(MENAFN- The Conversation) After beating a first-term South Australian Liberal government in 2022, Labor premier Peter Malinauskas has gone on to be a reform advocate on issues including social media and politcal donations.

His government is looking at a ban on children under 14 accessing social media accounts, with parental consent required for those 14 and 15.

Malinauskas is also proposing changes that would ban most political donations in South Australian politics.

On AUKUS, he is urging a greater national effort to prepare the Australian workforce for the demands for labour the agreement will bring, dirtectly and indirectly.

Peter Malinauskas joined the podcast to talk about these issues.

On political donation reform, he says politicians are spending far too much time raising money:

On a social media ban for young teens, Malinauskas says it's worth doing even if some kids find a workaround:

With South Australia heavily involved in the AUKUS submarine program, Malinauskas is a strong defender of the agreement:

On Peter Dutton's nuclear power announcement this week which would place a small modular reactor near Port Augusta, Malinauskas says:

• Social media
• Nuclear power
• Politics with Michelle Grattan
• Party donations
• Social media bans
• AUKUS
• Peter Malinauskas

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