Effectiveness of SA’s Voice to Parliament questioned ahead of election

While all South Australians are facing the state election this Saturday, First Nations residents in the state will also be voting for the 12 members of the S-A Voice to Parliament.

This weekend will be just the second election of the State Voice which has faced some criticism for being ignored by the government.

However Labor remains confident the few early successes achieved in the past two years will pave the way to further positive outcomes.

Image: Clockwise from left; Liberal Senator Kerrynne Liddle, SA Deputy Liberal leader Josh Teague, Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe, SA Deputy Premier Kyam Maher | Noah Secomb

Produced By: Noah Secomb, Emma Wotzke, and Sam Georgiou

Featured In Story: Zibeon Fielding – APY lands executive board member, Kyam Maher – SA Deputy Labor leader, Attorney-General, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Josh Teague – SA Deputy Liberal leader, Shadow Attorney-General, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Shadow Minister for Child Protection, Kerrynne Liddle – Liberal Senator for South Australia, and Lidia Thorpe – Independent Senator for Victoria

First aired on The Wire, Thursday 19 March 2026