One Nation Wins First Lower House Seat in SA

0:00Pauline Hansen's One Nation Party has picked up its first, lower-house seat outside Queensland and South Australia's state election. Deputy Mayor David Patton from the Adelaide Plains Council is projected to win the seat of Engejuri, beating Labour's Tony Piccolo with a first. Preference lead of 5.6 percentage points. The Liberal Party's decision to preference One Nation ahead of Labour helps seal the deal. The party is also in the mix for a few more regional seats, like Hammond, McKillip, and Narunga. Electoral officials will run preference counts between the top two candidates there this week, so more results could come soon. Labour looks set to hold at least 32 seats in the 47-member House of Assembly, giving them a strong majority. The Liberals have four so far, with nine seats still too close to call. One Nation leader Pauline Hansen celebrated the win by warning the re-elected Premier Peter Malinowskas that her new MPs would act like landmines in. Parliament. She said they are there to push for better representation and a real opposition, something she claims the state has lacked.

1:04As those final counts wrap up, this breakthrough could signal growing support for One Nation, beyond its Queensland base, shaking up South Australia's political scene. That wraps Sydney News today, brought to you with AI.