One Nation Surges in South Australia, Challenging Labor

It's March 22nd. Welcome to Adelaide News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey, with the story.

Labor scored a huge win in South Australia state election, with Premier Peter Malinowska

securing a second term and a bigger majority. But the real surprise came from Pauline

Hanson's One Nation Party, which grabbed more than 21% of the primary vote statewide.

That beat the Liberals and made One Nation the second strongest party overall. Counting

continues, but One Nation looks strong in several lower-house seats, like Engajuri, Hammond,

McKillip, and Naranga. Their candidate in Engajuri is now the favorite to win, and victories

there would mark the party's first lower-house seats outside Queensland. They're also on

track for two or three spots in the upper house. Voters in northern and southern suburbs

ditch the Liberals for One Nation, leaving liberal support in single digits in many areas.

The Liberals only led in Inter-Adelaide suburbs. This shift has shaken up the electoral

map, positioning One Nation as Labor's main challenger in most city seats outside

the core. One Nation's surge echoes as 22.7% hall in Queensland back in 1998, but that's

success faded fast with. Internal fights and MPs jumping ship. Similar issues hit the

party nationally, including a recent defection in South Australia. With potential new members,

by Cory Bernardi, holding the team together will be key. Major parties now face tough choices

on how to handle One Nation's rise, especially with federal by-elections and state polls in

Victoria and New. South Wales coming up, whether this momentum last or

more, remains the big question moving forward.