SA Labor costs promises at $1.2b over 4 years
Labor says its election promises in SA will cost $1.2 billion over four years.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:38:00 +1100

Increased flows boost houseboat tourism hopes
The chief executive of the Houseboat Hirers Association says increased flows below Lock One are great news for the River Murray and the houseboat industry.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +1100

Web program eases pain of Upper House voting
A South Australian man has developed a computer application he says can help voters work out their preferences for the Upper House ballot paper for Saturday's SA election.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:08:00 +1100

Upper House fight to capture Xenophon factor
Candidates jostling for seats in SA's Upper House are keen to win the votes that went to Nick Xenophon last time.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:15:00 +1100

Rann admits mistakes in personal life
Days ahead of the SA poll, Premier Mike Rann has touched on mistakes in his personal life.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:18:00 +1100

Man arrested over cannabis plants
A 37-year-old Renmark man has been arrested after 60 mature cannabis plants were allegedly found growing among his Cooltong citrus orchards.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:08:00 +1100

Apprentice payroll pledge from ALP
Labor says it would abolish payroll tax on wages for apprentices and trainees.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:51:00 +1100

Higher Murray flows pledged for irrigators
Liberals promise irrigators 25pc opening allocations, but Minister Karlene Maywald says they can expect even more.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:16:00 +1100

Popular schools would take more students: ALP
A $60 million ALP plan would expand four popular Adelaide secondary schools.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:29:00 +1100

More Queensland floodwaters promised for SA
Premier Mike Rann says there is an in-principle agreement for more Qld floodwaters to reach SA.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:23:00 +1100

Water allocations boost 'expected'
The Central Irrigation Trust has welcomed yesterday's announcement that River Murray irrigators in South Australia have had a slight increase in their water allocations.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:41:00 +1100

Workshop confronts grape glut
The Riverland and Lower Murray wine industry will be urged to confront the reality of oversupply at a workshop being hosted in Berri today by the industry's peak representative bodies.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:06:00 +1100

Fears Rudd health plan to put pressure on resources
The South Australian branch of the Rural Doctors Association says a Federal Government plan to train extra doctors could put pressure on infrastructure and training providers.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:03:00 +1100

Liberal leadership questions unfair: Chapman
Opposition frontbencher Vickie Chapman says the SA Liberals are facing unfair leadership questions.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:57:00 +1100

Too early to tell exact floodwater boost
How much water South Australia will get from the Queensland floods is still uncertain, despite officials meeting on Friday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:07:00 +1100

Task force eyes futures fund opportunities
The Riverland Futures Task Force has released more details on the Sustainable Futures Fund.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:50:00 +1100

Murray irrigators allowed 62pc
Murray irrigators in SA have their water allocations increased to 62 per cent.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:48:00 +1100

Growers fear housing threat
South Australia's Fresh Fruit Growers Association says allowing more residential houses to be built in horticultural zones would be hugely detrimental to growers.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:36:00 +1100

Hospital pledge a 'first step'
The Liberal candidate for Chaffey, Tim Whetstone, says a $1.3 million investment in the Renmark Hospital was not designed to cover the reopening of an after-hours service.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:32:00 +1100

Land use change pressuring rural roads
The chief executive of the Southern Mallee Council, along with the Mayor, will be in Canberra on next week to discuss regional road issues with other councils from high agricultural areas.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:27:00 +1100

SA jobless remains below national rate
Premier Mike Rann says SA has the lowest jobless rate among the states.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:09:00 +1100

Labor pledge to extend tank rebate
Labor says it will extend a $200 rebate for household rainwater tanks to include those which are not plumbed into a house.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:00 +1100

Redmond busy: second debate offer rejected
Offered a second election debate with a day's notice, Isobel Redmond told the SA Premier she was too busy.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:32:00 +1100

I'm still a 'conservative', Labor minister assures voters
SA Labor Government minister who is a National makes clear her political views remain conservative.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:14:00 +1100

SA Labor costs promises at $1.2b over 4 years
Labor says its election promises in SA will cost $1.2 billion over four years.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:38:00 +1100

