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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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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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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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Message thrown overboard 50 years ago washes up, sparking search for author Paul Gilmore

A decades-old message in a bottle is found by a young boy during a fishing trip with his dad on a remote South Australian beach. Now, the search is on for its author.




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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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Winter may be the best time to release captive-bred bilbies in southern Australia, research finds

The vulnerable species breeds year-round in captivity and arid zones but a study of re-introduced populations on the Eyre Peninsula suggests that may not be the case in southern parts of Australia.




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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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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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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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Man allegedly attacked Port Lincoln nurse in emergency department

A nurse who took to Facebook to say she was attacked in the Port Lincoln Hospital emergency department calls for more awareness around violence towards health workers.




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Beach access wheelchairs finally roll out after gathering dust for two years over insurance hurdle

Beach wheelchairs and special matting are finally out of mothballs after two years, thanks to the Whyalla City Council's decision to cover public liability insurance.



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Regional doctor shortage sees 73-year-old GP shun retirement to help struggling town

At 73, Dr Graham Fleming could be enjoying a quiet retirement. Instead, he's gearing up to be a struggling regional town's first resident doctor in nearly 18 months.




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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.




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Royal Flying Doctor once more providing medical services to Innamincka

John Flynn established a medical facility in Innamincka and now, 68 years later, the RFDS is continuing on-the-ground medical services.




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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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Olympic swimmer Kyle Chalmers has heart surgery less than a year out from Tokyo games

Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers is cautiously optimistic another round of surgery has fixed an ongoing heart condition "once and for all", with less than a year to go before the 2020 Olympic Games.




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'Bold' scheme launches to power every property on SA's Eyre Peninsula with solar

An ambitious plan to power every property on SA's Eyre Peninsula with solar has been labelled an Australian first but is it too good to be true?




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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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Worker forced to jump into the ocean from Whyalla jetty after it catches on fire

A police officer helps save a worker who jumped into the ocean for his own safety when the Whyalla jetty caught fire on Wednesday afternoon.




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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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Solo trekker Steve Woore follows runaway teen whalers' 500km pioneering trek across Eyre Peninsula

In the mid-19th century two teenagers fled the brutal life of a SA whaling station. With the help of local Indigenous tribes they survived walking more than 500km through remote landscape to finally reach freedom.




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Video of SA Police officer hitting wombat with rocks is 'abhorrent' and 'detestable', Commissioner says

South Australia Police are investigating a video that appears to show an off-duty officer badly injuring or killing a wombat by throwing rocks at it, but an Aboriginal elder says it is a local hunting practice.




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SA's Sleaford Bay could be a 'whale highway' so what might be the impact of a planned desalination plant?

Volunteer whale spotters believe they've photographed more than 50 whales at South Australia's Sleaford Bay this year, raising questions about how the marine mammals might be affected by a desalination plant proposed for the area.




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How the child protection system failed to keep Maggie safe

When 13-year-old Maggie* went into care while her mother battled a drug and alcohol addiction, she hoped life would get easier. But she was sent to a residential care home where she was sexually assaulted and saw her life quickly spiral into drug and alcohol abuse.




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Pub patron stabbed in back after intervening in attempted armed robbery at Mawson Lakes

A woman has been arrested and a man is on the run after a customer was stabbed during an attempted robbery at an Adelaide pub last night.




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Alert SA bushfire warning app not ready as fire burns in Murraylands

An app designed to alert South Australians about bushfires is still not ready as total fire bans were issued amid sweltering temperatures. A watch and act message has been issued for a fire burning near Swan Reach in the state's Murraylands region.




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Barossa Valley rare bird species fading away as environment continues to fragment

The Barossa Valley is recognised for its wine and tourism, but some bird species are beginning to disappear because of habitat fragmentation and noisy miners.




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Barwon Water ordered to fix Otways water acidification due to pumping of key groundwater aquifer

A Victorian water authority bows to pressure and abandons plans to pump more groundwater from an area where it caused major environmental degradation.




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Hizir Ferman may have 'progressively suffocated' to death pinned by prison guards, inquest hears

Violent standover man Hizir Ferman may have "progressively suffocated" to death when Victorian prison officers used their body weight to pin him to the ground after forcibly removing him from his cell, an inquest has been told.






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Glyphosate ruling sparks further controversy over common weedkiller's cancer link

A Federal Court ruling in the United States in favour of a man suffering from cancer has turned the spotlight again to one of the most commonly used global chemicals.




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Man found not guilty of killing of his son, eight years after baby's death

A man has been found not guilty of killing his 13-week-old son in regional Victoria, eight years after the baby died.





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IBM Australia to roll out neurodiversity program, hiring people with autism to fill variety of IT roles

IBM is hiring 10 employees with autism at its Client Innovation Centre in Ballarat, joining the growing trend of neurodiversity programs in the workplace.




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Pet dogs put their noses to good use by sniffing out endangered broad-shelled turtle nests

Thirteen volunteer conservation detection dogs have been trained to detect broad-shelled turtle nests in northern Victoria.




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Y2K of GPS causes glitch grounding Bureau of Meteorology weather balloons

A GPS clock rollover, which experts predicted would have little impact because of years of advance notice, causes the grounding of the Bureau of Meteorology's weather balloons.




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Melbourne man collects hundreds of pieces of jewellery made out of human hair

Some people collect cars, mugs or sports memorabilia. Hayden Peters collects jewellery made from the hair of dead people.




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How folk revival musicians The Hollands! turned their family into a band

The Holland family have hosted thousands of dinner parties in a bus parked in the driveways of complete strangers. It is their way of keeping one foot in urban life while living off the grid.