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The Premier starts to feel the winter chill as storms brew

The winter chill has descended across South Australia in more ways than one and the Malinauskas government may already be reaching for the proverbial...

16.07.2025 10

Mike Smithson

All eyes are on Kangaroo Island. Is the tourism mecca prepared?

The road to KI’s tourism goldmine is littered with potholes, writes Mike Smithson, who says the island’s infrastructure is not prepared for the...

02.07.2025 10

Mike Smithson

Why has it taken so long for authorities to take Housing Trust concerns seriously?

The new-found concern from the government about the Housing Trust tenant problem is at least 10 years too late, writes Mike Smithson. Powerful and...

28.06.2025 10

Mike Smithson

A fairway too far

Grand plans to transform the North Adelaide park lands golf course into some kind of Caddyshack Country Club are currently hitting more of the rough...

20.06.2025 10

Mike Smithson

Addressing the elephant in the room, or not

If the Treasurer and Premier are forced to wear the boring badge for this budget, writes Mike Smithson, it means they’ll have more to splash when...

11.06.2025 9

Mike Smithson

Council balance sheets must resemble a lawyer’s picnic

Local government resignations with claims of bullying and harassment behind a veil of secrecy continue to play out like a C-grade soap opera, writes...

04.06.2025 20

Mike Smithson

Good, bad or indifferent: State Libs hit the phones

If the Libs are forced to conduct polling in Bragg, how worried must they be about neighbouring Hartley, Morialta and Unley? asks Mike Smithson....

28.05.2025 10

Mike Smithson

Funboxes get Burnside residents fuming

Burnside Council is wheeling around another thorny and potentially costly issue, writes Mike Smithson, which is destined to anger more ratepayers than...

20.05.2025 10

Mike Smithson

A home-grown Liberal defeat

What role does John Olsen, the outgoing federal president of the Liberal Party of Australia, play in the wake of the federal election disaster? With...

09.05.2025 10

Mike Smithson

SMITHSON: Cop that, Speirs

David Speirs shouldn’t be surprised or disappointed with his two drug convictions, writes Mike Smithson. The former Liberal politician who aspired...

25.04.2025 30

Mike Smithson

Playing the numbers game for the Senate

The title fight for Senate positions is about as riveting as watching paint dry in winter but SA’s political fist fight could go all the way, writes...

24.04.2025 20

Mike Smithson

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...

16.04.2025 20

Mike Smithson

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

Mike Smithson

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

Mike Smithson

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

Mike Smithson

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

Mike Smithson

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

Mike Smithson

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

Mike Smithson

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

Mike Smithson

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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The Premier starts to feel the winter chill as storms brew

Mike Smithson

All eyes are on Kangaroo Island. Is the tourism mecca prepared?

Mike Smithson

Why has it taken so long for authorities to take Housing Trust concerns seriously?

Mike Smithson

A fairway too far

Mike Smithson

Addressing the elephant in the room, or not

Mike Smithson

Council balance sheets must resemble a lawyer’s picnic

Mike Smithson

Good, bad or indifferent: State Libs hit the phones

Mike Smithson

Funboxes get Burnside residents fuming

Mike Smithson

A home-grown Liberal defeat

Mike Smithson

SMITHSON: Cop that, Speirs

Mike Smithson

Playing the numbers game for the Senate

Mike Smithson

Bizarre campaign messaging turns off voters

Mike Smithson

Luring visitors to SA has never been simple

Mike Smithson

Placing the blame on the wrong person

Mike Smithson

State pollies prepare for a year-long battle

Mike Smithson

Guarding our democracy from being corrupted

Mike Smithson

SA battle lines drawn even before federal election called

Mike Smithson

The political dust is far from settled around parched northern developments

Mike Smithson

A familiar face has ‘maintained the rage’ in Florey

Mike Smithson

The North Terrace dustbowl is becoming political stain for the Premier

Mike Smithson