be reckoned with. Meet SA’s top power couples.

One of the architects of the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine project is warning cuts to a $45bn Adelaide frigate program would be another broken Labor promise that would imperil the state economy.

Government jobs and innovation centres should be relocated to regional areas to boost population and economic growth, says Elders chief Mark Allison.

Young Australian school students have been challenged to step up and help “change the course of history” by using science, technology and maths skills to defend the nation.

Peter Malinauskas has stormed to a landslide victory that propelled Labor back into power after just one term in opposition and left his opponent Steven Marshall fighting to hold his own seat.

Alone, their skills, experience and natural talents make them stand out in their chosen professions but, together, they are forces to be reckoned with.