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Labor is set for a big win in the South Australian election. But will One Nation cause ructions?

South Australians head to the polls on March 21, with Premier Peter Malinauskas’s Labor Party on track to win by a landslide.

The Conversation · Feb 15

Liberals facing wipe-out in South Australian lower house: new poll

A South Australian Fox & Hedgehog state poll has the Liberals facing a possible wipe-out in the lower house, losing seats to Labor and One Nation. One Nation continues to surge in a federal YouGov poll, and Newspoll has respondent preferences for a Labor vs One Nation contest.

The Conversation · Feb 11

Charisma is king as premier eyes another landslide

A new Liberal leader is just weeks away from a daunting election challenge against a premier whose charismatic leadership has captivated his state.

AAP · Jan 31

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Liberal women have seized power in three states. Is this a new era for a party known for its ‘woman problem’?

Jess Wilson, Kellie Sloane and Ashton Hurn look to be a welcome change for the party. But they have a mountain to climb to oust their Labor opponents

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2025

'Classic glass cliff': women leaders mark Liberal first

The majority of Liberal leaders across Australia are now women - but are they political saviours or placeholders until a male colleague takes over?

AAP · Dec 9, 2025

Fifth woman joins frontline of Liberal Party leadership

Australia's newest female state Liberal leader is leaning on advice from a fellow premier-hopeful and a former AFL premiership captain to guide her in the role.

AAP · Dec 8, 2025

SA health system in bad shape as elective surgeries cut

Elective surgeries have been cancelled across Adelaide as hospitals battle a shortage of beds and record ambulance ramping.

AAP · Mar 27, 2024

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Ambulance ramping rises outside SA's emergency departments as paramedic response times improve

South Australian government data shows ambulance ramping increased in May compared to the previous month, but ambulance response times to urgent call outs improve.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2023

Calls for brain tumour support coordinator role to be established in South Australia

Chloe Drogemuller-Fiebig believes a brain tumour support coordinator would have relieved some of the burden during her husband's journey. Now she's campaigning for others to receive that support.

ABC News · May 28, 2023

Four-year-old sick boy left without pillow at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital, opposition says

A boy who was admitted to hospital in pain last month with a suspected bowel obstruction had to sleep on a folded up towel because nurses couldn't find him a pillow, despite an audit by the state government into hospital supplies.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

Ambulance ramping hits new record outside SA hospitals, prompting 'rapid' actions

Ambulances were ramped outside SA hospitals for a record number of hours in March, according to the latest statistics, with the government blaming an increase in emergency department presentations.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Ambulances ramped in Flinders Medical Centre car park, as emergency department hits capacity twice in past week

Ambulances are being ramped in a dedicated space on the fourth floor of a major Adelaide hospital.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2023

Young Women's and Children's Hospital cochlear implant bungle victim describes years of struggle

Jun Ting Song — who has just turned nine years old — is one of 30 identified children whose cochlear implant was not programmed properly at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital.

ABC News · Mar 21, 2023

Children face developmental delays after cochlear implant bungle at Women's and Children's Hospital

The state government will launch an independent review into Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital for wrongly programming the cochlear implants of one in four children in its program, causing what are expected to be lifelong development problems.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023

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ABC News · Feb 23, 2023

Anthony Albanese, Peter Malinauskas fast track hospital beds for Flinders Medical Centre, as patient shares photos of storeroom stay

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Premier Peter Malinauskas announce more beds for Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide's south, as a patient posts photos online of their stay in a storeroom.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

Bulk-billed, walk-in, urgent-care centres to open in Adelaide and Mount Gambier

The clinics will be open for extended hours seven days a week as part of the federal government's plan to alleviate congested hospital emergency departments.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2023

Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine eligibility boosted in South Australia as flood clean-up continues

South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier says all residents in the state's flood-hit Riverland and Murraylands regions will now be eligible for the free JEV vaccine.

ABC News · Feb 5, 2023

SA government cautiously optimistic as ramping hours drop by 16 per cent on previous month

The South Australian government believes it has turned a corner in fulfilling its promise to fix the ambulance ramping crisis, but concedes it has a "long way to go".

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ABC News · Sep 25, 2022

South Australian government to double number of graduate nurses joining SA Health

The government announces a plan to double the number of graduate nurses across the state's hospital network, amid a competitive national market to attract and retain staff. Meanwhile, the opposition has criticised the government for failing to fix ramping.

ABC News · Aug 2, 2022

Masks required at UniSA and to be provided free on public transport just as SA COVID-19 wave passes

South Australia's Premier denies his government is trying to reintroduce a mask mandate by stealth despite Chief Public Health Officer writing to organisations recommending enforced mask-wearing.

AAP · Jun 28, 2022

SA rules out extending free flu jabs

South Australia has ruled out extending its program of free flu vaccinations for all beyond the end of June.

ABC News · Jun 23, 2022

SA government investigates after claims patient left waiting on floor of Adelaide emergency department for hours

A photo posted online shows the person covered in a white hospital blanket lying on the waiting room floor of an Adelaide emergency department. The government says it will investigate, but has defended healthcare workers.

ABC News · May 17, 2022

Government strikes deal with Greens and SA Best to end COVID-19 emergency declaration

A deal has been struck to pass law changes through the state parliament's upper house that will modify how COVID will be managed in South Australia.

AAP · May 17, 2022

Libs seek to cut SA COVID-19 penalties

The SA opposition will seek to cut fines for breaches of COVID-19 rules and eliminate jail terms in amendments to legislation before state parliament.

ABC News · May 10, 2022

Long COVID clinics established to manage chronic symptoms weeks after infection

Described as a pandemic within a pandemic, long COVID is presenting challenges to the nation's health system. Authorities in SA are now putting their plans for a rise in cases into action.

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