View from The Hill: Hard-right Alex Antic in strong position to become SA Liberal president

Senator Alex Antic, a controversial right-wing figure, is in strong position to become South Australia's Liberal Party president—a move deepening fissures already running through the party. The bid has exposed tensions that came to a head earlier this year between Antic and the current state president, Leah Blyth, over anti-hate legislation. With three Liberal senators facing reelection in twenty twenty-eight and only one or possibly two likely to survive, the race for the number one Senate spot is fiercely competitive. Per The Conversation, the party's moderate faction—weakened by the departure of earlier leaders—is scrambling to field a mystery candidate to block Antic. The presidential election is scheduled for September nineteenth, with nominations due by August twenty-eighth.

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