<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A South Australian state Liberal MP has been cautioned by the opposition leader for his use of social media after reposting salacious material on his public Instagram account.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tim Whetstone says he was shocked to see the material – two videos, which 9News has chosen not to show in full – after he was made aware of it today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The first video depicted a woman in minimal clothing on a boat navigating rough seas, while the second showed a woman shaping pottery in a sexually suggestive manner. </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/australian-dollar-increase-china-us-trade-talks/6ec89de6-e465-4435-9eb9-79356ab33917"><strong><span>Aussie dollar gets fresh boost, and economists have even more good news</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm quite alarmed that that could happen ... it means I've got to be more careful," Whetstone told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"To be shown the posts, it really did shock me and is something I will have to pay more attention to," he added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The MP said while he wasn't aware of the "repost" feature on Instagram, he admits it must have come from him.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/tim-whetstone-instagram-posts-south-australia-politics/93162b8a-334c-4a56-9b6a-9a4ed97966a3" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As I understand it, I must have accidentally done it," he said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The posts are wide and varied, it was done with no malice, it was done with no intent."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Opposition Leader Vincent Tarzia told 9News: "Tim says to me he didn't post the material in subject but it does appear to have come from his handle."</span></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/australia-economy-2026-outlook-oxford-economics-report/5fec4592-2192-49a6-b46b-97d50a12d858"><strong><span>New financial 'pain' coming for Aussies - but there's a silver lining</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite acknowledging the error, Whetstone did not offer an apology when questioned. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There was no intention about being derogatory towards anybody or anything ... the posts, as I have seen, are random," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, the posts earned a rebuke from his leader.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's certainly a very bad use of social media and certainly, in terms of politicians, it's completely inappropriate," Tarzia said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When the posts were brought to the attention of the Liberal Party by 9News today, they were quickly deleted by Whetstone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He says he will pay more attention to his social media use and acknowledges it's been an unnecessary distraction.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>