South Australian News
Man arrested and charged at school
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STURT police arrested a man after he allegedly broke into a school and stole property on Christmas morning.
Teen returns home for Christmas
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A TEENAGE girl missing from her Christie Downs home since Wednesday has returned for Christmas.
Another road toll increase likely
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SOUTH Australia is on track for a second consecutive increase in the annual road toll.
Man attempts to steal pets
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A THIEF tried to steal budgies, mice and a ferret from a pet shop early yesterday morning.
Three men arrested for taxi robbery
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THREE men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing a taxi driver early this morning.
Perfect Christmas weather for SA
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SA will have perfect weather for Christmas, while the rest of the nation battles rain, floods, and heat.
Jobs focus in northern housing hub
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A NEW, 12,000-home suburb north of Adelaide, which will house 33,000 people, has been given the go-ahead.
Elderly pedestrian hit by car
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AN ELDERLY male pedestrian was hit by a car near Tea Tree Plaza, Modbury, yesterday afternoon.
Police seize hoons' cars
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POLICE used anti-hoon laws to seize three cars overnight - one for breaking the speed limit by 45km/h and two others for doing burnouts.
Taxi driver robbed, assaulted
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A TAXI driver was robbed and assaulted by three men in the northern suburbs early Friday morning.
Four rescued from boat wreck
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FOUR people have been rescued from two boats after they washed up on rocks near Port Bonython.
Hardys wine empire sold for $290m
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CONSTELLATION Brands will sell the assets of the troubled Hardys wine company in a $290 million deal.
A tale of two real estate markets
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THIS year was a tale of two real estate markets for SA, the top end flourishing, the cheaper side failing.
Union protests to continue until 2014
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A MAJOR union has used a pre-Christmas newsletter to renew its campaign against savage Budget cuts.
A Christmas feast for 5000 people
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MEALS On Wheels has delivered more than 5000 meals to needy people for Christmas.
Undercover cops bust graffiti gang
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COVERT police have busted an alleged graffiti gang vandalising a train at Dry Creek.
Winner answers the call for care
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MOBILE nursing patients may see only one person on Christmas Day, and it may be the nurse of the year.
Hills hospital shuts, 100 sacked
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BLACKWOOD Hospital will close and more than 100 people will lose their jobs on Christmas Eve.
Banned: The young and the reckless
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MORE than 21,000 L and P-plate drivers have lost their licences in the past five years, as authorities warn drivers are ignoring the road-safety message.
Hahndorf traders start food fight
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HAHNDORF traders fear the historic Adelaide Hills town is becoming too commercialised, as work continues on a Subway sandwich bar.
Man took secret 'up-skirt' photos
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WILLIAM James Smiley tried to make money by invading the privacy of Rundle Mall shoppers and taking "up-skirt" photos with a hidden camera.
Rural councils want a 30-year plan
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REGIONAL councils want a 30-year plan developed for country South Australia and to be treated as equal to their metropolitan counterparts.
Alleged arsonist lit fire as 'signal'
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AN alleged arsonist has told a court he was lighting a boy scout signal fire so he could be rescued.
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News Ltd photographer Jo-Anna Robinson captured this beautiful moment as a mother Willie Wagtail feeds her baby, with the Adelaide Oval as the backdrop.
Breaking News
PM's sky-high pilots grounded
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TWO elite RAAF pilots who fly Julia Gillard and other VIPs were suspended following a drunken escapade only hours after a military funeral attended by the PM.
Maywald could run river rescue
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SPECULATION is growing that former Riverland MP and River Murray minister Karlene Maywald will take responsibility for a national plan to save the Murray.
When life is the sweetest gift of all
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A BELAIR family has been waiting almost a year to take their son Mitchell home.
The 'get real' meaning of Christmas
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CHURCH leaders want people to get back to reality this Christmas because they believe the world increasingly is becoming "dehumanised".
Pedophile charged over Facebook contact
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AN Elizabeth East man has been charged with breaching a pedophile restraining order by using Facebook.
Bushwalker 'lit fire as SOS'
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A MAN found trapped in blackberry bushes has told a court he is not an arsonist - he was lighting a boy scout signal fire so he could be rescued.
Female shoppers snapped in Mall
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A MAN used a hidden camera to take photos up the skirts of unsuspecting women shoppers in Rundle Mall to sell online.
New freeway limit for trucks
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TRUCKS will be limited to 40km/h before they reach the South Eastern Freeway descent, with a camera to be installed to ensure they obey the speed limit.
Heritage Matters: Money talks for today's politicians
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MEMBERS of South Australia's Parliament did not always receive a salary. Today their pay looms large in our lives.
Christmas video bashes Government
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INDEPENDENTS, Liberals and Greens have teamed up to bash the State Government on the eve of Christmas.
Car thief in fast-food take away
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A MAN who sold his car for cash in the car park of a fast-food shop was paid with counterfeit money.
A new life in the face of horror
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HABIBULLAH Alizada would have rather died trying to come to Australia than face death at home.
Six arrested for city assault
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SECURITY vision has led to the arrest of six youths for allegedly assaulting and robbing a man in the city this morning.
Horror journey to forge new life
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ADELAIDE-BASED asylum seeker Habibullah Alizada said he would have rather died trying to come to Australia than face likely death in Afghanistan.
Meet the fresh face of our police force
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NIGERIAN-born mother-of-one Omomo Omo-Irefo is the new face of South Australian policing and she says she will not be the last to break down barriers.
$1.9bn present for retailers
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LAST-minute shoppers are predicted to pump an estimated $1.9 billion into the South Australian economy.
Aussie sled racer heading to Canada
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It may be the wrong climate but that hasn't stopped a South Australian man from heading to the International Sled Dog Championships next month.
Fears over power help for needy
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THE State Government has been criticised by its own electricity consumer council for allowing prices to outstrip concessions for poor people.
Anna adds colour to kids' world
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THERE'S something to be said about playing to your strengths. It helped Anna Walker break into her dream gig of illustrating children's books.
Police take steps against jaywalkers
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ADELAIDE workers have been warned to watch their step, or else.
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'We're lucky to have each other'
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POLITICAL leaders have bestowed their Christmas wishes to the Australian people and asked them to keep our troops in mind over the festive season.
Sport
Ponting cleared for battle
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RICKY Ponting has declared himself fit for the Boxing Day test with his injured finger surviving a training session at the MCG.
LATEST PHOTO GALLERIES
Christmas Island boat disaster
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Up to 50 asylum seekers are feared to have drowned when their boat smashed into cliffs at Christmas Island
Wild weather hits the state
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Wild weather has lashed South Australia, bringing down trees, flooding homes and stranding motorists
Christmas around the world
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See how other countries around the world celebrate Christmas. Do they do it as well as Australia?