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After 16 years, electoral dynamics finally caught up with Labor in South Australia

  • Written by: Rob Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
After 16 years, electoral dynamics finally caught up with Labor in South AustraliaLabor leader Jay Weatherill concedes defeat as South Australians opt to toss the party out after 16 years.AAP/David Mariuz

History, finally, caught up with Labor in South Australia. After 16 years in office, and seeking a record fifth term, Jay Weatherill’s Labor has conceded to the Liberals.

While the results have not been finalised, the...

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Liberals win South Australian election as Xenophon crushed, while Labor stuns the Greens in Batman

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Liberals win South Australian election as Xenophon crushed, while Labor stuns the Greens in BatmanSteven Marshall will become the next South Australian premier after defeating Jay Weatherill's Labor government.AAP/Tracey Nearmy

With 66% of enrolled voters counted in Saturday’s South Australian election, the ABC is calling 24 of the 47 lower house seats for the Liberals, 18 for Labor and three independents. Two seats – Adelaide and...

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Labor fends off Greens challenge in Batman

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Labor fends off Greens challenge in BatmanGed Kearney winning the seat of Batman is a big relief for Labor leader Bill Shorten.AAP/David Crosling

Labor has held the Victorian seat of Batman, with the ALP’s Ged Kearney leading the Greens’ Alex Bhathal 52-48% on the two-party vote with almost two-thirds of the votes counted.

Hanging onto the seat, which is in Melbourne’s...

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Full response from a spokesperson for Jay Weatherill for a FactCheck on young people in South Australia

  • Written by: Madeleine De Gabriele, Deputy Editor: Energy + Environment

During a public debate ahead of the South Australian state election, Premier Jay Weatherill challenged SA Best leader Nick Xenophon on his interpretation of the numbers of young people living in the state:

You’ve said that there are fewer young people here than there were in 1982. You know what you need to do to actually reach that...

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  1. is South Australia's youth population rising or falling?
  2. why Wesfarmers is ditching Coles
  3. Gig platforms' claims over worker chat groups: fraught territory indeed
  4. Both Australia and the region would benefit from a single market in Asia
  5. The technology that gave Stephen Hawking a voice should be accessible to all who need it
  6. Sydney Biennale modestly comes of age with moments of curatorial brilliance
  7. PSA testing for prostate cancer is only worth it for some
  8. Michelle Grattan on a 'super Saturday' of elections
  9. Queensland's new land clearing bill will help turn the tide, despite its flaws
  10. Yes it's okay to feed wild birds in your garden, as long as it's the right food
  11. Ged Kearney’s candidacy shows the relationship between Labor and the unions remains mutually beneficial
  12. Homeless numbers will keep rising until governments change course on housing
  13. in defence of beauty in art
  14. As South Australia heads to the polls, the state is at a crossroads
  15. Slow cycling isn't just for fun – it's essential for many city workers
  16. The genius at Guinness and his statistical legacy
  17. Young blood: magic or medicine?
  18. Construction yet to slow down with a cooling housing market
  19. Australia's draft 'Strategy for nature' doesn't cut it. Here are nine ways to fix it
  20. Partnerships between universities and arms manufacturers raise thorny ethical questions
  21. either way, it's a step up for Batman
  22. Shorten scores own goals on tax and Adani with Batman 'soft' voters
  23. The Financial Services Royal Commission highlights the vulnerability of many older Australians
  24. Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg sacked for helping partner
  25. Andrew Leigh on why we need more randomised trials in policy and law
  26. how did the universe begin?
  27. NGV's Colony is a bold attempt to confront Australia's colonial past, but divisions remain
  28. After the Rohingya crisis, Aung San Suu Kyi will come to the ASEAN summit with her reputation tarnished
  29. Domperidone can boost breast milk supply – here's what you need know
  30. Articulate US teenagers could finally force action on gun control
  31. Don't shoot the messenger when confronted with inconvenient ideas
  32. An STI epidemic in young people does not signal sexual abuse
  33. how the Irish influenced Australian English
  34. Australia doesn't have too many universities. Here's why
  35. How picture boards were used as propaganda in the Vandemonian War
  36. Affordable housing policy failure still being fuelled by flawed analysis
  37. New cities? It's an idea worth thinking about for Australia
  38. Why duck shooting season still isn't on the endangered list
  39. What to do when the baby is born before you get to hospital
  40. To achieve more equity in the tech industry, we must reframe diversity
  41. Tributes pour in for Stephen Hawking, the famous theoretical physicist who died at age 76
  42. A timeline of Stephen Hawking's remarkable life
  43. The slippery grammar of spoken vs written English
  44. How do we feel about a 'big Australia'? That depends on the poll
  45. IPCC cities conference tackles gaps between science and climate action on the ground
  46. The Great War and Kings of War journey from the kill zone to the map room
  47. What the Royal Commission can do if the banks don't play ball on evidence
  48. We need to become global citizens to rebuild trust in our globalised world
  49. When we lose weight, where does it go?
  50. The US isn't a shining example for Australia when it comes to jobs

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