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Jo Clark, CEO of West Coast Youth and Community Support




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Photography exhibition has blokes talking about their feelings

Single dad becomes unsung hero of a photographic exhibition championing men's health that is making a difference



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International students groups call for action on cheating to get into Australian universities

International student associations call for more regulation of overseas migration agents as they reveal cheating on English tests required for Australian universities can be common practice.




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Port Lincoln's tuna toss competition turns 40, with hammer throwers and locals throwing the catch

Port Lincoln, on South Australia's west coast, celebrates four decades of a tuna-tossing competition that commemorates the city's fishing history and is proving popular with hammer throwers.



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Councils cannot afford regional security upgrades, say experts

Regional airports are deemed essential gateways between the city and country, but questions have been raised about how secure they are.




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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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Trailblazers bring their regional projects to the country's capital

From growing agri-tourism to tackling racism, these Trailblazers are taking their big ideas to the country's corridors of power to revolutionise regional Australia.




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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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Wade Austin portrait



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POMS ruled out as cause of high oyster mortality rates in South Australian oyster growing regions

South Australia's oyster growers are given the all-clear over a potentially devastating disease.




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Aboriginal community pleas for 'help in dealing with grief' as Closing the Gap report finds most targets not met

Some members of South Australia's Aboriginal community have lost 23 members of their family in the past two years and they are desperate for help in dealing with grief.




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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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Nullarbor sunset with truck




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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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Viterra to transition to road transport for movement of all grain on Eyre Peninsula

Grain handling group Viterra announces it will transition from rail to road transport for movement of all grain on the Eyre Peninsula.




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Professor Luciana Moller (right) with Professor Luciano Beheregaray from Flinders University



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Dolphin brothers and cousins have better success with the ladies if they hang out together

Male southern bottlenose dolphins in South Australia's Coffin Bay have greater sexual success if they hang out with their brothers and cousins, according to new research.




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Town built on the back of its railway forced off the rails and braces for inundation of road trains

The proud railway identity of Cummins is to become history as the farming community prepares to tackle 50 extra trucks on its roads each day.




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Lukina Lukin with a tuna



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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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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.



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Will Australia finally get a national nuclear waste facility?

Legal action is threatening the latest proposed sites for storing nuclear waste in South Australia, and the debate is dividing communities and traditional owners.




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Grape yields down by up to 50 per cent for South Australian wine grape growers, but high quality fruit may save the day

Hot temperatures and low rainfall take their toll on South Australian wine grape growers, but many are happy with the quality of the wines in spite of, or perhaps even because of, the tough conditions.




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Cashless debit card trials are being extended, but are they even working?

The Federal Government pledges to extend cashless debit card trials, designed to curb drug and alcohol abuse, but reports of the card's success are mixed.




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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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One of Australia's most tragic WWI family losses, with four brothers killed on battlefield

A chance finding among the bric-a-brac at a backyard auction in Port Lincoln results in a 12-year journey that uncovers one of Australia's most tragic family losses from war.




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Australia's wool clip expected to be lowest in almost 100 years as drought bites

Australian wool totals are forecast to be down by 12.7 per cent on last year a drop of 43 million kilograms, and the lowest yield since 1924, when the industry was much smaller.




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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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Entertainer Bernie Scott with his dog Lucy




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City girls serve country hospitality at the Ungarra Community Cafe

With no pub or shops in the town, these former city girls started a community-run cafe and it's improving the welfare of local farmers while raising money for charity too.




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Indigenous leaders welcome ALP's federal election 2019 commitment to double IPA funding

More money has been pledged for more than 70 protected areas across the country, almost entirely in regional and remote Australia.



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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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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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Labor candidate for Maranoa Linda Little




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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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App links food charities to businesses ensuring deliveries to the hungry in remote locations

Charities are turning to technology as they struggle to source enough food to feed a growing number of people going hungry in rural and remote communities.



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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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Maralinga story to be told through eyes of traditional owners affected by Britain's atomic bomb testing

Visitors are travelling to outback South Australia for tours of the former atomic testing site, but traditional owners want to see the narrative refocused to tell their story.




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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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Mining bill passes SA Parliament but rebel MPs say 'it's just the beginning'

Landholders fight for independent review after the controversial Mining bill passes the Lower House.




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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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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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Tuna on the menu all year round with industry breakthrough

SA's tuna industry is a lucrative one, but its potential has been limited by its seasonal nature. A new freezing technique, however, could help to change that.




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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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Message in a bottle author emails reply to young boy who found it 50 years after he wrote it

The author of a 50-year-old message in a bottle, which was recently found washed up on a remote SA beach, resorts to more modern means to express his delight at the discovery to its finder.




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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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Dinosaur ants with wasp-like stings could save the tiny town of Poochera from extinction

The shrinking town of Poochera is pinning its hopes of survival on a big statue and a prehistoric ant, and locals say their plan may just be enough to save their home from dying out completely.