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Two years since the death of pilot Roger Corbin, his daughter wants to take to the skies

Isabella Corbin can remember sitting on her dad's lap in the cockpit of his helicopter when she was just a baby. Two years after his death, she's determined to keep his legacy alive.





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Hair donations for medical wigs a growing trend, as PE teacher donates long locks honouring his mum

A high school PE teacher cuts his long hair in honour of his mum, as donations of human hair for medical wigs increases.



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Victim of alleged Nullarbor Plain murder was interpreter for ADF and US Army in Afghanistan, friends say

Friends of a man allegedly murdered on South Australia's Nullarbor Plain on Monday say he had previously worked as an interpreter with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the US Army in Afghanistan, and had "escaped the warzone" in moving to Australia.




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Fishing crew rescued 12 days after boat breaks down in Great Australian Bight

A five-member fishing crew is relieved to be back on land after enduring 12 days adrift off South Australia's coast, coming up against personal tragedy, a failed rescue attempt and a shortage of food.




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Rock lobster fishers in South Australia concerned over Western Australia's Government quota plans

South Australia's fishing industry is "banding together" to make sure the WA Government's plan to take control of a portion of the rock lobster catch does not also happen in its state.



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Great Australian Bight seismic testing gets green light from regulator

Oil and gas testing is set to take place in the Great Australian Bight this year, with the national petroleum regulator granting permission to exploration company PGS.




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Images of cold case victims to be displayed at prisons to help solve more than 100 cases

Inmates at four South Australian prisons will be confronted with the faces of cold case murder victims in what authorities hope will be a "conscious jogger" for people to come forward with information.




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Lives of Australia's 'largely unrecognised' unpaid carers the focus of new campaign, 3-legged challenge

Phoebe is your average 13-year-old, except that when she's not at school, she cares for her mum. She is among one in eight Australians who are unpaid carers, but are "largely unrecognised", something a new awareness campaign hopes to change.




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Malleefowl chick discovery on Eyre Peninsula hailed an 'exciting' find

A vulnerable malleefowl chick is the first to be discovered in a South Australian wildlife refuge and comes after the last cats and foxes were removed from the exclosure.




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Nuclear waste site selection process triggers mental health concerns, business boycotts and division, FOI documents reveal

FOI documents also reveal the Federal Government knows the process is creating division in small towns and causing some businesses to be boycotted.




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Record number of blue whales in Great Australian Bight this summer only seen thanks to tuna spotters

Tuna spotters, flying above the Bight to tell fishers where to steer their boats, have started working with whale researchers to help them take stock of populations.



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Foreign aid under fire on social media with calls to 'help our own' during times of catastrophic natural disasters

Some posts and memes on social media want foreign aid cut until Australians get back on their feet after natural disasters. But is this too simplistic?




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China suspends wool trade from South Africa due to foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Australian woolgrowers are set to benefit from the suspension of wool exports from South Africa to China due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.




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Adelaide Crows condemn racist Instagram comment aimed at Eddie Betts

AFL star Eddie Betts again becomes the target of "abhorrent and disgusting" racial abuse on social media, with the Crows releasing a strident statement demanding an end to what it said was the cowardly behaviour.



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AFL industry set to 'name and shame' culprit behind racist comment aimed at Eddie Betts

The AFL industry rallies behind Eddie Betts, with the peak body for players set to "name and shame" the person behind a racist attack on the Adelaide Crows star made on social media.



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Outback WA council keeps hand raised for nuclear waste facility, as legal action halts progress on SA sites

Leonora, a small town in the West Australian Goldfields, is being touted as a suitable location for an underground, low and intermediate-level nuclear waste storage facility.




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Skeleton found near Port Lincoln believed to be missing man Jarred Mueller

Police are working to confirm whether human remains found near Port Lincoln, in regional South Australia, belong to a man who went missing 20 years ago.




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Common fruit flies are beginning to build a resistance to common insecticides

Researchers from the University of Melbourne find fruit flies in temperate areas of Australia are building a resistance to common insecticides.




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Sexual assault survivors continue to suffer long trips to distant hospitals for examinations

Survivors of sexual assault in regional Australia are driving for hours to access forensic medical examinations, even though any GP or nurse can be trained to administer them.



  • ABC Eyre Peninsula and West Coast
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Adelaide Oval instruction about Aboriginal fans labelled 'appalling racism'

A sporting great and the South Australian Government express hurt and shock after revelations Aboriginal football fans were denied entry to Adelaide Oval for an AFL match during NAIDOC Week.




