US EditionLiberals in ‘Existential Crisis’ as Election Wipe-Out Looms
One Nation leads with 22% primary vote, surpassing the Liberals at 19%, amid Liberal leadership turmoil and Labor's strong position for a landslide win.
- On Saturday, 1.3 million South Australians head to the polls as Premier Peter Malinauskas seeks re-election amid polls predicting a Labor landslide and potential generational wipeout for the opposition Liberal Party.
- Opposition Leader Hurn faces electoral disaster as Liberal prospects plummeted following four leadership changes in four years, including former Liberal leader David Speirs' tenure collapse amid a cocaine scandal.
- Recent polling shows Labor at 38 per cent primary support while One Nation surged to 22 per cent, threatening to push the Liberals into third place in regional electorates.
- One Nation leader Pauline Hanson confronted Malinauskas on Wednesday over his aged care comments, as her party attempts to convert polling momentum into lower house seats.
- Political scientist Clement Macintyre suggests the rise of minor parties like One Nation signals a shift away from traditional two-party dominance, creating a more fluid political landscape.
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South Australian election set to be barometer of One Nation’s popularity
The first litmus test of One Nation's meteoric rise in the opinion polls is set to play out this weekend, as South Australians head to the ballot boxes. While the Labor Premier is in a strong position to hold onto his majority, the Prime Minister has paid a visit to the state just a day out from the final verdict. Chief political correspondent Anna Henderson has spoken to a number of the key players about what is at stake.
South Australian election: Reject Labor’s AUKUS war program!
Labor is turning South Australia into a militarised AUKUS hub at the centre of US-led preparations for war against China amid a global conflagration, while social conditions for the working class sharply deteriorate.
Sydney Morning Herald
The South Australian Liberals aren’t just staring down defeat. They’re facing a wipeout
After churning through four leaders in as many years, the Liberals’ result at Saturday’s state election could reshape conservative politics nationally and test the electoral ceiling of One Nation.
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