State Premier Draws Criticism from Left and Right Over Comments on Aged Care Migrants
‘My message to One Nation voters is, who’s going to feed you and bathe you and wipe your bum when you’re 90, right?’ Malinauskas said.
Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas at press conference during day one of LIV Adelaide at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia on Feb. 12, 2026. Sarah Reed/Getty Images
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has received criticism from both the left and right sides of politics for his comments on slowing migration.
Malinauskas, who faces an election on March 21, made his comments in response to questions at a Council for Economic Development of Australia business event in Adelaide.
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