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Local council election delay another cat amongst Parliament pigeons

Local council election delay another cat amongst Parliament pigeons

Local council election delay another cat amongst Parliament pigeons This week, the upper house will vote on delaying local council elections until...

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Smithson: Is the Mali-Midas touch being undone by left-field issues?

Smithson: Is the Mali-Midas touch being undone by left-field issues?

Smithson: Is the Mali-Midas touch being undone by left-field issues? Brewing issues that the Malinauskas government didn’t foresee may be a hint of...

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Kouts ‘staring down barrel’ of fifty billion-dollar debt

Kouts ‘staring down barrel’ of fifty billion-dollar debt A state budget warning shot from Mike Smithson who lifts “a lid on the most notorious,...

01.06.2026 20

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Journo ‘shut up’ barb vintage Hanson as she makes Adelaide ‘second home’

Journo ‘shut up’ barb vintage Hanson as she makes Adelaide ‘second home’ Another week of One Nation headlines has Mike Smithson saying that...

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Is the Premier’s Achilles’ heel angering older voters?

Is the Premier’s Achilles’ heel angering older voters? It’s been quite the week as anger over park lands trees being cut down and a ban on...

18.05.2026 20

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From ‘please explain’ to a prison spell, what next for the One Nation wave?

From ‘please explain’ to a prison spell, what next for the One Nation wave? After walking ‘slap bang’ into Hanson and Bernardi on the steps of...

11.05.2026 20

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Hefty rise to SA election voting chief’s $300,000 pay packet revealed

Hefty rise to SA election voting chief’s $300,000 pay packet revealed As the state’s new pollies are sworn in today after weeks of vote-counting...

05.05.2026 20

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Trump assassination attempt a wake-up call for SA pollies

Trump assassination attempt a wake-up call for SA pollies Another Trump near miss has Mike Smithson issuing a warning, telling how another threatening...

27.04.2026 20

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SA narrowly avoids ‘Nincompoop democrazy capital of the world’ mantle in election count

SA narrowly avoids ‘Nincompoop democrazy capital of the world’ mantle in election count Questions grow over SA election casual staff, slow polling...

20.04.2026 10

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One Nation ‘fresh meat’ for Labor in SA parliament

One Nation ‘fresh meat’ for Labor in SA parliament Weeks away from SA parliament sitting, Mike Smithson delivers One Nation a warning, telling...

14.04.2026 20

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Will SA Libs see a band of breakaway MPs step to the left?

Will SA Libs see a band of breakaway MPs step to the left? Mike Smithson mulls over a hardline Liberal conservative airing rumours of a breakaway...

07.04.2026 20

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Mali to switch from dream boat to ‘mean machine’

Mali to switch from dream boat to ‘mean machine’ Premier Malinauskas is tipped to drop the “warm, fuzzy guy that any mother would want their...

31.03.2026 20

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Mali 2.0: A Premier who can do as he likes as obstacles fall away

Mali 2.0: A Premier who can do as he likes as obstacles fall away Now onto the business of picking a Cabinet, rewarding, clearing out the “so-called...

24.03.2026 40

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Smithson: Final innings election jitters with a beer-pouring twist

Smithson: Final innings election jitters with a beer-pouring twist “A little paranoia” and a check on front bar pouring credentials in the state...

18.03.2026 40

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Tapping votes: Smithson disputes polls in surprise early call on state election

Tapping votes: Smithson disputes polls in surprise early call on state election A “golden asset” leader taking the Liberal reins and a “horribly...

10.03.2026 30

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Opinion: Speirs is back in Black but with few friends in high places

Opinion: Speirs is back in Black but with few friends in high places Disgraced former Liberal leader David Speirs says his going it alone will be a...

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Smithson: Subs won’t roll out for 16 years so why the urgency with PM’s visit?

Smithson: Subs won’t roll out for 16 years so why the urgency with PM’s visit? The PM was in town talking billions of dollars despite knowing the...

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