Crackdown on truancy parents
PARENTS are facing prosecution for their kids' chronic absenteeism in unprecedented numbers, figures show.
View ArticleContract extended without tender
CLEANER Spotless was given a $100 million extension to its SA Government contract without tender amid claims of complaints from rival companies.
View ArticleSpikes used in police chase
A MAN has been charged with endangering life after a police chase at Middleton.
View ArticleCivil service whistleblower 'outed'
A SENIOR public servant wants compensation from the Transport Department for alleged victimisation, after he was "outed" as a whistleblower.
View ArticleOpen up ICAC hearings to public
CLAIMS by WA Chief Justice Wayne Martin that corruption hearings should be open has prompted calls for the SA Government to reconsider its policy.
View ArticleJuggling act on parks and pride
THE Government is trying to pull off a balancing act by deciding to consult more with the public before establishing marine parks in South Australia, writes Ken McGregor.
View ArticleChanges to sex suppression orders
THE identities of accused sex offenders will be revealed as a result of a review of the suppression ordered when a state MP was charged over child pornography.
View ArticleDead trees wearing concrete boots
NINE dead trees have been "replanted" in concrete at a cost of up to $20,000 and just metres from their original position near the Dukes Highway.
View ArticleUnion joins marine park fight
LABOR'S most powerful union lobbied the SA Government to rethink its marine parks plan before its announcement to put them on hold at the weekend.
View ArticleBig things in store for Nippy's
RIVERLAND producer Nippy's has won a new national contract to supply Woolworths' 852 Australian stores with three-litre containers of orange juice.
View ArticleAnother year of asbestos air tests
THE State Government will continue to require air-quality monitoring for all types of asbestos removals for at least another year.
View ArticleLabor scrapes through with a pass
LACK of reform to the heavy tax burden is the biggest failure by the State Government since the election, Business SA says.
View ArticleCouncil's protest spin revealed
ADELAIDE City Council is trying to "downplay" its handling of the Occupy Adelaide protest, its media strategy for handling the situation reveals.
View ArticleSkills crisis is at breaking point
THE lure of major projects interstate will magnify a crippling skills crisis in South Australia, an economic report has found.
View ArticleJuggling act of parks and pride
THE Government is trying to pull off a balancing act by deciding to consult more with the public before establishing marine parks in South Australia, writes Ken McGregor.
View ArticleWomad's 2012 line-up revealed
IVORY Coast entertainer Dobet Gnahore is among some of the world's most exciting music artists who will debut at Womadelaide next year.
View ArticleRestaurant brings home the bacon
PENFOLDS makes a wine that is known around the world. Now the company is on the way to having a restaurant to match.
View ArticleFreeway starts to flow after rollover
ONE city-bound lane of the South Eastern Freeway between Mt Barker and Callington has been re-opened after a truck rollover early this morning.
View ArticleFreeway flows again after rollover
THE South Eastern Freeway between Mt Barker and Callington has re-opened after a truck rollover early this morning.
View ArticleDrugs seized at Mansfield Park
A POLICE search of a Mansfield Park property yesterday uncovered 280 street deals of heroin and 20 deals of methamphetamine.
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