Protection for smaller firms
OPERATORS of franchises, including fast-food outlets, gardening and baking, will be given protection from coercion by their often large parent companies.
View ArticleDrivers urged to stay safe
POLICE will take to the water and roads this long weekend to try to keep South Australia's rising death toll in check.
View ArticleLow funding threatens state care of children
CHILDREN are at risk of being harmed in state care because of a lack of Government investment, the State Guardian for Children Pam Simmons has warned.
View ArticleSA leads nation in building growth
SOUTH Australia bucked a national fall in building approvals in August to post the strongest growth in the country, a Bureau of Statistics report shows.
View ArticleHolden closes on US police deal
THIS is the Adelaide-built vehicle Holden hopes will soon be patrolling the streets of America.
View ArticleMomentum builds against Parks closure
MINISTERS, meet Hell Grazer - a protector of The Parks Community Centre.
View ArticleCFS chief quits to lead CFA
SOUTH Australia's top rural firefighter, Euan Ferguson, has quit the post and will return to Victoria to take charge of his home state's force.
View Article800 deer destroyed in 10-day blitz
MARKSMEN shooting from a helicopter have destroyed more than 800 feral deer in the state's South-East this year.
View ArticleBoy shot as gang 'war' escalates
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy has been shot while in a Hindley St tattoo parlour run by New Boys gang leader Vincenzo Focarelli.
View ArticleFerguson focused on tragedy's lessons
FORMER Country Fire Service boss Euan Ferguson has vowed to "make a difference" in his new role as Victoria's Country Fire Authority chief.
View ArticleMan charged with theft of Harry
A NORTHFIELD man has been charged with the theft of Harry the chihuahua.
View ArticleGang war in our city's streets
WHERE, and when, Adelaide's underworld gangs have clashed.
View ArticleAct up, children - it does you good
BABIES and young children should be encouraged to attend "real" theatre instead of watching commercial entertainers to aid creative and emotional development.
View ArticleVaughan ends fight for quiet time
BUSINESS SA chief executive Peter Vaughan has withdrawn an objection lodged with Walkerville Council about a business' weekend trading hours.
View ArticlePrincipals want school councils to set fees
SCHOOL governing councils should be given the power to set higher compulsory fees without consulting all parents, peak principal bodies say.
View ArticleNew Boys turn on their mates
THE New Boys street gang is collapsing internally with former mates turning on each other with guns as Adelaide's underworld war intensifies.
View ArticleFamily escapes fire, house gutted
FIVE children and two adults were lucky to escape a house fire in Murray Bridge early this morning, which left a $250,000 damage bill.
View ArticleThree rescued from KI cliff
THREE people were winched to safety from a cliff on the coast of Kangaroo Island, after the boat they were travelling in began to take on water.
View ArticleNullarbor crash claims life
A MAN has died after a car rollover on the Nullarbor this morning, as police earlier promised to be out in force on the state's roads this long weekend.
View ArticleHero dad saves family from fire
OVERCOME with grief, William Cluney cries as he surveys the smoking shell of his house - destroyed by fire.
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