As family and friends of Joyce Clarke demand to know why the young woman was shot dead by police, a tragic picture of her early life blighted by drugs and mental illness is beginning to emerge.

Residents in a regional WA town are fighting against what they say is a life-threatening decline in healthcare services.

Sandy Verschoor is elected Adelaide Lord Mayor, while the state's four largest councils and two largest cities outside Adelaide will have women in charge following elections yesterday.

The Keith and District Hospital will receive $140,000 lifeline to keep operating until July under a new deal struck by the South Australian Government and Tatiara District Council.

A Victorian man arrested and extradited from interstate over the cold case murder of grandmother Beverley Hanley has arrived back in Adelaide, where he is expected to be charged with murder.

Steven Leslie Hainsworth, 44, is charged over the 2010 cold case murder of Adelaide grandmother Beverley Hanley.

A 32-year-old man whose car hit a power pole with enough force to split it is the fourth road crash victim within 24 hours, with SA Police saying speed is a major factor behind a surging death toll.

In the 1980s, a revolutionary new computer, run by cassette, was changing lives forever.

Justin and Kate McDonald did not let full-time jobs, house renovations, and parenting three children get in the way of running consecutive half marathons for three months.

An ageing workforce and preconceptions about the transport industry are helping create a nationwide truck driver shortage that has serious implications for the economy.

Setio Shanahan was out exercising in a local park with a weight vest when police were called. But police say the public has the right to report "unusual behaviour".

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the cottage where Bob Hawke was born is a "significant part" of Australia's democratic history, and commits $750,000 to purchase and renovate the Bordertown property.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) launches a nationwide search for a missing Adelaide boy last seen by his father in October, believed to have been taken interstate by his mother.

A purpose-built home for people with a disability in Mount Gambier has sat vacant for eight months despite having clients ready to move in.

Recycler Brad Scott is using his Robe studio to convert used plastics into everyday items like bowls, doorknobs and cheeseboards.

The export market for raw leather and sheepskin has plummeted as competition from synthetics and a lack of demand has left exporters with stockpiles of almost worthless skins.

A small town has become home to a major new mural but you might not notice it if you were walking past.

What was meant to be a Year 12 student's individual health project has turned into a community mission transforming the school's "ugly" toilets into a positive place for girls having a rough day.

Trevor Ashby's property south of Mount Gambier looks like a typical dairy farm from the roadside, but hidden among the cows is a tiny portal into a world-class dive site.

South Australia's forestry industry says it's struggling to secure enough water licences to expand, warning that if growers plant forests interstate instead, jobs and investment will follow.

Analysis by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) finds community service flights conducted by charity Angel Flight Australia have a fatal accident rate more than seven times higher than other private flights.

A camera operator who worked at a greyhound racetrack in Adelaide's north is claiming a partial victory amid an ongoing underpayment dispute with Greyhound Racing SA.

A senior Corrections executive and a plasterer appear in court following an ICAC investigation, with the pair accused of corruption offences relating to a planned $150 million upgrade of South Australia's biggest prison.

Livestock handlers are concerned about safety regulators around the country understanding the hazards of handling livestock, after SafeWork SA mishandled an investigation into a saleyard fault.

The Tantanoola community in South Australia has voted to keep their school open next year despite only three students being enrolled at the school.

A former employee at Renewal SA becomes the first public servant charged with breaching secrecy provisions surrounding investigations by SA's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption.

Just eight months from forming, South Australian punk band Chelsea Manor found themselves playing before 15,000 screaming people at their first live gig.

A routine car search by Limestone Coast police has led to an investigation into whether south-east drug users are using Australia Post as a courier service to send and receive illegal drugs.

Foster children get the chance to play and connect with working dogs on a farm for one memorable and "rewarding" day.

My Daddys a Diver by James Cameron, Mount Gambier, South Australia is one of ten winning stories in the 2007 ABC Radio Short Story Project.

The centre at Mount Gambier will improve response times for critical patients as well as provide a greater level of comfort for crew and people awaiting transfer.

Locals call it mighty, but is there something in the stories that the Clarence River runs backwards?

Australia is blessed with a vast number of stunning swimming holes, lakes, creeks, rivers and beaches. We thought we'd take one for the team and find a few excellent spots for you to cool down.

While dishes at Parkes and Honeysuckle Creek take the credit for beaming the vision of the first steps on the Moon to the world, staff known as 'Creekers' at Cooby Creek in Queensland say it was their work that made the whole project possible.

When Australia's premier arts industry awards said they wanted to honour the lifetime achievement of this music legend, he had one condition.

Lynelle Urquhart's home on a property west of Moonie in outback Queensland is normally quiet. But she has been having trouble sleeping lately, thanks to late-night activity under the floorboards.