ABC Feeds<p>Factionalism 'fatal' for SA Liberals, former foreign minister says<br>By Leah MacLennan</p><p>As major players dissect the election fallout, former foreign minister and opposition leader Alexander Downer has labelled factionalism as "fatal" for the SA Liberal Party.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-05/alexander-downer-criticises-sa-liberals-after-federal-election/105252826" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-05-05/ale</span><span class="invisible">xander-downer-criticises-sa-liberals-after-federal-election/105252826</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AustralianFederalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianFederalElections</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/FederalStateIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalStateIssues</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LiberalPartyofAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiberalPartyofAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LeahMacLennan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeahMacLennan</span></a></p>