Web program eases pain of Upper House voting
A South Australian man has developed a computer application he says can help voters work out their preferences for the Upper House ballot paper for Saturday's SA election.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:08:00 +1100

Upper House fight to capture Xenophon factor
Candidates jostling for seats in SA's Upper House are keen to win the votes that went to Nick Xenophon last time.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:15:00 +1100

Lawyers defend justice system over McGee verdicts
The Law Society and Lawyers Alliance have defended the verdicts against the McGee brothers.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:29:00 +1100

Police start living in outback Aboriginal lands
Police are no longer flying in and out to patrol the far north Aboriginal lands of South Australia.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:30:00 +1100

McGees found not guilty of conspiracy
Lawyer Eugene McGee and his brother found not guilty of conspiracy to attempt to pervert the course of justice.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:58:00 +1100

Rann admits mistakes in personal life
Days ahead of the SA poll, Premier Mike Rann has touched on mistakes in his personal life.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:18:00 +1100

Mayor attacks 'silly' tourism campaign
The Port Lincoln Council has moved to distance itself from its Mayor's opposition to a regional tourism campaign for Eyre Peninsula.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:22:00 +1100

Apprentice payroll pledge from ALP
Labor says it would abolish payroll tax on wages for apprentices and trainees.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:51:00 +1100

Locals wary of 'bodies in barrels' film
The 'bodies in barrels' serial killings, one of the darkest periods in South Australia's criminal history, may become a movie.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:10:00 +1100

Popular schools would take more students: ALP
A $60 million ALP plan would expand four popular Adelaide secondary schools.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:29:00 +1100

Council accused of poor fire response
A member of Country Fire Service Region 6, has sent a letter to the Port Lincoln City Council, alleging that Council was slow to respond to CFS requests for equipment during the December 23rd fire.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:18:00 +1100

Fears Rudd health plan to put pressure on resources
The South Australian branch of the Rural Doctors Association says a Federal Government plan to train extra doctors could put pressure on infrastructure and training providers.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:03:00 +1100

Santos still searching for oil leak source
The oil and gas producer Santos says it still does not know the source of an oil leak found two years ago in the groundwater beneath its Port Bonython plant near Whyalla.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +1100

Liberal leadership questions unfair: Chapman
Opposition frontbencher Vickie Chapman says the SA Liberals are facing unfair leadership questions.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:57:00 +1100

SA Govt taking 'backwards step' on dialysis
The South Australian Government has been accused of taking a step backwards on its pledge to secure dialysis treatment in Alice Springs for renal patients from the state's far north-west Aboriginal lands.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:11:00 +1100

Fears poor roads threaten tourism
A tourism operator says he may have to cancel bus tours to Lake Gairdner, north of Eyre Peninsula, because of the shocking state of the roads.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:46:00 +1100

Council moves to protect dunes
Signs and fences are being put up along the coast north of Whyalla, to protect a geological phenomena thought to be more than 300,000 years old.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:39:00 +1100

NT accused of discriminating against SA renal patients
The Labor Member whose electorate covers South Australia's far north says it is up to the Northern Territory to lift a ban on renal patients from the far north-west Aboriginal lands, not South Australia.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:22:00 +1100

Floods close border tourist road
A south-west Queensland mayor says the main road into South Australia has been closed to all traffic and it is not known when it will reopen.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:45:00 +1100

Biofuels study in Cooper Basin
South Australian resource company Beach Energy and a US business General Atomics are doing a joint study on producing biofuels in the Cooper Basin.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:12:00 +1100

SA jobless remains below national rate
Premier Mike Rann says SA has the lowest jobless rate among the states.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:09:00 +1100

Federal action demanded on dialysis dilemma
The Senate has voted in favour of a Greens' motion calling on the Federal Government to intervene in a deadlock between the South Australian and Northern Territory governments over renal dialysis patients.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:40:00 +1100

