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Rock-climbing victims identified as architect and researcher after bodies discovered in Flinders Ranges

The bodies of two climbing partners who fell to their deaths from a remote cliff face in South Australia's Flinders Ranges were discovered with the help of an aerial drone, one of the men's friends has revealed.




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Shane Warne lends name to Jurassic-era volcanoes a kilometre beneath the earth

What does the legendary leg-spinner have in common with an ancient volcano range beneath a remote stretch of outback SA and Queensland? A "fiery temperament" as well as "explosive talent", a geoscientist says.




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How an ancient trade is helping one of SA's oldest farming families survive the big dry

Holowiliena Station is in the grip of a horror drought, but reviving an ancient trade is proving a lifeline to this farming family.




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The Marree Man: an outback enigma

We still don't know who created the Marree Man, an enormous figure in the Australian outback. For every question answered, another two or three need to be asked. But like with all great mysteries, everyone has a theory.




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Milk price increases at supermarkets fail to reach struggling dairy farmers in Queensland and NSW

Dairy farmers say they are devastated a 10-cents-a-litre increase in the retail price of milk in July has not been passed on to them.




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Man killed close friend by falling on him during drunken fight at Telowie Beach, court hears

A South Australian man killed his close friend when he landed on top of him during a drunken fight, causing an internal cyst to fatally rupture, a court hears.












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Ghost town restoration of Farina a labour of love for volunteers across the years

For more than a decade, Australians have travelled to the South Australian outback ghost town of Farina, in an effort to restore the crumbling buildings.




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Filmmaker with autism Isaac Doman shines at Kangaroo Island Film Festival

Isaac Doman could not talk until he was eight years old. Now he's directing his own short films for an award-winning company.




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Port Pirie couple charged with criminal neglect fails to explain why baby boy was 'close to death'

A couple charged with the criminal neglect of their baby boy fails to explain what happened to the child who was taken to hospital "close to death", a court hears.



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Paul Cronin, celebrated Australian actor who helped set up Brisbane Bears, dies aged 81

The actor, who became an Australian household name through shows such as The Sullivans and Matlock Police, won five silver Logies and also helped set up Brisbane's first AFL team.




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Teddy bear fence along Copper Coast Highway poses safety risk to children, mayors warn

A popular roadside attraction featuring about 2,000 teddy bears and other soft toys could secure a reprieve after an intervention from the SA Premier but two local councils remain concerned about the risk it poses to drivers.




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Domestic violence report of country women shows attitudes aren't changing quickly enough

The voices of young country women and their experiences of intimate partner violence are being heard, but wider campaigns to address the crisis may not be.




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Social justice advocate Tauto Sansbury remembered as a 'true warrior for his people'

NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award winner and Indigenous rights advocate Tauto Sansbury has died at his home in Adelaide, aged 70. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of a person who has died.




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Driver who rammed man with ute during dispute over trailer sentenced to nine years in prison

A South Australian woman, who killed a man by hitting him with her ute amid a dispute over the use of a trailer, is sentenced to nine years in jail.




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Snapper fishing to be banned in SA waters for more than three years, SA Government says

The SA Government says a three-year statewide ban on snapper fishing will come into effect within weeks, despite a backlash from fishers and charter boat operators.




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SA woman convicted of stalking over war with stranger in Pickering Post comments section

A South Australian woman who posted "vile, vicious and vitriolic" comments about sexual impropriety, incest and drunkenness that were directed at another user of an online political forum is convicted of stalking.




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Teddy bear fence 'slashed' by vandals as SA Government, councils decide on its future

A controversial teddy bear fence, which stretches for more than a kilometre on South Australia's Copper Coast Highway, is being deliberately hacked apart by knife-wielding "haters", its creator claims.




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Drought sparks desperate and extreme behaviour for native animals

Ecologists say kangaroos are eating the stomach contents of dead roos and toilet paper in national parks to survive the drought.



