south australia
Parking tax 'won't cut congestion'
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A PLANNED tax on parking in Adelaide's CBD is unlikely to reduce road congestion because few motorists believe public transport is an appealing or viable alterative.
Mates praise lucky shark victim
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FRIENDS and colleagues have praised Port Lincoln abalone diver Greg Pickering, who cheated death three times.
Half of SA adults can't read properly
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ABOUT half of South Australian adults have poor or very poor literacy and numeracy skills, research released today finds.
SA Shell servos may run out of fuel
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SHELL says the grounding of a fleet of petrol tankers may lead to fuel shortages at its Adelaide service stations.
New-look Riverbank precinct flyover
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FIRST interactive look at how the new Riverbank precinct and revamped Adelaide Convention Centre will look when finished for business in 2017.
Cheers to Chinese beer city bid
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ADELAIDE is courting a Chinese port famous for its beer in a new sister city relationship.
Drive-through Woolies to hit Adelaide
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WOOLWORTHS plan to open South Australia's first drive-through supermarkets over the next 12 months.
Safety fears prompt Buffalo change
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A SECTION of Glenelg's Buffalo restaurant has been removed because of safety fears.
Officer admits 'I didn't do enough'
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A SENIOR Constable has admitted to an inquest he didn't try to find a man threatening to kill his wife - and who later stabbed her to death - nor report the offence. POLICE AUDIO
Solar cars race into South Australia
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THE leading cars in the World Solar Challenge are in South Australia as they race from Darwin to Adelaide.
SA winery wins major award
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THE family-owned Taylors Wines from South Australia's Clare Valley has won a major award at a leading wine show in London.
Driving boom in designer plates
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THE popularity of personalised number plates is at record levels as motorists fork out millions of dollars a year to stand out on the road.
Crackdown after bus-driver bashings
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POLICE will target people misbehaving on buses and bus interchanges after a spate of assaults on drivers last month.
Push to stop smartphone stalkers
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VICTIMS groups are demanding that outdated laws be changed to stop stalkers using smartphones and other technology to track and harass their victims.
Woman, 51, charged over failed heists
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A 51-year-old woman has been arrested over two botched bank robberies last week.
Man bashed in nightclub toilet
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POLICE have released CCTV footage of two men sought over the bashing of a Queensland man in a West Tce nightclub toilet last month.
Centre intruder assaults guard
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A SECURITY guard has been assaulted while trying to apprehend a man who broke into the Ingle Farm Shopping Centre this morning.
'Bum time' cancels kid's exercise
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CHILDREN who sit in front of screens get fat despite exercise, a new study has found.
Bid to keep Mongols bikies out
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THE Federal Government has been asked to ban international members of the Mongols bikie gang from entering the country following its takeover of the Finks.
CFS fund cuts 'putting lives at risk'
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COUNTRY Fire Service volunteers are being sent to dangerous blazes without first aid training because of a funding shortfall, firefighters say.
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Rinehart's Liberal gift-giving
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WARREN Truss, Barnaby Joyce, Scott Morrison and Bronwyn Bishop are just some of the Coalition MPs who have benefited from Gina Rinehart's largesse.
Why Obama can't back down
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IT'S the legacy Obama wanted to leave. But his healthcare bill has bitterly divided Congress and driven the US to the brink of default. But why can't Obama cave in?
Report labels Aussies richest in the world
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WE MIGHT cry poor but Australians are the richest people in the world by one measure, according to a new report from banking giant Credit Suisse.
Miley 'happiest she's ever been'
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BILLY Ray Cyrus says controversial daughter Miley is the "happiest she's ever been" after splitting from Liam Hemsworth.
Nine surprising facts about flying
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FROM why you shouldn’t sit more than five rows away from an exit, to just how much pilots actually get paid, here are nine things you need to know about air travel.
Snowden leak 'a gift to terrorists'
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BRITAIN'S new domestic spy chief has warned that leaks like the one NSA contractor Edward Snowden orchestrated play into the hands of terrorists.