Labor pledge to extend tank rebate
Labor says it will extend a $200 rebate for household rainwater tanks to include those which are not plumbed into a house.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:00 +1100

SA Labor costs promises at $1.2b over 4 years
Labor says its election promises in SA will cost $1.2 billion over four years.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:38:00 +1100

Web program eases pain of Upper House voting
A South Australian man has developed a computer application he says can help voters work out their preferences for the Upper House ballot paper for Saturday's SA election.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:08:00 +1100

Upper House fight to capture Xenophon factor
Candidates jostling for seats in SA's Upper House are keen to win the votes that went to Nick Xenophon last time.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:15:00 +1100

Glenys Heyward put in wheelie bin, court hears
A farm worker accused of helping murder Glenys Heyward has told the Supreme Court at Mount Gambier he thought Neil Heyward had put his wife in a wheelie bin to take her to a quieter place to talk.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:40:00 +1100

Rann admits mistakes in personal life
Days ahead of the SA poll, Premier Mike Rann has touched on mistakes in his personal life.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:18:00 +1100

Police probe stock theft
Police are investigating the theft of $30,000 worth of stock from a property 10 kilometres north of Naracoorte.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:14:00 +1100

CFS douses $25K hay blaze
The damage bill from a large hay fire near Naracoorte yesterday has been estimated at $25,000.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:11:00 +1100

Apprentice payroll pledge from ALP
Labor says it would abolish payroll tax on wages for apprentices and trainees.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:51:00 +1100

Popular schools would take more students: ALP
A $60 million ALP plan would expand four popular Adelaide secondary schools.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:29:00 +1100

More Queensland floodwaters promised for SA
Premier Mike Rann says there is an in-principle agreement for more Qld floodwaters to reach SA.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:23:00 +1100

Dates under scrutiny at Heyward murder trial
The son of south-east woman Glenys Heyward has denied he told his father where his mother was in the lead-up to her death in July 2007.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:06:00 +1100

Water allocations boost 'expected'
The Central Irrigation Trust has welcomed yesterday's announcement that River Murray irrigators in South Australia have had a slight increase in their water allocations.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:41:00 +1100

Workshop confronts grape glut
The Riverland and Lower Murray wine industry will be urged to confront the reality of oversupply at a workshop being hosted in Berri today by the industry's peak representative bodies.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:06:00 +1100

Fears Rudd health plan to put pressure on resources
The South Australian branch of the Rural Doctors Association says a Federal Government plan to train extra doctors could put pressure on infrastructure and training providers.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:03:00 +1100

Liberal leadership questions unfair: Chapman
Opposition frontbencher Vickie Chapman says the SA Liberals are facing unfair leadership questions.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:57:00 +1100

Relay for Life generates 'unbelievable' support
The weekend's Relay for Life attracted an overwhelming response from Limestone Coast participants and donors.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:19:00 +1100

Heyward murder accused told to 'keep mouth shut'
The Supreme Court at Mount Gambier has been told Matthew Heyward was warned to keep his mouth shut after his father told him that his mother was dead.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:56:00 +1100

Fans flock to pre-season AFL clash
About 6,000 fans in Mount Gambier enjoyed a rare taste of AFL in the country on Saturday, when Port Adelaide played Collingwood in the final round of the pre-season challenge.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:43:00 +1100

Police recover diver's body
Police divers from Adelaide's water operations unit have recovered the body of a Melbourne scuba diver who died in a sinkhole south of Mount Gambier, in south-east South Australia, on Saturday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +1100

Pies make Power look inadequate
Collingwood has flattened Port Adelaide by 81 points in its AFL practice match at Mt Gambier.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:21:00 +1100

Deadline looms for wind farm say
The Grant District Council says anyone opposed to its approval of 46 wind turbines being constructed in south-east South Australia will have about two weeks to appeal.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +1100

Councils agree on boundary shake-up
The Grant District and Mount Gambier councils have signed off an agreement that will allow the city's residential areas to be expanded.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:39:00 +1100

Cancer survivor's message of hope
A SA cancer survivor joins others in giving a message of hope and raising money.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:33:00 +1100

