Tag: SA
Runner ends Sydney-Adelaide trek
A soldier ends his Sydney-Adelaide run, raising money for cancer research.[MORE]
Two arrests in police drug raids
Adelaide police from the Organised Crime Investigation Branch have arrested two men after raids on three properties in Adelaide.[MORE]
Longer daylight saving locked in for SA
Regulations gazetted to start daylight saving earlier in SA.[MORE]
Mayor urges Parafield airport shift
Housing demands, but not safety, are good reason to move Parafield airport, says a local mayor.[MORE]
SA educators question performance scales
SA educators question value of performance tables and say retaining teachers the key.[MORE]
Jail over big theft from hospital
A man who admitted stealing almost $471,000 from Stirling District Hospital in the Adelaide Hills has been sentenced to more than three years in jail.[MORE]
Euthanasia debate revived in SA
Another attempt will be made to legalise voluntary euthanasia in SA.[MORE]
Xenophon says vote not for sale
Senator Nick Xenophon uses maiden speech to declare his vote not for sale.[MORE]
Senate Murray inquiry welcomed
A lower Murray mayor is pleased there will be a Senate inquiry into water in the system.[MORE]
FreightLink may be sold within fortnight
FreightLink's executives say the company may be sold within a fortnight.[MORE]
Angle grinder may have sparked Ridleyton fire
Fire fighters believe an angle grinder being used near a petrol tank caused a fire that gutted a car repair workshop at Ridleyton in Adelaide's western suburbs today.[MORE]
Envestra profits up
The Adelaide-based natural gas distribution company, Envestra, has posted a $163.5 million profit for the year.[MORE]
Lack of water causing reduced irrigation: ABS
New ABS figures show a significant drop in irrigation water use across Australia.[MORE]
SA Govt checks building cost worries
The South Australian Government is investigating whether building costs will rise dramatically because of new safety regulations.[MORE]
Doctor tells of mid-flight birth
An Adelaide doctor has told how she helped deliver a baby boy on a international flight between Hong Kong and Adelaide.[MORE]
'Prudish' council bans nude artwork entries
A SA council rejects two nude artwork entries because children may see them.[MORE]
Rudd announces report cards for schools
The PM says states and territories will be asked to provide information on schools' performances from next year.[MORE]
Woman gives birth on Adelaide-bound flight
A woman has given birth on a international flight between Hong Kong and Adelaide, forcing the plane to make an unscheduled landing in Darwin.[MORE]
SA police keen for coercive powers
South Australia's Police Commissioner Mal Hyde says power to hold coercive hearings would help police deal with outlaw motorcycle gangs.[MORE]
Bassett to hang up the boots
Adelaide Crows defender Nathan Bassett has announced he will retire at the end of the 2008 AFL season.[MORE]
Heroin addict jailed over road smash
A heroin addict has been jailed by the District Court over a crash in Adelaide last November which injured three people.[MORE]
Transport firm lifts profit 15pc
Mount Gambier-based transport company K and S Corporation has posted an improved annual profit of almost $20 million.[MORE]
SA Murray irrigators fear upstream crop switch
Riverland representatives hope the Murray-Darling Association annual meeting, in Leeton in New South Wales from today, will boost understanding of why rice growers upstream need to keep growing that crop.[MORE]
Breeders still hopeful for abattoir
Emu breeders are hoping the former Kerridale abattoir at Waikerie in the Riverland will re-open under revised rules that it can process only emus and ostriches.[MORE]
Council rejects BHP haulage road plan
Port Augusta Council has warned BHP Billiton it will not approve construction of a haulage road through a proposed major residential development.[MORE]
