<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>South Australia's Deputy Premier Susan Close and Treasurer Stephen Mullighan will quit politics at next year's state election in March.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Premier Peter Malinauskas was visibly emotional when he announced the pair will not be contesting their seats at a press conference this afternoon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said Close told him of her intentions first, before Mullighan followed weeks later, ahead of the pre-selection.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance/unemployment-rate-australia-august-2025/5f74b5a4-269a-45e8-8e0a-c67e0fe1c571" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Number of full-time workers drops ahead of next rates call</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"'I'm here today to make it very clear that my persuasive powers failed, and they have both announced their resignation to our cabinet earlier today," Malinauskas told the media this afternoon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm really sad by this. I've known Susan and Stephen for a long time, and they're good friends of mine, and they've been incredible support to me in different ways over the last few years, and I'm really sad to see them go."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More to come.</span></div></div>