Category: Steven Marshall

Marshall to Step Down as South Australian Liberal Leader after Election Defeat

South Australian (SA) Premier Steven Marshall will step down as Leader of the Liberal Party in the wake of Labor’s election win on Saturday. In a social media post on Sunday, Marshall said it is time for someone else to take the reins and lead the team into the future. “I will step down as Leader…


Labor Wins in SA Election as Government Concedes

Continued counting in the South Australian election should bring into sharper focus the size of Labor’s win. Led by former union boss Peter Malinauskas, the party looks set to hold at least 25 and possibly as many as 27 seats in the 47-seat House of Assembly after a big swing in Saturday’s poll. The Liberals…


South Australian Premier to Make Real-Time Petrol Pricing Permanent

South Australian (SA) Premier Steven Marshall has promised to help the state’s motorists find the cheapest fuel at any given time by making the already operating real-time fuel pricing scheme permanent. According to Marshall, the scheme, which is at the end of the first year of a two-year trial, has enabled motorists to save hundreds of…


South Australia Police Removes Vaccine Mandates

South Australia Police (SAPOL) have announced they will lift vaccine mandates on March 4, allowing police officers in the Australian state who had refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine to return to work. At 7.00 a.m. on March 7, the Police Workers Vaccination Direction, which requires all police employees to be vaccinated, will be withdrawn and replaced…


South Australian Premier Responds to Opposition’s Plan to Fix Hospital Ramping

With a state election looming, South Australian (SA) Premier Steven Marshall has released a list of hospital upgrades underway or already completed, in response to the opposition’s health plan, which was revealed on Sunday and aims to address the ramping crisis. In a social media post on Monday, Marshall revealed seven projects worth around $2.9…


South Australian Labor Party Promises to Focus on Mental Health and Fix Ramping Crisis

South Australian Labor Party Leader Peter Malinauskas has vowed to upgrade the South Australian health system through the addition of 300 hospital beds and 100 more doctors to prioritise mental health and reduce ramping if he is elected Premier in March. The announcement came at Labor’s campaign launch on Sunday, where Malinauskas noted that included…


South Australian Premier Reveals Elaborate Plan for Adelaide Entertainment Centre Site

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has promised to transform the Adelaide Entertainment Centre into a state of the art film production site as part of a new $662 million (US$471.3 million) city arena and basketball stadium, should he win the election in March. In a pre-election address to business leaders on Friday, Marshall said that…


Claims That Govt Redirected RAT Tests Are ‘Categorically Untrue’: PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described allegations that the Commonwealth was requisitioning rapid antigen tests (RATs) as “categorically untrue,” saying the government “would never do that” and that the tests are being prioritised for vulnerable Australians. The prime minister’s comments come after suppliers Werko, Star Hygiene, and HiCraft accused the federal government of diverting…


South Australia Opts for ‘Hybrid’ Model With Back-to-School Plan

South Australia’s schools will embrace a “hybrid” model with some students coming back to the classroom and others learning online for at least two weeks, SA Premier announced. In the wake of a spike in Omicron cases, schools will open their doors on schedule on Jan. 31 to “all essential children, essential workers, and also…


After More Than 150 Days South Australia Opens Domestic Border to COVID-19 Hit States

Hugs and tears came on Tuesday as South Australia opened its domestic border to all states and territories for the first time in more than 150 days. Fully vaccinated travellers from Victoria, New South Wales (NSW), and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) can now enter South Australia along with those from Western Australia, Queensland, Tasmania,…