As SA Premier Peter Malinauskas marked another lap around the sun, his opponents delivered him a political gift in the form of a messy Liberal leadership spill, writes Rory McClaren.
As South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas marked another lap around the sun in recent days, his opponents delivered him a political gift.
Namely, it's too frequently focused on itself — on its disunity, disorganisation, and factional mud fights — rather than delivering a credible alternative vision for the state while holding Labor to account.The new SA Liberal leader's political rise began a decade ago and his career has included stints as speaker and as a minister., which could be regarded as an indicator of better discipline and unity at a state level than has been historically apparent.
It establishes the political battlefield for the contest ahead, and the final decision by the Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission doesn't often vary too greatly from the draft. Labor candidate Cressida O'Hanlon won the Dunstan by-election in March by defeating Liberal candidate Anna Finizio and the Greens' Katie McCusker.But on the other side of the ledger, there are 10 notionally Liberal seats on margins of less than 5 per cent, which includes three they don't currently hold – Stuart, Kavel and the aforementioned Dunstan.
Some in the state government have pointed out there is a path for the Liberals to take office in 2026. It's narrow, but it's there.
David Speirs Peter Malinauskas SA Liberals SA Liberal Party SA Labor Dunstan Election Swing Leadership Spill ALP Boundaries Commission Election District Boundaries Commission EDBC John Gardner
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