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Political crisis in Venezuela holds up SA's Lucky Bay-to-Wallaroo ferry service

Plans to relaunch a South Australian ferry service hit a snag with the vessel the Aurora V caught up in political turmoil in South America.




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Bodies of father and young daughter spotted after they were swept away off rocks on Eyre Peninsula

The search for two people missing off the coast of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula ends tragically as the bodies of a 35-year-old man and his five-year-old daughter are spotted in waters after they were swept from rocks at Cape Carnot.



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Bodies of father and young daughter spotted after they were swept off rocks on Eyre Peninsula



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How clean are our cleanest beaches? Microplastics study underway in remote SA

It comes as no surprise to researchers that densely-populated beaches in Australia are contaminated with microplastics but what about our remote coastal areas?




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Canadian tourists Art and Joy Parker with Brett Shanahan and Graham Hutchinson on the Nullarbor Links golf course




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Players in the 2019 Chasing The Sunset tournament




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Patti Law




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Kalgoorlie golfers John Law and Paul Smythe at Ceduna




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World's longest golf course turns 10 and continues to grow as Nullarbor tourist attraction

It has been described as "a little peculiar" but the 18-hole Nullarbor Links outback golf course is growing in popularity with tourists and golfers from all corners of the globe.




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Unmarked graves found at Lake Condah cemetery using ground-penetrating radar

Ground-penetrating radar technology has discovered multiple unmarked graves at an old Aboriginal mission cemetery in south-west Victoria.




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AusMAP's war on microplastic pollution enlists foot soldiers from all over Australia

From afar, it might look like Michelle Blewitt is teaching bystanders how to pan for gold, as she vigorously shakes a sieve full of sand on a beach, but on closer inspection, she is teaching locals how to hunt for microplastics.




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Labor candidate for Maranoa Linda Little




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Waterloo Bay cliffside deaths still haunt South Australian town 170 years later

A series of killings that happened 170 years ago have created deep rifts in South Australias Waterloo Bay and a new cliffside monument is at the centre of the debate.



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Drying lavender



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Grassy lavender



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Lavender family



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Surprising discovery turns teacher into accidental lavender farmer with big plans

When the Foster family bought their new family home, they had no idea they would become lavender farmers and the work it would involve.




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Lake Eyre floods cause outback pub to travel hundreds of kilometres for beer, toilet paper

This is Phil Gregurke. He is havingtotravel 200kmjust topickup acartonofbeerand some toiletpaper for his pub on the Birdsville Track.





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A 'sad day' for the Eyre Peninsula as locals say goodbye to rail transport

About 500 locals turn out in Cummins, on SA's Eyre Peninsula, to farewell one of the final trains passing through the town as the region prepares for more trucks on the road.




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Eyre Peninsula's Murphy's Haystacks are among the oldest rocks in Australia but they're slowly eroding away

An 'island-rock' formation in South Australian is believed to have formed billions of years ago and while it is eroding, experts say it is not likely to disappear anytime soon.




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Plan to open up SA reservoirs with 'undue haste' could see outbreaks of illness, report warns

A report finds Adelaide's drinking water could be under risk of contamination, leading to outbreaks of gastro, because of the State Government's plan to open up reservoirs to recreational activities.




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SA property owners facing 'big sting' as council rates, land tax and water bills increase

Increased taxes on properties are making South Australia even less attractive to investors according to the Property Council of Australia, amid worries surrounding the local housing industry.




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CASA has 'no concerns' with Regional Express Airlines plane safety following claims of rust on engine

Regional Express Airlines says a video of what is claimed to be a rusty propeller shaft on one of its planes does not actually show corrosion, with CASA saying it had "no current issues" with the safety of Rex aircraft.




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SA Government at odds with Property Council over land tax loophole

After a furious backlash from supporters, donors and some of its own MPs, SA's Liberal Government could rethink aspects of its controversial land tax measures flagged in last month's budget but what is the dispute all about?




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Missionary's Barngarla language dictionary liberates the next generation

The forgotten language of the Barngarla people on Eyre Peninsula is being revived thanks to a dictionary written by a German Lutheran pastor in 1844.



