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View from The Hill: SA result is morale boost for Albanese, but he’s struggling with Kitching allegations

Move over Mark McGowan and make some space for South Australia’s Peter Malinauskas on Scott Morrison’s recently installed couch of Labor “besties”.

The New Daily · Mar 20, 2022

Malinauskas sworn in as SA's 47th premier

South Australia's 47th Premier Peter Malinauskas has been sworn in at Government House after Labor's convincing state election victory at the weekend.

AAP · Mar 20, 2022

Inside Victoria’s lower house, where non-government business isn’t allowed

Crossbenchers say reforms are needed in the state’s legislative assembly to allow them to be heard

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2022

Kitching would have been pre-selected

Labor senator Don Farrell believes there was no reason for Kimberley Kitching to have thought she was going to lose pre-selection for the upcoming election.

AAP · Mar 20, 2022

Labor Premier-elect Peter Malinauskas joined by several new women MPs in SA government ranks

All of the seats Labor has won from the Liberals in the SA election will be held by women, which Premier-elect Peter Malinauskas says will make state parliament better reflect society at large.

ABC News · Mar 20, 2022

Liberals' brutal loss in South Australia reflects the fragmented politics of the centre-right

In the end, the results came in much more quickly than expected. Due to COVID and the general trend to postal voting, the results of the South Australian state election were not anticipated until at least the middle of next week.

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2022

SA voters misled by Labor: Birmingham

Federal Finance Minister Simon Birmingham says a Labor scare campaign and the unlucky timing of the Omicron COVID-19 variant are among the reasons for Steven...

The Canberra Times · Mar 20, 2022

Labor easily wins South Australian election, but upper house could be a poor result

With 54% of enrolled voters counted in Saturday’s South Australian election, the ABC is calling Labor wins in 25 of the 47 seats, enough for a three-seat majority. The Liberals have won nine seats and independents four. The current final results prediction is Labor 28, Liberals 14 and independents five.

The Conversation · Mar 19, 2022

Women lead the way in SA Labor win

Women have won all five seats picked up by Labor so far in the party's big South Australian election win.

AAP · Mar 19, 2022

Payne calls Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘war crimes’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 19, 2022