Rush to halt freebies for prisoners
LAW changes are being rushed to stop prisoners from receiving free leisure supplies after the Ombudsman ruled the levy to produce them was illegal.
View ArticleWheat bred to reduce cancer risk
ADELAIDE scientists have helped create new strains of wheat that will help consumers significantly reduce their risk of colon cancer.
View ArticleGroup helps jailed Iranian actress
FILM industry groups, Amnesty and politicians have begun a low-profile campaign to free an Iranian actress jailed for her part in a SA film.
View ArticleDemand to see Cappo's blueprint
DISABILITY advocates have called on Premier Mike Rann to release a long-awaited report into shortcomings in the state's disability services.
View ArticleCash to help struggling pensioners
NEW legislation to protect senior citizens and allow for ex-gratia payments for the cost of living stress will be introduced to Parliament.
View ArticleVictims of crime fund triples
THE amount of surplus in the Victims of Crime fund has almost tripled to $77 million in the past three years.
View ArticleSupport for rape-accused priest
PROMINENT Adelaide businessman and former head of Mitsubishi in Australia, Graham Spurling, has defended an Adelaide priest accused of rape.
View ArticleKiller trolley 'went missing'
NOBODY was prosecuted over the death of a grandmother on a shopping centre travelator because they could not find a faulty trolley, an inquest has heard.
View ArticleIt's the running of the sheep
IF you headed to the Barmera main street for lunch on Tuesday you would have been in for a big surprise.
View ArticleDeath risk link to dietary pills
OLDER women taking dietary supplements including multivitamins may face an increased risk of death, a new study says.
View ArticleSA fire season starts early
SOUTH Australia's fire danger season will begin two weeks early in the north because of a significant increase in grass to fuel fires.
View ArticleWoolworths faces trolley questions
THE State Coroner has demanded to know what happened to a shopping trolley blamed for the death of an elderly woman at Tea Tree Plaza.
View ArticleNo support for wildlife carers
WILDLIFE rescue groups have been left to nurse injured koalas back to health at their own expense due to State Government funding cuts.
View ArticleTrees to go after ETSA pruning
MORE than 20 Rostrevor street trees, including two significant redgums, will be dug up in the aftermath of an ETSA pruning exercise.
View ArticleCinema bid for Prospect
THE Maras Group will lodge plans for a cinema on Prospect Rd as soon as the street’s new height limits are approved.
View ArticleMuditha mixes it with the greats
HE ONCE captained Sri Lankan cricket great Muttiah Muralitharan and claimed the scalp of batting maestro Sanath Jayasuriya.
View ArticleSA boxer in Mundine fight night
STEVEN Karanicolas could be forgiven for being a little daunted by warming the ring for Australia's most infamous boxer.
View ArticleYouths charged with Seacliff murder
TWO 17-year-old boys have been arrested and charged with the January murder of Seacliff pensioner Anne Redman.
View ArticleFight racism with foreign students
SCHOOLS should accept more foreign students with governments providing scholarships to "nip racism in the bud", former judge Michael Kirby says.
View ArticleRide to boost disabled housing
THEY won't have the glamour of the Tour Down Under, but they hope their nine-day Great Ocean Road trip to raise money will attract many fans.
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