Susan Close
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Susan Elizabeth Close is an Australian public servant and environmental advocate who entered politics and served as Deputy Premier of South Australia in the First Malinauskas ministry from 2022 to 202
Close at the Elder Conservatorium of Music on 2 June 2026
Close (right) with her mother at a Port Adelaide Football Club match in 2017
Close at the Port Adelaide Rowing Club in 2018
Friends of Parks 40th anniversary celebration at Belair National Park, from left to right: Keith Conlon, Duncan MacKenzie, Frances Adamson, Close, Dene Cordes, and Mike Williams
Peter Malinauskas
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Peter Bryden Malinauskas is an Australian politician who has served as the 47th premier of South Australia since 2022. He has held office as the leader of the South Australian Labor Party and as the m
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…and held shadow portfolios in education, environment, climate change, and higher education. She returned to government in 2022 as Deputy Premier under Peter Malinauskas, serving in portfolios related to climate, industry, science, and defence. She declared a climate emergency, represented South Australia at COP27, and…
Malinauskas in 2026
Malinauskas in 2016