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Woman receives fine for tipping former Renewal SA executives off to anti-corruption probe

A former South Australian government employee who tipped her bosses off to an anti-corruption watchdog investigation against them in September 2018 has avoided a conviction and has been fined $1,000.
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Fire destroys Adelaide heritage-listed building used to store food donations

South Australian Police believe a fire in Adelaide's south-western suburb overnight that destroyed a food support charity was deliberately lit. 
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Soot covered walls of a burnt room with empty shelves, everything destroyed

What to do when elderly parents refuse to talk about aged care

Australia's aged care sector is entering a stage of "critical" reform. So what do you do when a loved one is hesitant to accept requisite care later in life?
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Families turn to low-cost grocers as Adelaide records the nation's sharpest jump in food prices

Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows food prices cumulatively increased by 16.4 per cent in Adelaide between 2021 and 2023. Low-cost grocery store The Food Centre says demand has also spiked with hundreds of families visiting the store each week.
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Tributes flow for Indigenous advocate Lowitja O'Donoghue

Dr O'Donoghue is being remembered as a fearsome advocate who inspired a generation of Aboriginal people.
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Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds

We relived the thrills and spills of the Turnbull years in Nemesis — with political analysis from Annabel Crabb

The ABC's political docuseries Nemesis is back. We unpack the biggest moments from episode 2, with political analysis from Annabel Crabb. 
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A portrait of Malcolm Turnbull looking determinedly down the barrel of the camera.

Adelaide hit hardest by rise in grocery prices

The ABS data has prompted calls for a parliamentary inquiry into they skyrocketing prices.
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Duration: 1 minute 49 seconds

Rolling storm hits Moomba Gas Fields

Wild storms stemming from from ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily rolled through the Moomba Oil and Gas Fields in regional South Australia on Sunday February 4, 2024.
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Duration: 9 seconds

Police say motorbike riders hit by car after fight outside Adelaide pub

Two motorcyclists are hit by a car at Henley Beach and taken to hospital with serious injuries, following emergency services earlier being called to the scene because of a fight outside a hotel.
SA Police officer's reflective vest.

'The story of the truth of Australia': Prominent Australians pay tribute to Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue

Prominent leaders have united in sympathy to pay their respects to one of the nation's most acclaimed and admired Indigenous leaders, Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this story includes images of an Indigenous person who has died.
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Energy giant accused of breaches after lead exposure during power plant decommissioning

Sean Gibbons says he started experiencing fatigue, stomach upsets, pins and needles in his legs, and insomnia after helping decommission AGL's Torrens Island power plant. A blood test revealed he had lead levels three times higher than recommended. 
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Blonde wigs and white bathing suits: Hundreds don Monroe look by the beach

What started out as a small community fundraiser with 50 participants has now turned into an event attracting hundreds of people, and even international supporters. The annual Marilyn Monroe Jetty Swim this year broke fundraising and attendance records.
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Swimmers with blue floaties and blonde wigs in the ocean.

Man charged over alleged murder of mother and son in Adelaide's north-west

South Australia Police says a mother and son have been found dead at a home at Rosewater in Adelaide's north-west. A 43-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged with two counts of murder.
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Police investigate in a suburban street.

Families in remote Australia want more financial help as boarding costs soar

About 4,000 children from remote Australia rely on boarding schools to finish their education. But with boarding fees climbing, there are concerns over affordable schooling.
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Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds

South Australian woman, believed to be Australia's oldest person, dies aged 111

Catherina van der Linden died on Australia Day at Southern Cross Care's West Beach Residential Care home surrounded by her family. Her body will be donated to the University of Adelaide's Body Donation Program.
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analysis:How can a Snowtown 'bodies-in-the-barrels' perpetrator be freed from jail?

As a journalist who covered the shocking murders, it is hard to fathom how one of the men who helped give Adelaide the moniker 'the murder capital of Australia' can be allowed out of jail, writes James Wakelin.
Snowtown accomplice Mark Ray Haydon.

Parts of South Australia, Victoria, NSW to experience hottest weather in up to three years

A burst of hot northerly winds will bring the highest temperatures in years to parts of south-east Australia, while ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily carves a trail of torrential rain and flooding.
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Stabbing victim who dated man of different faith got more than '2,500 texts and calls' in lead-up to attack

A young woman stabbed at an Adelaide shopping centre car park by her father who disapproved of her relationship with a man of a different faith, was inundated with texts and calls as her attackers tried to track her down, a court document reveals.
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A CCTV still shows perpetrator walking and holding what police allege is a knife.

Bus stop app could be among 'most significant innovations in public transport'

An app intended to help public transport users who are blind or vision-impaired is being trialled along a popular Adelaide bus route, ahead of what the technology's developer hopes is an expanded rollout.
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A woman wearing a cap, sunglasses and holding onto a walking stick stands in front of a public bus.

'Distrust, uncertainty and anxiety' in regional communities over green energy transition, report reveals

Poor engagement and consultation has led to "material distrust" of renewable energy developers in regional communities, according to a much-anticipated review.
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App aims to help visually impaired hail buses

The app allows passengers to digitally alert bus drivers that they're waiting at a stop.
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Duration: 1 minute 37 seconds

Peter Malinauskas on South Australia's ambulance ramping crisis

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas joins State Political Reporter Rory McClaren to discuss housing shortages, the cost-of-living crunch and the state’s hospital struggles, for Stateline.
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Duration: 6 minutes 49 seconds

Restaurant operators who allegedly punished staff with 'strikes' facing legal action for underpaying staff

The Fair Work Ombudsman says the operators of two Adelaide Vietnamese restaurants allegedly underpaid staff more than $400,000 and unlawfully punished them for incorrectly charging customers. 
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How does an expensive school uniform help kids learn? Spoiler: It doesn't

Expensive school uniforms with logos and monograms do nothing to help kids learn, so why are we paying so much at the uniform shop?
New prep-aged children sit on floor in circle in prep classroom playing barrel of monkeys game at Spring Mountain State School.

110 people access voluntary assisted dying in SA

South Australia became the fourth state to pass such legislation, with Queensland and New South Wales also implementing the laws last year.
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Duration: 1 minute 55 seconds