The South Australian opposition must use the next four years to "listen and learn" after the March election loss, new Labor leader Peter Malinauskas says.
Mr Malinauskas took charge of the first meeting of Labor's front bench team on Wednesday and told the group that while it was disappointing to have lost government, they were now presented with an exciting opportunity.
"An exciting opportunity for us to listen and learn, to make sure that we can recalibrate ourselves to put ourselves in the best possible position to be able to plan to return to government in four years time," he said.
"Four years is a long way away, but it will go quickly.
"With the talent around this and the mix of both fresh blood and also experience, I think we're incredibly well equipped to take that journey together and lead us to victory."
Among those to have new roles in the new line-up are former treasurer Tom Koutsantonis. He lost treasury but is the new spokesman for government accountability, and will hold the Liberal administration to account across a range of issues.
Former transport and infrastructure minister Stephen Mullighan takes on the treasury role.
Susan Close will serve as deputy opposition leader, while retaining the education portfolio and picking up environment and water.
There are five new faces in the Labor line-up with a number of former ministers heading to the back bench, including outgoing premier Jay Weatherill and former deputy premier and attorney-general John Rau.
Only Mr Koutsantonis has survived from the group that made up Mr Weatherill's first cabinet in 2011.
Mr Malinauskas has signalled the opposition is willing to look again at a number of policy areas to see if changes are needed, including the question of open hearing by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption into claims of maladministration.
He said it was clear from Labor's election loss that the party did not have all its policy settings exactly right.
