South Australia
'Tiny' cut to hurt student funding
OVERSEAS students will be lured interstate and SA's market share will fall because funding for the body that attracts them has been axed, a study warns.
Light and laughter at the Carols
THEY may be far from their homeland but for Adelaide's multicultural community, Carols by Candlelight was the chance to kickstart a new festive tradition.
Four short years for Holden workers
ON Wednesday, Damien Griffiths stood with his work mates on the lawns at Holden to hear his employer of 13 years was closing its Australian operations.
Teen dies in crash after carols night
RETURNING home to sing Christmas carols, Molly Kneebone shared her talents one last time with friends and family - before she was tragically killed.
Man 'punches police horse in head'
A MAN who allegedly punched a police horse in the head will avoid tough new penalties for intentionally injuring an animal.
Beekeeper burned in fire at Yundi
A BEEKEEPER has sustained serious burns trying to put out a grass fire near Mt Compass this afternoon.
SA beer gardens you've got to try
THERE'S a lot to love about Adelaide's beer gardens - especially on balmy nights. Enjoy the festive season relaxing in one (or more) or these.
PM's road upgrades to rescue jobs
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott is set to kick start a complete upgrade to the North-South corridor by 2015 to tackle traffic congestion on South Road.
Historic clipper finds temporary home
THE historic City of Adelaide clipper ship will be on display at Port Adelaide's Dock One from the end of next month.
Fire ravages 69ha of Hills farm land
UPDATE: FIRE has burnt through 69 hectares of grassland and part of a small eucalyptus plantation at Brukunga in the Adelaide Hills.
Family off on a merry dance
LILYANA Scott will be joined by her entire family when the 14-year-old moves to Melbourne to join the Australian Ballet School.
The bright sounds of Christmas
STARRY-EYED Lucinda Edmonds, 6, will be among thousands heading to the 69th Woolworths Carols by Candlelight at Elder Park.
Dozens nabbed in blitz on violence
SA POLICE arrested and reported 24 people, caught 18 people drink driving and issued 16 licensing breaches in the first night of a national blitz on late-night violence.
Two firefighters hurt in house fire
TWO volunteer firefighters are in hospital after falling through the roof of a house destroyed by fire - and a young man has been arrested over the blaze.
Holden closure sharpens focus on jobs
THREE in four parts manufacturers are “unlikely to make it”, and 45,000 jobs are expected to go as Holden winds up its Australian manufacturing operations.
Pitfall facing young Aussies overseas
AUSTRALIANS travelling overseas should be sure they can support themselves if they fall victim to a crime or suffer a health crisis, they have been warned.
Port fertiliser plant to move
FERTILISER plant Incitec Pivot will stop storing a potentially explosive chemical and will move its operations out of Port Adelaide.
Baby girl for Crows coach
THERE'S a new addition to the Crows' nest - coach Brenton Sanderson and his wife Veronika have welcomed a baby.
Triple-decker signs bad for business
CONFUSING triple parking signs are making it harder to park in the city and are turning away customers, traders say. INTERACTIVE MAP
Barossa gunman refused parole again
NURIOOTPA siege gunman Tony Grosser - who shot a STAR Group officer 14 times in 1994 - has been refused parole after a second bid for release.
Sunday, 15 December
Missing Qld man found after four days
Sun Dec 15 21:57:18 EST 2013 A MAN who failed to return from checking on bores on his southwest Queensland property has been found after four days.
Police assaulted at NSW soccer game
Sun Dec 15 20:49:15 EST 2013 TWO men have been charged over an assault on police at a rowdy A-League soccer game north of Sydney.
Qld lifts pokies ban on big notes
Sun Dec 15 18:12:45 EST 2013 POKER machines in Queensland's pubs, clubs and casinos will accept notes bigger than $20 now the government has lifted restrictions on note values.
Wind fears for WA bushfire near homes
Sun Dec 15 18:00:49 EST 2013 FIREFIGHTERS are still fighting a bushfire that has been controlled but not contained northeast of Perth.
Police officer stabbed in the neck
Sun Dec 15 16:43:11 EST 2013 A POLICEMAN has been stabbed in the neck during a national blitz on alcohol-related violence which has led to 430 arrests in Queensland alone.
I don't expect marriage bill, says Abbott
Sun Dec 15 16:14:13 EST 2013 THE coalition party room will consider any future gay marriage bill in the "usual way", says Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Woman hit by garbage truck in Melbourne
Sun Dec 15 15:19:44 EST 2013 A YOUNG woman is clinging to life after being hit by a rubbish truck in Melbourne's city centre.
Bali punch victim on the mend
Sun Dec 15 15:18:18 EST 2013 AUSTRALIAN surfing teacher Matt Scarff is continuing to heal from serious head injuries after being punched by a stranger in Bali last month.
Turnbull says Labor wasted $20b on NBN
Sun Dec 15 15:17:20 EST 2013 COMMUNICATIONS Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Labor's rollout of the NBN would have wasted more than $50 billion.
Turnbull happy with cabinet under Abbott
Sun Dec 15 15:16:48 EST 2013 THE cabinet system is working well in the Abbott government, says senior frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull, likening it to the Howard years.
Crash kills elderly man in Victoria
Sun Dec 15 15:14:46 EST 2013 AN elderly man has died in hospital after a crash in Melbourne's southeast on Thursday.
NSW govt must act on violence: oppn
Sun Dec 15 15:01:20 EST 2013 AFTER hundreds of arrests for alcohol-related trouble across the country, the NSW opposition is calling for urgent government action - now.
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