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Great Australian Bight seismic testing delayed as PGS suspends plans until next year

A plan to probe the Great Australian Bight for gas and oil using seismic testing is delayed, with the company behind the move confirming its testing will be postponed until next year.




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'Bold' scheme launches to power every property on SA's Eyre Peninsula with solar

An ambitious plan to power every property on SA's Eyre Peninsula with solar has been labelled an Australian first but is it too good to be true?




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SA Government plans to increase state care adoptions, excluding Aboriginal children

Aboriginal children will be excluded from a plan to boost adoptions of children in state care in South Australia because of cultural sensitivities around the Stolen Generation, the State Government says.



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SA Government to continue with land tax aggregation plan but will lower top rate

South Australia's Treasurer announces the Government will lower the land tax rate by more than planned but will continue with its controversial plan to raise more money from large property owners.




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Worker forced to jump into the ocean from Whyalla jetty after it catches on fire

A police officer helps save a worker who jumped into the ocean for his own safety when the Whyalla jetty caught fire on Wednesday afternoon.





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Solo trekker Steve Woore follows runaway teen whalers' 500km pioneering trek across Eyre Peninsula

In the mid-19th century two teenagers fled the brutal life of a SA whaling station. With the help of local Indigenous tribes they survived walking more than 500km through remote landscape to finally reach freedom.




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SA's Sleaford Bay could be a 'whale highway' so what might be the impact of a planned desalination plant?

Volunteer whale spotters believe they've photographed more than 50 whales at South Australia's Sleaford Bay this year, raising questions about how the marine mammals might be affected by a desalination plant proposed for the area.




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Pub patron stabbed in back after intervening in attempted armed robbery at Mawson Lakes

A woman has been arrested and a man is on the run after a customer was stabbed during an attempted robbery at an Adelaide pub last night.




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Alert SA bushfire warning app not ready as fire burns in Murraylands

An app designed to alert South Australians about bushfires is still not ready as total fire bans were issued amid sweltering temperatures. A watch and act message has been issued for a fire burning near Swan Reach in the state's Murraylands region.




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SA land tax bill set to 'bite the dust', with Labor and crossbenchers opposing latest amendments

The South Australian Government's attempt to reform land tax appears doomed to fail, despite an eleventh-hour bid to get the support of traditional Liberal Party allies.




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Fire incidents under control after fuel tanker rolled and engulfed in flames in SA

Two fire incidents in regional South Australia are under control after temperatures soared across the state. A fuel tanker rolled on the Eyre Highway earlier today, and CFS crews have contained a grass fire at Lewiston.




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Drinking water in a remote Aboriginal town on the Nullarbor fringe has now depleted

Clean drinking water is essential for survival but one South Australian Aboriginal community has now been completely "bone dry" for days.




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Eggs recalled, Victorian farm quarantined over possible salmonella contamination

Hundreds of thousands of eggs are removed from the shelves of supermarkets across four states following an outbreak of salmonella cases linked to an exotic strain of the bacteria.




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Salmonella egg contamination could result in significant chicken cull

Authorities could order the destruction of hundreds of thousands of chickens at a Victorian poultry farm, after the detection of a rare strain of salmonella at the property sparked a massive supermarket egg recall.





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Chalkbrood fungal disease on the rise in Australian beehives and poor nutrition could be to blame

A disease is wreaking havoc on Australian beehives, and one PhD student and beekeeper is trying to find out why.





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Racist language can disengage and alienate voters, advocates warn

Hateful language in parliament filters to the street, advocates say, and it can lead to disaffection so deep in some Australians that they choose not to vote at all.




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How folk revival musicians The Hollands! turned their family into a band

The Holland family have hosted thousands of dinner parties in a bus parked in the driveways of complete strangers. It is their way of keeping one foot in urban life while living off the grid.




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Nine sells Fairfax community newspapers to Antony Catalano

Former Fairfax Media executive Antony 'The Cat' Catalano strikes a $115 million deal to buy his old employer's regional newspaper group.