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All eyes on SA's marginal seats

Feature

March 18, 2010 15:24:00

South Australians appear to be preparing to vote the State Labor Government out of office this weekend, but opinion polls suggest its replacement may be a hung parliament.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, australia, sa

Cop put ex-girlfriend on dating site, court told

March 18, 2010 14:36:00

A policeman alleged to have put his ex on a dating site has been granted home detention bail in SA.[MORE]

Tags: internet, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

Guilt led child rapist to confess, court told

March 18, 2010 12:33:00

A chance talk with a chaplain led a man to confess child rape to police, a court has heard.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, australia, qld, sa, adelaide-5000

Lawyers defend justice system over McGee verdicts

March 18, 2010 10:29:00

The Law Society and Lawyers Alliance have defended the verdicts against the McGee brothers.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, judges-and-legal-professionals, laws, sa, adelaide-5000, port-pirie-5540

Glenys Heyward put in wheelie bin, court hears

March 18, 2010 09:40:00

A farm worker accused of helping murder Glenys Heyward has told the Supreme Court at Mount Gambier he thought Neil Heyward had put his wife in a wheelie bin to take her to a quieter place to talk.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290

Police start living in outback Aboriginal lands

March 18, 2010 09:30:00

Police are no longer flying in and out to patrol the far north Aboriginal lands of South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, indigenous, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, sa, port-augusta-5700

Surgeons says Liberals lack health 'detail'

March 18, 2010 08:34:00

A group representing surgeons in South Australia says the Opposition's health policy lacks detail.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, liberal-party, states-and-territories, health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, health-policy, sa, adelaide-5000

'Dirty tricks' on drinks bill: Foley

March 18, 2010 08:29:00

Treasurer Kevin Foley has accused the Liberals of dirty tricks just two days out from the South Australian election.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, labor-party, liberal-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000

Libs up the cost of Expressway duplication

March 18, 2010 08:21:00

The Liberals have now adopted ALP costings for the Southern Expressway duplication.[MORE]

Tags: transport, government-and-politics, elections, liberal-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000

Fuel leak forces Holden to recall 9,000 sedans

March 18, 2010 07:36:00

Holden in Australia is recalling 9,000 of its big-selling Cruze sedans because of concerns about potential fuel leaks.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, consumer-protection, industry, automotive, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, south-korea

Burton elected new AFLPA president

March 17, 2010 23:17:00

Adelaide forward Brett Burton has been named the new president of the AFL Players' Association (AFLPA).[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, vic

George joins Aussie Test squad

March 17, 2010 15:00:00

Up-and-coming South Australian paceman Peter George had been added to the Australian Test squad for the first Test in Wellington as cover for Ryan Harris.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, sa, new-zealand

ALP once favoured stormwater to drink: Greens

March 17, 2010 14:46:00

The Greens say Labor is being misleading about the safety of stormwater for drinking.[MORE]

Tags: environment, government-and-politics, elections, greens, states-and-territories, water, water-management, water-supply, sa, adelaide-5000

Rann admits mistakes in personal life

March 17, 2010 13:18:00

Days ahead of the SA poll, Premier Mike Rann has touched on mistakes in his personal life.[MORE]

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

Phillips-Chantelois son faces assault, weapons charges

March 17, 2010 12:25:00

The teenage son of Rick Phillips and Michelle Chantelois has appeared in an Adelaide court on assault and weapons charges.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, assault, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

Foley hits back at election ad attack

March 17, 2010 12:09:00

Treasurer Kevin Foley says big businesses are funding the Fair Tax Party's newspaper advertisements which have attacked his character.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, electoral-system, labor-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000

Plan for McLaren Vale music festival

March 17, 2010 10:56:00

The Liberals say they would spend $200,000 to establish a new music festival.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, liberal-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000, mclaren-vale-5171

McGees found not guilty of conspiracy

March 17, 2010 09:58:00

Lawyer Eugene McGee and his brother found not guilty of conspiracy to attempt to pervert the course of justice.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, labor-party, liberal-party, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, judges-and-legal-professionals, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, port-pirie-5540

Traffic lights promised for Britannia corner

March 17, 2010 08:30:00

The Liberals like a once-rejected plan for Britannia roundabout traffic lights.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, liberal-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000

Higher Murray flows pledged for irrigators

March 17, 2010 08:16:00

Liberals promise irrigators 25pc opening allocations, but Minister Karlene Maywald says they can expect even more.[MORE]

Tags: drought, environment, government-and-politics, elections, labor-party, liberal-party, nationals, states-and-territories, rural, irrigation, rivers, murraydarling-basin, sa, adelaide-5000, goolwa-5214, renmark-5341

Arson suspected in second cafe blaze

March 17, 2010 08:01:00

Adelaide police say a second fire in as many weeks at a city cafe is being treated as arson.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, fires, sa, adelaide-5000

Burst pipe floods city building

March 17, 2010 07:58:00

Flooding has damaged a college and a restaurant in a building in Waymouth Street in Adelaide.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, sa, adelaide-5000