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Labor and the Greens say senator Nick Xenophon has "sold out" South Australians after he agrees to a deal with the Coalition on the Murray-Darling Basin plan which may see him vote for the Government's key industrial relations bill.
Topics: murray-darling-basin, environmental-management, environment, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, states-and-territories, irrigation, rural, rivers, sa, renmark-5341, goolwa-5214, adelaide-5000
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| UpdatedThe Supreme Court inspects alleged defects at the New Royal Adelaide Hospital, as the State Government refuses to back down on a push for compensation from the builders involved.
Topics: healthcare-facilities, health-policy, health, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedThe Natural Resources Committee recommends unconventional gas exploration or production should not go ahead in South Australia's south-east without a social licence.
Topics: oil-and-gas, industry, parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, mount-gambier-5290, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedAdelaide Oval will host a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between the Socceroos and Saudi Arabia next year.
Topics: soccer, sport, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedA man shot by South Australian police after allegedly abducting a pregnant woman and two young children in Adelaide is charged.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedSouth Australia will spend $432 million on changes to its child welfare systems, in the wake of scathing findings by the Child Protection Systems Royal Commission.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, child-abuse, public-sector, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedDavid Cecchin, a member of paedophile Shannon McCoole's child exploitation website, is sentenced to seven years and five months in jail.
Topics: child-abuse, community-and-society, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedFruit growers hope resolution of the working holidaymaker tax will see backpackers reapply for jobs in hot spots of the harvest trail.
Topics: vegetables, rural-tourism, tourism, farm-labour, fruits, sydney-2000, adelaide-5000, hobart-7000, mareeba-4880, young-2594, werribee-3030, flemington-3031
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Police have been involved in a dramatic shooting in the centre of Adelaide after a man allegedly abducted a woman and her two children, threatening a 3-year-old with a gun. The incident happened last night in the city where the man was seen arguing with the woman and then leaving with her, the toddler and a 9-month-old baby in the car.
Topics: police, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000
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| UpdatedIn what an officer describes as a "very high-risk" incident, SA Police forcibly stop a car containing a man and a pregnant woman and two young children he allegedly abducted, smash a window and shoot him.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, cumberland-park-5041, sa
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The operator of five Adelaide nursing homes and retirement villages is worried the RSL will sell them off if it takes control of its board as expected at a meeting this afternoon.
Topics: health, health-administration, healthcare-facilities, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, sa, adelaide-5000
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The media has been blocked from joining a Supreme Court visit to the site of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital on Tuesday to look at five alleged building defects.
Topics: healthcare-facilities, health-policy, health, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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Leaked documents reveal the South Australian Opposition is considering a pre-election commitment to spend up to $150 million and upgrade the Oaklands road and rail crossing in Adelaide.
Topics: federal---state-issues, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, local-government, urban-development-and-planning, oaklands-park-5046, marion-5043, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedAnalysis of agricultural exports shows commodities already trading with China, Japan and Korea are the biggest winners from the early years of free trade agreements.
Topics: agricultural-policy, federal-government, trade, livestock, agricultural-crops, dairy-production, wool, australia, melbourne-3000, perth-6000, sydney-2000, japan, korea-republic-of, adelaide-5000, china
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An Adelaide man convicted in connection with a $10-million drug bust in 2012 avoids jail after a judge finds him integral to the family's olive production business.
Topics: drug-offences, crime, law-crime-and-justice, gawler-5118, lewiston-5501, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedA robber who mistakenly targeted a banking advice centre instead of a bank and fled with just $5 from a staffer's wallet could face a maximum life sentence, an Adelaide court hears.
Topics: courts-and-trials, armed-robbery, crime, law-crime-and-justice, modbury-5092, adelaide-5000, sa
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Want to avoid sunburn this summer? Why not download a smartphone app designed by the Cancer Council.
Topics: skin-cancer, internet-technology, internet-culture, adelaide-5000
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Street artists get another chance to strengthen Port Adelaide's identity with unique murals, as part of economic renewal efforts for the area.
Topics: street-art, arts-and-entertainment, community-organisations, urban-development-and-planning, port-adelaide-5015, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedClaims about 100 teachers are at work without current background clearances are incorrect, South Australia's Education Department says.
Topics: education, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedThe owners of South Australia's electricity network are taking their fight to charge customers more to the Federal Court, with South Australian Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis seeking legal advice over the move.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, business-economics-and-finance, industry, states-and-territories, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedHundreds of ASC workers are holding a two-day strike in South Australia following stalled negotiations over an enterprise bargaining agreement, and focusing their protest on Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne.
Topics: defence-industry, federal-government, government-and-politics, defence-and-aerospace-industries, adelaide-5000, port-adelaide-5015, sa
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| UpdatedNewly minted Australia opener Matt Renshaw takes great satisfaction from his grinding second-innings knock in the Adelaide Test, which lasted 137 balls and yielded 34 runs.
Topics: cricket, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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| UpdatedUsman Khawaja's match-winning batting display in Australia's third Test against South Africa shows that at least outside Asia, he has arrived as a senior player to be counted on, writes Geoff Lemon.
Topics: cricket, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, south-africa
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Steve Smith says the new faces in Australia's winning XI brought a new energy to the ailing side following an excellent consolation victory over South Africa in Adelaide.
Topics: cricket, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, south-africa
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| UpdatedAustralia wins the third Test against South Africa by seven wickets after a disciplined bowling effort and brisk chase in Adelaide.
Topics: cricket, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, south-africa