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Abe Maddison

Deputy and top minister quit, months before election

SA Treasurer Stephen Mullighan, left, and Deputy Premier Susan Close have quit Cabinet. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

The South Australian government's two most senior ministers have quit, forcing a reshuffle just six months out from the state election.

Premier Peter Malinauskas on Thursday announced that Deputy Premier Susan Close and Treasurer Stephen Mullighan had stood aside from Cabinet and will retire from parliament at the March election.

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