Radio National Breakfast SA Opposition Leader defends preferencing One Nation over Labor
Mar 16, 2026
Ashton Hurn, leader of the South Australian Liberal Party and member for Schubert, explains his party's preferencing strategy and defends choices around One Nation. He discusses seat-by-seat tactics, regional shifts in voter support, and how state campaigning on affordability, health and crime is being handled amid difficult polling. Short, direct and politically charged conversation.
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Preferencing Framed As Tactical Against Labor
- Ashton Hurn frames preferencing decisions as a tactical choice to defeat the ALP rather than an endorsement of One Nation.
- He contrasts John Howard's historic preferencing with his own focus on removing a government he calls "a bad government" in South Australia.
Accusation Of Hypocrisy Over AUKUS And Greens Preferences
- Hurn accuses Premier Peter Malinauskas of hypocrisy by preferencing the Greens while promoting AUKUS benefits for South Australia.
- He highlights the apparent contradiction between supporting AUKUS projects and preferencing an anti-AUKUS party.
Place One Nation Ahead To Prioritise Defeating ALP
- Liberal candidates will place One Nation ahead of Labor in various seats as a deliberate electoral strategy to remove the ALP.
- In Schubert Ashton Hurn says the ALP is placed below One Nation on the Liberal ticket to prioritise defeating the government.