Ex-SA Liberal leader David Speirs fined for supplying cocaine

David Speirs was the leader of the South Australian Liberal Party when he used cocaine as a “means of escapism” and introduced it to his friends around August 2024.

The 40-year-old was sentenced in Adelaide Magistrates Court today after pleading guilty in March to two counts of drug supply.

The offences involved Speirs giving cocaine to two friends in early August about the time he stepped down as opposition leader.

Speirs has been embroiled in controversy since he quit the leadership on August 8, declaring he had “just had a gutful” of leadership speculation and did not have the energy to keep fighting.

He resigned from parliament in October after his arrest.