Liberals Face Existential Crisis After SA Election

0:00South Australian Liberals suffered a crushing defeat in the recent state election, holding on to just four lower-house seats while their primary vote. Drop below 20 percent. Labor picked up key seats like only out of their hands for over 30 years, and heartily, previously led by a liberal minister. This leaves the party facing what analysts call an existential crisis. One nation made big gains, especially in outer suburbs and regional areas like Inca Jury and Hammond, pulling votes from traditional liberal, strongholds. Even in pro-business inner areas, labor surged ahead while growing frustration with labor and industrial North Adelaide didn't help the liberals at all. Party leader Ashton Herne called it a tough result and a clear message from voters, stressing the need to get better. She's kicked off a private deep-diver view to figure out what went wrong, avoiding public naval gazing as South Australians won action over talk. Internal rifts are showing too, with some pushing left to win new seats and moderates, urging

1:02a return to the center where the party once thrived. Echoes of history linger, like 19th century British liberal Leonard Courtney, who distrusted huge election swings and saw them as signs of, coming instability. For South Australia's liberal survivors, the next four years will test if they rebuild relevance or fade into the background like those old political. Giants, I'm Corey with the story and you've been listening to Sydney News today, AI-powered local news.