Murray plan back on drawing board
WATER Minister Tony Burke has refused to back Murray-Darling Basin Authority chairman Mike Taylor, inviting the authority to go back to the drawing board.
View ArticleScrap our archaic exams
UNIVERSITY written exams are archaic and should be scrapped, a leading science expert says.
View ArticleNo jobs for 500 new nurses
HALF the state's graduating nurses will not get positions with SA Health next year, figures show.
View ArticlePapers on Port dangers withheld
TWENTY-SEVEN documents relating to environmental contamination or explosion risks at Port Adelaide are being withheld.
View ArticleSecrecy order on Burnside
THE Supreme Court has gagged all debate about the Burnside Council report, declaring both the document and any account of it "forbidden".
View ArticleNo weir before 2014: Rann
PREMIER Mike Rann has pledged to stop the construction of the controversial Wellington Weir until at least 2014.
View ArticleZero interest in kids
THE state's biggest bank is rolling its school-banking customers into accounts that pay zero interest.
View ArticleCancer fear leads to dangerous remedy
WOMEN frightened by links between hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer are turning to an unproven, expensive and possibly fatal alternative.
View ArticleOval to pass test of limited time
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard will be among the first to enjoy high-class hospitality in Adelaide Oval's new western grandstand, during December's Ashes Test.
View ArticleBarons snap up more pokies
POKIE barons are increasing the number of machines in their venues by snapping up those put up for sale by not-for-profit clubs such as the local RSL branch.
View ArticleThreat of massive Port blast zone
AN explosion caused by fertiliser stockpiles at Port Adelaide would produce a blast zone kilometres wide and cause mass devastation, documents reveal.
View Article10-storey housing gets nod
HOUSING up to 10 storeys high can now be built on the former Channel Seven studio site at Gilberton.
View ArticleNew approach to heritage
ADELAIDE'S hundreds of heritage-listed buildings are preventing it from adapting to the state's changing economy, a peak industry body says.
View ArticleInverbrackie refugee planning begins
A HIGH-LEVEL group to co-ordinate the provision of services for refugees at Inverbrackie, near Woodside, has been established by the State Government.
View ArticleYouths rob woman aboard bus
A GROUP of youths assaulted and robbed a young woman of her handbag as she travelled on a bus at Ferryden Park early this morning.
View ArticleHouseboat goes up in flames
A HOUSEBOAT was destroyed when it caught fire and drifted for one kilometre from Hindmarsh Island early this morning.
View ArticleDriver in court over thoroughbred death
A MAN has faced court accused of running down and killing a thoroughbred race horse while heavily intoxicated.
View ArticleMystery letters cloud conman's sentencing
TWO mysterious letters have forced a magistrate to consider disqualifying himself from sentencing a confessed conman.
View ArticleMan dragged from water at Largs Bay
A MAN has been pulled unconcious from the water after jumping off the end of Largs Bay jetty.
View ArticlePassenger warning as crim cruises in taxi
A STOLEN taxi is cruising the streets of Adelaide and police have warned people not to get into the vehicle.
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