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Footage emerges of echidna swimming in waters on South Australia's Kangaroo Island

Footage emerges of an echidna cooling off in the warmer weather with a swim on South Australia's Kangaroo Island. One expert says it is not uncommon to see them in water on hot days.




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Elderly woman dies in hospital after falling out of reversing car in hotel car park

An 80-year-old woman dies in hospital after succumbing to injuries she suffered when falling out of her vehicle in the car park of a hotel on Thursday morning.




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Aboriginal mural artist calls for more Indigenous artists within schools to tackle racism, stereotypes

Arrernte man Scott Rathman wants to see more Aboriginal artists teaching in schools to hopefully stamp out racism and stereotypical beliefs.




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Controversial teddy bear fence along SA's Copper Coast highway 'destroyed' by vandals

A controversial teddy bear fence featuring thousands of teddy bears alongside one of SA's major highways has been destroyed, with many condemning the actions of vandals.




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Gayle's Law regulations rejected in SA Parliament after criticism from nurses and family

Regulations aimed at ensuring the safety of remote nurses in South Australia are struck down in Parliament after being criticised by nurses and the family of murdered outback nurse Gayle Woodford.




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Leading car in World Solar Challenge bursts into flames

The leading solar car competing in the World Solar Challenge has burst into flames, forcing the team out of the race for the first time in 20 years.



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Terowie murderer sentenced to life in prison for killing relative Martin Meffert

A man who was a teenager when he murdered his relative whose bones were later found in rural SA receives a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment, but his non-parole period has not yet been set.




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Metals processor Nyrstar responsible for two chemical leaks into Port Pirie environment

Two chemical leaks from metals processor Nyrstar have made their way into Port Pirie's groundwater and a waterway over the past two years, the ABC can reveal.




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SA Government orders a review into EPA policies, after ABC report on Nyrstar chemical spills

The SA Government has ordered a review into the Environmental Protection Authority's policies over notification of environmental incidents, following an ABC investigation into two chemical spills at Port Pirie's Nyrstar smelter.




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Three-year-old girl dies in hospital after suffering horrific burns in Port Augusta house fire

A toddler has died in an Adelaide hospital after suffering horrific burns in a house fire in Port Augusta in South Australia's Mid-North last week.




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Birdwatchers see rare birds escaping the drought in search of food and water in southern Australia

Birdwatchers are spotting crimson and rare orange chats in southern Australia, refugees of the drought in the inland.




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Pacific Ocean World War II shipwrecks prompt fears of environmental devastation from oil leaks

More than 3,000 World War II wrecks lie in the Pacific Ocean of which around 300 are oil tankers. There are fears of environmental devastation as they begin to rust and leak oil.





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Neuromodulation gives ex-Army infantryman rare relief from life sentence of back pain

Chronic back pain from a military training accident in 1980 was slowly ruining Dennis Shiller's life until he discovered neuromodulation.







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Rose Tattoo guitarist helps kids explore issues in Love Bites sex and relationships education program

A stalwart of rock band Rose Tattoo retrains for a role that will help him give back to the community.




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Carly McBride's accused killer looked for sex one day after girlfriend's death, court hears

A NSW court hears a man accused of killing his girlfriend, Carly McBride, sought sex with another woman the day after the alleged murder.




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Kate Disher-Quill lost her hearing as a child. Now she's telling stories of the Deaf community in a book, Earshot

When Kate Disher-Quill was given hearing aids at the age of 10, she felt disconnected. Now the 31-year-old photographer has drawn on her experience to tell the stories of people like her in a book, Earshot.





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Jenny and Graham Francis only recently learned both of their identities had been stolen

Jenny and Graham Francis only recently learned both of their identities had been stolen.




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Textile artists in Newcastle create Fearless Flowers campaign for ovarian cancer research

A group of textile artists in Newcastle has thrown down a challenge to artists around Australia to create hand-made flowers to raise funds for ovarian cancer research.



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