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Bizarre campaign messaging turns off voters

We’re halfway through the election campaigning and Mike Smithson wonders if any of the leaders have made any cut through, and if Labor’s secret...

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Luring visitors to SA has never been simple

If taxpayers are ever taken for a ride with fanciful or overambitious, indulgent tourism promotion, we have a right to ask uncomfortable questions,...

11.04.2025 10

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Placing the blame on the wrong person

The deepfake in the sordid David Speirs affair may just be Speirs himself, writes Mike Smithson. Former SA Liberal leader David Speirs is essentially...

02.04.2025 9

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State pollies prepare for a year-long battle

The upcoming federal election will be a yawn when compared to next year’s state election, according to Mike Smithson. He’s predicting “corpses...

19.03.2025 20

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Guarding our democracy from being corrupted

We live in a society where correct behaviour should be bleedingly obvious, writes Mike Smithson, but the reality has a far darker side. A dark cloud...

14.03.2025 9

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SA battle lines drawn even before federal election called

The spotlight will be on the federal seats of Sturt and Boothby from now until election day, whenever that may be, writes Mike Smithson. The subtle...

07.03.2025 10

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The political dust is far from settled around parched northern developments

State cabinet ministers will be armed with sunscreen and broad-brimmed hats when they head to the parched mid-north later this week in their crisply...

25.02.2025 10

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A familiar face has ‘maintained the rage’ in Florey

Just when the Malinaukas Government looked home and hosed for another voter blitz, the election needle may be wavering. Unfactored circumstances are...

13.02.2025 20

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The North Terrace dustbowl is becoming political stain for the Premier

Remember Tarrkarri? The Premier wishes you didn’t, writes Mike Smithson in the first of his weekly insights into how the halls of power operate....

07.02.2025 20

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