South Australian politics
Latest news on South Australian politics from the Guardian
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Gas companies have manufactured shortage myth, economist saysBut Shell Australia’s Andrew Smith says onshore gas production ban will lead to price hikes for Victorian manufacturers
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South Australians hit by December blackouts to get $20m in compensationSA Power Networks says the total payments will be around three times more than the company has previously paid for a major storm event
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Horse, possum and donkey meat on menu under South Australian food safety changesProposal, which has been opposed by the Animal Justice party, would be implemented by September if adopted
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How 'gay panic' defence reform was brought about by a straight man's deathQueensland has moved to repeal the ‘unwanted homosexual advances’ defence after it was used during the trial of two men who bashed Wayne Ruks to death in a churchyard
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Federal government ‘dragging its heels’ on child abuse redress schemeVictoria says the government is keeping survivors in the dark as they await further detail on how scheme would work
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Port Augusta can show the world what just transition for workers looks likeA solar thermal plant in Port Augusta is the best fit for providing both jobs and clean energy. It only needs political will to work
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War of words: I would have been sacked if I said that, says Barnaby JoyceSouth Australia’s Jay Weatherill says he has spoken to water minister Ian Hunter about an alleged expletive-ridden tirade
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ABC journalist stands by wind claim, Sonia Kruger praised by Cosmopolitan and Chris Mitchell’s print ads dry upABC viewers go dark on Chris Uhlmann after South Australian blackout 'heresy'
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South Australia weather: power supply prioritised after emergency declaredSA governor assents to regulations ensuring the production, distribution and supply of electricity declared essential services
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South Australia weather: 80,000 people still without power in AdelaideFederal energy minister Josh Frydenberg questions if SA too reliant on renewable energy, but admits cause of mass blackout was the severe storm
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South Australia introduces bill to recognise same-sex marriagesMarco Bulmer-Rizzi, widower of Briton killed on honeymoon, flies in to witness legislation to establish relationships register being ushered into parliament
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'Sad old men': premier hits back at Dick Smith and John Singleton over submarine adGroup of businessmen’s full-page ad in the Australian ‘looks like it was scribbled on the back of a serviette’, Jay Weatherill says
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Electricity price spikes caused by energy companies 'gaming' the system, report findsAnalysis finds fossil fuel generators may have withheld electricity at ‘strategic’ times and got an additional $30.3m windfall
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Online gambling companies take a punt on beating South Australia's new taxState’s pioneering move to tax online betting companies on revenue they earn inside its borders has prompted a backlash from the $10bn a year industry
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How the campaign against South Australian windfarms backfiredNew minister Josh Frydenberg backs transition to renewables, despite campaign blaming them for price spikes
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Greyhound racing ban: breeders say they have millions of dollars to fight governmentNational association hires former solicitor-general to head its legal battle and warns the issue could bring down the New South Wales government
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Adelaide tram project: Labor pledges to create jobs with $500m for first stagesAdeLINK is estimated to cost $3bn and needs a positive assessment from Infrastructure Australia to get go ahead
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South Australia's 'gay panic defence' must go, say GreensPrivate members’ bill introduced to get rid of provision, which allows accused murderers to use unwanted sexual advance as partial defence
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France to build Australia’s new submarine fleet as $50bn contract awardedMalcolm Turnbull announces DCNS awarded tender over Germany and Japan to build fleet of Barracuda-class submarines in South Australia
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'Innovation is in our blood': how South Australia leads the way on renewablesSouth Australia is expected to generate more than half its electricity from wind and solar power this year. Who says you can’t run a modern economy on renewables?
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South Australia paves way for Uber under changes to taxi industryDecision to allow new entrants into the market will cost taxpayers $65m over four years as cab drivers compensated
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Union condemns Steve Ciobo for saying Chinese steel would benefit AustraliansMore than 8,000 workers of steel company Arrium face uncertain future after company went into administration
Linking welfare cuts to NDIS ‘dumb politics’, Xenophon warns Coalition