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Labor pledge to extend tank rebate

March 11, 2010 12:24:00

Labor says it will extend a $200 rebate for household rainwater tanks to include those which are not plumbed into a house.[MORE]

Tags: drought, government-and-politics, elections, labor-party, states-and-territories, water, water-management, water-supply, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Redmond busy: second debate offer rejected

March 11, 2010 11:32:00

Offered a second election debate with a day's notice, Isobel Redmond told the SA Premier she was too busy.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, labor-party, liberal-party, states-and-territories, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Country health boost promised by ALP

March 10, 2010 12:54:00

More equipment, elective surgery and chemotherapy for country areas of SA have been pledged by Labor.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, labor-party, states-and-territories, health, healthcare-facilities, health-policy, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Pair sentenced over car theft drug plot

March 10, 2010 12:43:00

A judge sentences two people over a 'colossally stupid' car theft and drugs plot.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sa, adelaide-5000, port-adelaide-5015, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, whyalla-5600

Police vow alcohol crackdown at Ceduna

March 10, 2010 08:53:00

New rules aimed at curbing alcohol abuse at Ceduna on South Australia's west coast are being circumvented by some residents.[MORE]

Tags: indigenous, alcohol-education, law-crime-and-justice, alcohol, sa, ceduna-5690, port-lincoln-5606

SA Liberals, ALP in dead heat poll

March 9, 2010 08:18:00

With less than two weeks until SA goes to the polls, Newspoll has the major parties in a dead heat.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, labor-party, liberal-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

ETSA promises blackout fix

March 8, 2010 13:02:00

Residents in South Australia's Elliston region say they are fed up with ongoing power failures, after further blackouts last week stirred up community anger.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, australia, sa, ceduna-5690, elliston-5670, port-lincoln-5606

Rain brings smiles for SA farmers

March 8, 2010 12:57:00

SA farmers say heavy rain across wide areas could set them up for a good start to the season.[MORE]

Tags: rural, agricultural-crops, grain, wheat, weather, rainfall, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

More flooding and damage from SA rain

March 8, 2010 09:20:00

Storms and heavy rain have caused problems, keeping State Emergency Service crews busy overnight.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, storm, weather, rainfall, sa, adelaide-5000, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540

Redmond pledges more for hospitals

March 8, 2010 08:57:00

Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond has unveiled a $300 million health and education package for South Australia, but refused to take questions about it from journalists.[MORE]

Tags: elections, federal-state-issues, liberal-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Low prices dampen top crop

March 5, 2010 11:37:00

Many South Australian farmers say they were disappointed with the 2009 grain harvest, despite achieving the second-largest yield on record.[MORE]

Tags: agribusiness, agricultural-prices, grain, wheat, crop-harvesting, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Miners call for $650m 'leg up'

March 5, 2010 10:30:00

South Australia's peak mining body says the state's resource potential will not be realised unless the major political parties make serious commitments to supporting growth in the mining industry.[MORE]

Tags: mining, elections, states-and-territories, sa, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540

West coast anger over blackouts

March 5, 2010 08:28:00

Amid blackouts, west coast SA residents are demanding better power reliability.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, rural, sa, ceduna-5690, elliston-5670, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606

'No point' in rural health network without bush doctors

March 4, 2010 14:00:00

The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) says the Federal Government's plan for a national health and hospital network is welcome but it does not address the shortage of doctors in rural areas.[MORE]

Tags: federal-government, health, healthcare-facilities, rural, health-administration, australia, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Tuna company quizzed on fingerling deaths

March 4, 2010 12:31:00

Cleanseas Tuna faces questions on deaths of a batch of southern bluefin tuna fingerlings.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, fishing-aquaculture, sa, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540

Farmers lobby for Centrelink rights

March 4, 2010 10:15:00

The South Australian Farmers Federation says it wants farmers to qualify for unemployment benefits during droughts.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, welfare, unemployment, disasters-and-accidents, drought, rural, farm-labour, australia, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-west-5540, renmark-5341

Prize doubles for Port Lincoln Cup

March 4, 2010 08:25:00

Today's Port Lincoln Cup is the biggest day on Eyre Peninsula's racing calendar.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-multicultural-festivals, sa, port-lincoln-5606

Rann apologises over Chantelois friendship

March 3, 2010 18:16:00

Premier Mike Rann has apologised for any distress caused by his friendship with Michelle Chantelois.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, labor-party, liberal-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Train blamed for Wanilla blaze

March 3, 2010 12:37:00

Authorities say a fire on lower Eyre Peninsula in South Australia on Tuesday was sparked by a train.[MORE]

Tags: bushfire, sa, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540