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Pair allegedly threaten woman with pocket knife and steal her car before leading police on chase

A man and woman are arrested after allegedly threatening a woman with a pocket knife and stealing her car before leading police on a chase in the Mid North of South Australia.




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Futuristic renewable-energy agribusiness Sundrop Farms sells to trans-Tasman investment firm

A world-leading agriculture business that uses sunlight and seawater to grow tomatoes has been sold but the final price is a closely-guarded secret.




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Mintabie community launches Federal Court legal action against South Australian Government weeks out from eviction

A community weeks away from being evicted has launched legal action against the South Australian Government in a bid to stop their town's closure.



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Did Orwell's nightmare Nineteen Eighty-Four inspire the Snowtown murders?

Journalist Andrew McGarry covered the trial of one of Australia's most notorious serial killings. Two decades since police made the gruesome discovery in a disused bank vault, he looks at the similarities between the actions of ringleader, John Bunting, and George Orwell's novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four.




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Mintabie community's legal action slammed by traditional owners hoping to take opal-rich land back

Aboriginal traditional owners hit out at legal action launched by residents of a condemned outback town, with one leader saying the argument amounts to the second taking of Aboriginal land.




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Emeroo Station to shut down after funding changes make Indigenous work program unviable, says CEO

Bungala Aboriginal Corporation chief executive blames funding changes for Emeroo Indigenous station closure.




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Water discovery in ancient underground valley boosts hopes of development in APY Lands

Outback drillers find water 90 metres below the surface of SA's APY Lands in an underground valley millions of years old and remote communities are hoping it will provide a much-needed economic boost.




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Man charged with murder over fatal assault at Peterborough, police say

A man is charged with the murder of another man at a home in South Australia's Mid North region in the early hours of Sunday morning.




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After making the choice to stay alive, amputees find solace in each other

Having an amputation is a life-changing experience and rehabilitation a long process. This support group is helping injured people overcome trauma and feelings of isolation.




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Quad bike safety plans sparks rift between ACCC and manufacturers

Quad bike manufacturers claim ACCC-favoured mandatory rollover protection will not improve safety as another child dies in rural NSW on Monday.




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Significant rain for desperate South Australian farmers, but many missing out

Heavy rain has fallen over parts of South Australia, providing desperately-needed relief for some of the state's farmers but unfortunately some areas have missed out.




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Nyora shipwreck that claimed 14 lives in 1917 revealed for first time off Cape Jaffa

A diver reveals footage of the final resting place of Nyora, a beloved steam tug that sank in treacherous seas off South Australia 102 years ago.




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Gayle's Law loophole, allowing nurses to see patients alone, draws concern from union

The nurses' union says a law requiring remote health workers to be accompanied when going on unscheduled or after-hours callouts is being undermined by the State Government.



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Tailings dams failure risks range from high to extreme in audits by Australian mining giants

Mining giants Rio Tinto, BHP and Glencore have listed several of their tailings dams across Australia as being at "high" or "extreme" risk to public safety if they fail.




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Mortal Kombat leads milestone moment for South Australia amid film, TV and games industry boom

The upcoming cinema blockbuster Mortal Kombat is only a small part of South Australia's booming entertainment sector, and many people say the jobs are starting to flow.





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Widower shares pride in murdered wife's legacy, but is concerned Gayle's Law does not go far enough

The husband of murdered outback nurse Gayle Woodford says new protections for nurses named in her honour are necessary, but is worried healthcare workers could still be at risk.




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Kangaroo Island koalas touted as species saviours after showing no signs of chlamydia

Koala chlamydia has had devastating effects in Queensland and New South Wales, but a population believed to entirely free of the disease on Kangaroo Island is being heralded as a potential lifeline.




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Small SA town creates its own aged care workforce with scholarships, employment

A country hospital in South Australia is offering free, local training in the hopes of raising the status and the quality of its aged care workforce.




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Gun brought to Royal Adelaide Hospital as violent incidents increase, union says

A patient bringing a loaded gun into the Royal Adelaide Hospital and nurses being threatened with knives are just some of the concerning incidents plaguing staff at South Australian hospitals, the union for nurses says.




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Coober Pedy man charged with murder after alleged stabbing

A Coober Pedy man has been charged with murder following the alleged stabbing of another man in South Australia's far north.



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Clontarf Academy uses football to get Indigenous boys back to school and building life skills

The prospect of playing football with mates was the only thing that could coax 13-year old Dasha Hill back to school a few months ago.




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Farmer with Bell's palsy calls it a day 55 years after being told he wouldn't work the farm again

It's been 55 years since Geoff Prime was diagnosed with Bell's palsy and told he wouldn't work on the family farm again. He's now retiring from the farm, aged 94.




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Father who shook baby son so hard he is 'being kept alive artificially' sentenced to jail

A young father who "snapped" while trying to settle his five-week-old son, shaking the baby so hard that his development has now "effectively frozen", is sentenced to at least 18 months in prison.




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Shopping trolley dumping is 'costing everyone' and needs a government solution, council says

Adelaide councils are considering a range of options to address the problem of abandoned shopping trolleys including GPS tracking, locking systems and a bounty for returned trolleys.




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Autism dual diagnoses, mandatory to receive learning support in South Australia, to be scrapped

Autistic students have long needed two separate diagnoses before receiving extra help at school, but from October that will no longer be the case.




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Man facing car theft charges arrested after allegedly arriving at court in another stolen vehicle

A man who turned up to court in Adelaide on charges of illegally using a motor vehicle is arrested for allegedly driving there in another stolen car.




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Cordillo Downs woolshed in South Australian outback restored by Scottish stonemasons

Scottish stonemasons with experience in restoring castles, restore a historic woolshed in South Australia's outback with quite a bit of help from the locals.





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Two killed in truck fire on Sturt Highway at Truro in 'horrendous' weather conditions

Two men have died in a head-on truck crash on the Sturt Highway near South Australia's Barossa Valley region, as wild weather continues to hit the state.




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'Heritage hero' Roy Taplin, who helped restore Burra, is called on again for old dining car

Award-winning 'heritage hero' Roy Taplin breathes new life into a 1917 Commonwealth Railways dining car.




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Edie's arrival at Burra Railway Station





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Heritage Hero Roy Taplin




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Partially restored Edie




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Bones found during backyard search for more remains of murder victim Martin Meffert

South Australian police say they have discovered the bones of murdered man Martin Meffert during a dig at a property in the state's Mid North today.




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Driver who rammed man with ute over trailer dispute found guilty of manslaughter, not murder

A Flinders Ranges woman who killed a man after ramming him with her ute as part of a family dispute over a trailer is found guilty of manslaughter, not murder, with an Adelaide judge saying she "cannot be sure" the woman intended to kill.




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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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Pilot vows to keep flying after outback plane crash leaves him with broken spine

Despite breaking his back in several places in a light plane crash in outback SA that also injured his wife, experienced Perth pilot Jamie McAlindon is determined to get back into the cockpit.




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Man reported after police allegedly uncover 800 litres of homemade alcohol at his property

A South Australian man is reported for allegedly selling alcohol without a licence after police uncovered about 800 litres of homemade alcohol at his property.




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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.