EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 27 MIN
A political primer on the South Australia election
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Campaigning has officially begun for the South Australia state election set for March 21. Peter Malinauskas’ already-dominant Labor government will be returned and increase their representation – the only question is how many more seats will they win?Jo Dyer joins the podcast to give the political background to the election, including how the SA Liberals collapse differs from the federal Libs, and why they’ll be fighting off One Nation for their existing lower house seats. Plus, Dyer gives her hot tip for two independent challengers to watch. Read more:Malinauskas faces a landslide win in SA. But cracks are appearing in his ‘good-time agenda’The Liberals face a drubbing at South Australia’s election next month. But what of One Nation?A South Australian Handmaid’s Tale: Inside the room where a Trumpian abortion bill was narrowly defeatedSouth Australia is now the battleground for the forced-birth movementSign up to Crikey’s free newsletter: https://bit.ly/crikey-newsletterCrikey’s independent journalism is supported by readers — 98% of our revenue comes from our subscribers. We’re not accountable to billionaires; we’re accountable to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Campaigning has officially begun for the South Australia state election set for March 21. Peter Malinauskas’ already-dominant Labor government will be returned and increase their representation – the only question is how many more seats will they win?Jo Dyer joins the podcast to give the political background to the election, including how the SA Liberals collapse differs from the federal Libs, and why they’ll be fighting off One Nation for their existing lower house seats. Plus, Dyer gives her hot tip for two independent challengers to watch. Read more:Malinauskas faces a landslide win in SA. But cracks are appearing in his ‘good-time agenda’The Liberals face a drubbing at South Australia’s election next month. But what of One Nation?A South Australian Handmaid’s Tale: Inside the room where a Trumpian abortion bill was narrowly defeatedSouth Australia is now the battleground for the forced-birth movementSign up to Crikey’s free newsletter: https://bit.ly/crikey-newsletterCrikey’s independent journalism is supported by readers — 98% of our revenue comes from our subscribers. We’re not accountable to billionaires; we’re accountable to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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