SA premier declares algal bloom a ‘natural disaster’ as Greens warn ‘Adelaide beaches today could be Bondi tomorrow’

<p>Peter Malinauskas says politicians do themselves a disservice ‘when they get caught up in technicalities’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jul/22/australia-politics-live-australia-end-gaza-war-israel-china-xi-jingping-anthony-albanese-penny-wong-mark-latham-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The South Australian premier has said the state’s algal bloom catastrophe, which has caused mass deaths among hundreds of marine species, should be described as a natural disaster as the Greens warn the crisis is a sign of things to come for the country.</p><p>Speaking to the ABC’s News Breakfast program, Peter Malinauskas warned “politicians can do themselves a disservice when they get caught up in technicalities”.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/22/south-australia-algal-bloom-declared-natural-disaster-peter-malinauskas">Continue reading...</a>