Ashton Morgan Hurn (born 14 January 1991) is an Australian politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition in South Australia and the leader of the South Australian Liberal Party since 2025. She has been the member of the House of Assembly (MP) for the district of Schubert since 2022.
Hurn was born on 14 January 1991 and was raised in Angaston. She is the granddaughter of Brian Hurn, who had been mayor of Barossa Council, and the sister of Shannon Hurn, who played Australian Rules football for West Coast Eagles.
Hurn attended Nuriootpa High School. She was a South Australian Institute of Sport netballer, and played in the South Australian representative 19 & Under team in 2010. She studied social sciences at university.
Hurn began working for then MP Steven Marshall one day a week while at university, eventually becoming Director of Media and Communications for him as Premier for four years, including throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2014, Hurn ran for pre-selection for the South Australian Liberal Party seat of Schubert. She was defeated by Stephan Knoll, who held the seat until 2022. After Knoll retired from politics, Hurn successfully stood for the seat at the 2022 state election. She was given the portfolio of health in the shadow cabinet of David Speirs. She is part of the moderate wing of the party.
After Vincent Tarzia stepped down as Liberal leader, Hurn was elected unopposed in December 2025. She is the second woman to hold the position after Isobel Redmond. She was also the third female Liberal leader installed within three weeks, after Victoria's Jess Wilson and New South Wales' Kellie Sloane.
Hurn believes it was right to ban Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the Adelaide Writers' Week for her pro-Palestinian comments.
Hurn took the leadership in a very difficult position. Not only was she the Liberals' fourth leader since 2022 and third in the parliamentary term, but there were just over 100 days to go before the 2026 state election, with most pollsters suggesting they were headed for severe losses. At that election, the Liberal Party, led by Hurn, suffered a large swing against it and received less primary votes than right-wing populist party One Nation. This marks the first time the Liberal Party have finished outside the top two highest parties by vote share at a South Australian election. They were reduced to five seats, their smallest presence in the legislature ever. Hurn was not blamed for the debacle and led what remained of the party into opposition.
Hurn is married to Adam Howard, who was previously a media adviser for Christopher Pyne. They have a son who was born in May 2024.
She is also the sister of former West Coast Eagles captain Shannon Hurn.