The consequences of South Australia鈥檚 election result on March 17 will be felt far beyond the state鈥檚 borders.
It was barely minutes after the SA Liberals, led by Steven Marshall, were declared winners that the federal Coalition began crowing that this was good news for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull鈥檚 signature policy, the National Energy Guarantee (NEG).
The first few weeks of the Donald Trump administration have been extraordinary, and quite frightening 鈥 not just because of the incompetence of a president who appears to be little more than a self-obsessed idiot, but also by the actions of the dangerous ideologues at the helm of the world鈥檚 biggest economy and military power.
The influence of president-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 attack on 鈥渆lites鈥 is taking hold in the Australian parliament, with the Coalition attacking 鈥渓atte-sipping鈥 opponents of coal mining and joining enthusiastically in a debate questioning climate science in the Senate.