Last updated: March 08, 2011

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Parklands campers told to move it

Campers in the south parklands

ABORIGINAL Affairs Minister Grace Portolesi has visited exiles from a Northern Territory community telling them to stop camping in the parklands.

Man raped victim to stop her marrying

Wedding rings

AN infatuated Indian man raped a woman in an attempt to "ruin" her arranged marriage, a court has heard.

Rann on the nose with key voters

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VOTERS in the southern suburban seat of Fisher have given the Government the thumbs down with 78 per cent saying they are unhappy.

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Armed robbers target Pooraka shops

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UPDATE: ARMED thugs have robbed a Pooraka supermarket just hours after a BP service station in the suburb was hit for the second time in three days.

Woman escapes sexual assault

A WOMAN escaped after being indecently assaulted in Gawler West last night, police say.

Demetriou silent on Oval costs

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ANDREW Demetriou is still not prepared to declare how much his league will contribute to the proposed Adelaide Oval redevelopment.

Man rescued amid day of downpours

Spring rainfall

A MAN was hauled to safety after a raging torrent of water surrounded his car at Valley View.

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Asylum children moved interstate

Detention centre

TWO Iranian children who sued the Federal Government over their detention at Inverbrackie have been moved interstate, AdelaideNow has learned.

Testing reveals water danger

water

GROUNDWATER next to the former Hills Industries site contains a compound linked to causing cancer.

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NAPLAN cheating covered up

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EDUCATION Minister Jay Weatherill has slammed ''unsubstantiated'' claims of cheating during last year's national literacy and numeracy tests.

Quartet needs a restring

strings

HALF the Australian String Quartet, including leader Sophie Rowell, has resigned.

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Why women are opting out of politics

Women

LAST year's state election had the lowest number of women candidates since 1997, continuing a steady decline in their numbers.

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Jody dives into the record books

jody fisher

ON the bottom of the pool, South Australian freediver Jody Fisher is on top of her game.

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The girl who tamed our Wild Thing

Shaun Tait & Mashoom Singha

THIS is the Indian angel who has captured the heart of Australian pace demon Shaun Tait.

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Abbott pushes all the Right buttons

Tony Abbott

TONY Abbott launched a charm offensive on Adelaide's blue-rinse set yesterday, taking his anti-carbon tax message to a Plympton community forum.

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Asbestos found at Penfield site

asbestos

ASBESTOS has been found at a State Government-controlled building site at Penfield and is suspected at another site at Munno Para.

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Half a century of class struggle

hands

THEY met as schoolgirls during the 1930s and formed bonds that are still strong more than seven decades later.

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Jurors told of niece's 'lapse'

gabrielle

TERRI Daktyl was killed because her niece had a "momentary lapse" of concentration, a court heard.

Barnesy back at his star hotel

barnes

THE memories came flooding back for Aussie rock legend Jimmy Barnes at the Largs Pier Hotel.

Dementia fears for former magistrate

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RETIRED magistrate Kevin Rogers may have acute dementia, but his former court wants him sentenced for reckless driving without delay.

Brown wants more water for irrigators

Tree

FORTY gigalitres of water withheld for the environment should be made available to irrigators, the Government's drought adviser says.

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Reading challenge's new orientation

unley

GIANT pandas and refugees are some of the topics focused on in the Premier's Reading Challenge.

Petrol prices to rise 4c a litre

petrol

ANOTHER round of record high oil prices threatens to push pump prices up by 4c a litre.

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Fisheries expert says park plan biased

Tuna

A SENIOR marine scientist has condemned the report behind the State Government's marine parks proposal.

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Ambos are on the warpath

ambos

AMBULANCE staff have threatened industrial action costing the state millions of dollars a week.

Tourist's bail offer revoked

Gabriele Cimadomo

AN Italian tourist accused of killing a mother while driving on the wrong side of the road must remain in Australia, the Supreme Court has ruled.

Men rob Pooraka service station

knife

TWO men, armed with a stick and a knife, have held up a Pooraka service station.

Man hurt in workshop fire

fires

A MECHANIC workshop employee was injured in a fire at Trinity Gardens tonight.

Teen injured by home-made bomb

MFS

A TEENAGER has burnt his face with a home made bomb that exploded in Elizabeth North.

Man crushed by hay bale

CFS

A MAN has been crushed by a hay bale on a property in Truro, north west of Nuriootpa.

Violent criminal on the run

Rodney Ian Clavell

A FORMER prison guard and violent criminal is on the run after breaching his parole.

Abbott preaches to the faithful

Tony Abbott

TONY Abbott has pitched his party's no-carbon tax message to a group of mainly Liberal Party supporters at a community forum in Adelaide.

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Sex accused cop to be assessed

scales of justice

A POLICE constable who allegedly tried to groom an underage girl for sex is being psychologically assessed, a court has heard.

Fisherman rescued near Victor

Rescue helicopter

TWO fishermen plucked from an upturned boat off Victor Harbour today are being treated in hospital after spending several hours in open water.

Laughing graffiti vandal caught on CCTV

graffiti

A VANDAL has been captured laughing at a CCTV camera as he left extensive graffiti on a train while a passenger looked on.

Toddler drowns in freak tragedy

drowning

A TODDLER has drowned in a container of water left out for a pet in a family tragedy at Thebarton.

Garibaldi victims close to settlement

Garibaldi mettwurst

LAWYERS are hopeful of settling the last four cases arising from the 1995 mettwurst food poisoning epidemic, a court has heard.

Store owner threatened, robbed

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TWO youths have threatened a female store owner and stolen money from a business at Glenelg.

Emerson Station train breakdown

Train

A TRAIN broke down near Emerson Station this morning - the second in two weeks.

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Man critically injured in house fire

woodcroft

A MAN is in hospital in an induced coma after a house was destroyed by fire at Woodcroft overnight.

Chase rider caught with gun

police

A MOTORCYCLIST has been charged with driving offences and illegal use of a firearm after a police pursuit last night.

Samurai sword used in tavern robbery

Samurai sword

POLICE are hunting a samurai-sword wielding man who robbed the Bartley Tavern at West Lakes Shore overnight.

Water truck destroyed by fire

fire

A TRUCK and trailer carrying water has been destroyed by a fire near Coober Pedy.

Are you sitting on property gold?

housing affordability

PEOPLE who have owned property in Northgate, Northfield, Heathfield and Woodville Gardens for at least a decade are sitting on pots of real estate gold.

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Girls in pearls are so classy

Pearls

WHO needs a twin-set when you have luxurious pearls like these? Once considered a classic, pearls are now a modern necessity.

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Life returns to Bool Lagoon

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Nourising rains have restored Bool Lagoon to its brilliant glory.

Adelaide Zoo Enrichment Day

Enrichment Day

Animals enjoyed food treats and more at Adelaide Zoo's Enrichment Day on Saturday.

At the Geneva Motor Show

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Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer Awards

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Shots from the Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer Awards