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Power disconnected in Port Lincoln due to fire danger risk

Power is being restored to Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia as authorities consider shutting off power to the Mount Lofty Ranges in response to extreme fire danger conditions in the area.




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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 man and his daughter recovered after drowning at Cape Carnot near Port Lincoln

Emergency crews recover the bodies of an Adelaide man and his five-year-old daughter who were hit by a freak wave on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.



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Father and daughter drownings at Cape Carnot could prompt tourist hotspot's closure

Cape Carnot south of Port Lincoln is popular with tourists because of its rugged cliffs and caves, but another two drownings are forcing the site's owner to rethink its future.




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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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Mavis Clinch and Mabel Crouch from Victoria




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Entertainer Bernie Scott with his dog Lucy




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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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Aussie birthing-kit assembly parties help give the gift of life to at-risk mothers around the globe

The Australian birthing kit program sees groups of women get together to help at-risk mothers around the globe and is believed to have helped save nearly 300,000 lives.




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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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This federal election, South Australia has been feeling the political cold shoulder

South Australian voters watching party leaders cut a trail through marginal seats across the country could be justified in feeling like they have been left in the dust with the state barely rating a blip for Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.




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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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Unmarked suicide graves excluded from cemeteries to be identified by archaeologist

A council in South Australia's Riverland is working to recognise the final resting places of people whose graves were unmarked because of the stigma of suicide at the time.




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SA Government accused of misleading foster carers after suspending funding for home upgrades

Foster carers have historically been able to apply for house and car upgrades to enable them to care for extra children, but the ABC can reveal the category of support was suspended in September 2018.




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Regional Australians calls for more health services, tourism opportunities

People living in South Australia's regional areas call for the State Government to help improve liveability.




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Diver tests his passion for old-style dive suits with plunge into shark-infested waters

Maritime collector Jamie Verhoeven dons a 70kg dive suit from the 1960s in shark-infested waters near Port Lincoln.




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Former doctor who tried to kill pharmacist with fishing knife loses his bid to reduce sentence

A former Adelaide doctor jailed for trying to murder a pharmacistwho reported him for overprescribing medication loses his bid to reduce his decade-long sentence.




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Federal Court dismisses bid to stop ballot on nuclear storage facility near Kimba

A South Australian Aboriginal group loses a bid to stop a council ballot on whether a nuclear storage facility should be built on the Eyre Peninsula.




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Here's how a Melbourne genealogist found the author of a 50-year-old message in a bottle

It took less than 48 hours for the author of a 50-year-old message in a bottle to be found on the other side of the world, after being discovered on a remote South Australian beach this week.




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Kimba girl Edie Rayner renews plea for doctor to visit cancer patients

Last year, Edie Rayner wrote an open letter addressed to all the doctors of Australia. Like many regional towns, her Kimba does not have a permanent doctor but she's looking to change that.




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Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy to be immortalised in hometown Streaky Bay

Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy's hometown of Streaky Bay is fundraising to install a life-sized bronze statue of their hero on the town's foreshore.



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Snapper fishing may be banned for three years in South Australia

Fishing for snapper in South Australia may be banned until 2023 to allow "decimated" populations to recover. The Government says if urgent steps are not taken, the iconic species could vanish from the state altogether.




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Fishers fear impact of SA Government snapper ban on charter tour operators and regional towns

For 17 years Ray Cook, also known as 'Captain Cook', has built a livelihood around helping others to catch a prized snapper but a proposed ban in SA waters could force his business under.




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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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SA Emergency Services Minister defends CFS appointment amid criticism about local experience

South Australia's Emergency Services Minister says the Country Fire Service's new chief officer has "experience right across the world", as volunteers criticise their new head for his lack of experience of catastrophic fire conditions.




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Luke Partington wins SANFL 2019 Magarey Medal as Peter Motley is inducted into Hall of Fame

Magarey Medallist Luke Partington from Glenelg thanks volunteers for their tireless contribution to football, while SA football greats Peter Motley and Greg Anderson are inducted into the Hall of Fame.




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Almost 1,500 tonnes of netting waste creates headache for recycling and fishing industries

Ghost netting in South Australia's pristine waters is causing a headache for the local council and the fishing, tourism, and recycling industries.




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Specialist police dog to help find remains of Tanja Ebert and Scott Redman

New South Wales specialist police dog Tilly has arrived in South Australia to help investigators find the remains of missing Manna Hill mother Tanja Ebert and Adelaide teenager Scott Redman.