Scientists urge water allocation reduction
More than 30 of the nation's top water scientists have united in an urgent plea to the Federal Government to reduce water allocations.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +1100

SA Labor costs promises at $1.2b over 4 years
Labor says its election promises in SA will cost $1.2 billion over four years.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:38:00 +1100

Web program eases pain of Upper House voting
A South Australian man has developed a computer application he says can help voters work out their preferences for the Upper House ballot paper for Saturday's SA election.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:08:00 +1100

Upper House fight to capture Xenophon factor
Candidates jostling for seats in SA's Upper House are keen to win the votes that went to Nick Xenophon last time.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:15:00 +1100

Rann admits mistakes in personal life
Days ahead of the SA poll, Premier Mike Rann has touched on mistakes in his personal life.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:18:00 +1100

Mayor attacks 'silly' tourism campaign
The Port Lincoln Council has moved to distance itself from its Mayor's opposition to a regional tourism campaign for Eyre Peninsula.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:22:00 +1100

Apprentice payroll pledge from ALP
Labor says it would abolish payroll tax on wages for apprentices and trainees.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:51:00 +1100

Popular schools would take more students: ALP
A $60 million ALP plan would expand four popular Adelaide secondary schools.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:29:00 +1100

Council accused of poor fire response
A member of Country Fire Service Region 6, has sent a letter to the Port Lincoln City Council, alleging that Council was slow to respond to CFS requests for equipment during the December 23rd fire.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:18:00 +1100

Fears Rudd health plan to put pressure on resources
The South Australian branch of the Rural Doctors Association says a Federal Government plan to train extra doctors could put pressure on infrastructure and training providers.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:03:00 +1100

Liberal leadership questions unfair: Chapman
Opposition frontbencher Vickie Chapman says the SA Liberals are facing unfair leadership questions.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:57:00 +1100

SA jobless remains below national rate
Premier Mike Rann says SA has the lowest jobless rate among the states.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:09:00 +1100

Labor pledge to extend tank rebate
Labor says it will extend a $200 rebate for household rainwater tanks to include those which are not plumbed into a house.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:00 +1100

Redmond busy: second debate offer rejected
Offered a second election debate with a day's notice, Isobel Redmond told the SA Premier she was too busy.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:32:00 +1100

Costings and data: SA election stoush continues
Stormwater data, health costings, economic terminology - the SA election fight has it all.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +1100

Country health boost promised by ALP
More equipment, elective surgery and chemotherapy for country areas of SA have been pledged by Labor.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:54:00 +1100

Pair sentenced over car theft drug plot
A judge says a plot to steal cars from a Port Adelaide dealership and sell them at Port Lincoln was "colossally stupid".
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:43:00 +1100

Police vow alcohol crackdown at Ceduna
New rules aimed at curbing alcohol abuse at Ceduna on South Australia's west coast are being circumvented by some residents.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:00 +1100

Residents threaten lawsuit over blackouts
More power blackouts on parts of South Australia's west coast over the long weekend have triggered threats of protests or legal action against ETSA.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:38:00 +1100

No motive for alleged bashing murder, court told
The Supreme Court at Port Augusta has been told a Ceduna man offered two men a lift in his car before they bashed him and left him to die on the roadside.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:00 +1100

SA Liberals, ALP in dead heat poll
With less than two weeks until SA goes to the polls, Newspoll has the major parties in a dead heat.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:18:00 +1100

Licence to go for life, warns Rann
The ALP says it will move to strip dangerous SA drivers of their licences permanently.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:42:00 +1100

ETSA promises blackout fix
Residents in South Australia's Elliston region say they are fed up with ongoing power failures, after further blackouts last week stirred up community anger.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:02:00 +1100

Rain brings smiles for SA farmers
SA farmers say heavy rain across wide areas could set them up for a good start to the season.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:57:00 +1100

More flooding and damage from SA rain
Storms and heavy rain have caused problems, keeping State Emergency Service crews busy overnight.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:20:00 +1100