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Former gymnastics coach avoids jail over child sex convictions
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A former Adelaide gymnastics coach convicted of child sex offences is given a good behaviour bond, with the judge ruling it is unlikely the man will offend again.
Topics: courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
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South Australian blackouts a case of history repeating itself
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Those who blamed last week's blackout in South Australia on renewable energy are dead wrong, but that does not mean the state's renewable-heavy power mix is not posing problems as ABC political reporter Nick Harmsen explains.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, states-and-territories, state-parliament, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, weather, sa, adelaide-5000, australia
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Woman who starved Chihuahua to death to appeal conviction
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A woman who starved her pet Chihuahua to death will only serve six weeks in custody after a magistrate suspends her prison sentence.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, hackham-5163, sa
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Transforming Health critic John Horowitz suspended from QEH
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A high-profile critic of the SA Government's Transforming Health changes is suspended from duty at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, amid an investigation into his conduct.
Topics: health, health-policy, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, adelaide-5000, sa
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Truck driver in fatal crash was distracted, prosecution says
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A truck driver charged over a fatal crash at Murray Bridge in 2015 "made up" that he had a coughing fit and blacked out at the time of the collision, the prosecution alleges in the Adelaide District Court.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, disasters-and-accidents, murray-bridge-5253, adelaide-5000, sa
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North-facing future for Adelaide's Festival Centre
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Work is to start soon to give Adelaide's Festival Centre a north-facing main entrance onto the River Torrens and Elder Park.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa
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Asbestos planted near memorial at Kilburn park, mayor says
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Port Adelaide Enfield Mayor Gary Johanson accuses "a low-life" of planting asbestos pieces in a Kilburn park which contains a memorial to asbestos victims.
Topics: asbestos, health, community-and-society, local-government, kilburn-5084, adelaide-5000, sa
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'I'm distressed': Warning over earthquake monitoring cuts
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Changes to South Australia's earthquake monitoring services will leave hundreds of tremors a year potentially ignored by scientists, an amateur seismologist says.
Topics: emergency-planning, disasters-and-accidents, geology, adelaide-5000, sa
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Adelaide United score first win in A-League title defence
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The reigning A-League champions have finally won a game in the 2016/17 season thanks to new recruit Henrique's thunderous strikes against Wellington.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, new-zealand
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South Australian grain growers ready for record harvest
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South Australian grain producers are gearing up for one of the biggest harvests on record, with yields so good it is expected to boost the state's economy by about $3 billion.
Topics: rural, agricultural-crops, wheat, agribusiness, sa, mallala-5502
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Port Adelaide player 'disappeared for hours' after car crash
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A Port Adelaide football player who was involved in a five-car crash had been drinking with team-mates and driving recklessly in the lead-up to the incident and was uncontactable for several hours after, the club says.
Topics: traffic-offences, law-crime-and-justice, australian-football-league, sport, norwood-5067, grange-5022, adelaide-5000, sa
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Man allegedly steals front end loader, leads police on 'slow' speed chase
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A South Australian man who allegedly led police on a chase with a stolen front end loader before crashing it into a large tree, is charged with a number of offences including drink driving.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, traffic-offences, nuriootpa-5355, sa
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AFL player cooperating with police after five-car crash
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AFL player Jarman Impey was involved in two crashes at Norwood last night before fleeing the scene, the Port Adelaide Football Club confirms.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, traffic-offences, law-crime-and-justice, norwood-5067, port-adelaide-5015, adelaide-5000, sa
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SA farmers turn to generators for 'electricity stability'
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Irrigators and farmers are buying diesel generators to secure their power supply, as price and stability issues continue to plague South Australia's energy grid, industry experts say.
Topics: irrigation, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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Adelaide's fashion scene booms with designers staying home
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Adelaide might be fashionably late to the world of design and couture but with the power of the internet and social media those in the local industry say it is booming.
Topics: fashion, design, arts-and-entertainment, education, adelaide-5000, sa
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SA man allegedly used power of attorney to defraud elderly couple
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An Adelaide man who allegedly abused his power of attorney to steal more than $200,000 from an elderly couple, and tried to use a fake will to claim a 90-year-old woman's estate, is arrested and charged.
Topics: fraud-and-corporate-crime, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, bellevue-heights-5050, sa
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Disabled people march to be heard in Adelaide's second Pride event
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Disability advocates, dressed purple as a sign of pride, march down King William Street in Adelaide to celebrate their differences and call for a more inclusive society.
Topics: disabilities, health, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, activism-and-lobbying, adelaide-5000, sa
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Tour Down Under models replaced with junior cyclists as part of positive body image push
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The South Australian Government has withdrawn its support of podium models at the Tour Down Under in the interests of changing the message the event sends to young women.
Topics: community-and-society, mental-health, womens-health, health, cycling, sport, adelaide-5000, sa
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Man at large on Yorke Peninsula after threatening police with a gun
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A man who threatened police with a gun before fleeing on foot remains at large in rural South Australia.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, kadina-5554, sa
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ABC defends local radio Adelaide's new name in fight with community station
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An ABC manager defends rebranding its Adelaide radio station in a way that has a community station now threatening both a legal and political fight against the change.
Topics: radio-broadcasting, broadcasting, activism-and-lobbying, community-organisations, community-and-society, radio, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
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Builder says Adelaide's new public hospital 'safe'
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The new Royal Adelaide Hospital is safe and South Australians will be proud of its medical facilities, says the builder of the yet-to-open health project.
Topics: healthcare-facilities, health-policy, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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Unicorns to feature in Adelaide Fringe program launch
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A blessing of unicorns will bring magic to Adelaide this afternoon at the launch of the 2017 Adelaide Fringe program.
Topics: carnivals-and-festivals, arts-and-entertainment, visual-art, community-and-multicultural-festivals, awards-and-prizes, human-interest, adelaide-5000, sa
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SA black spots left off list for mobile phone towers
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Nine mobile phone black spots in South Australia that Liberal MPs promised to fix during the election campaign are left off the latest funding list, but they have not been abandoned, the Federal Government says.
Topics: community-and-society, rural, rural-tourism, information-and-communication, sa
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SA Premier apologises to LGBTIQ community for discrimination
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South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill apologises in State Parliament to members of the LGBTIQ community who have been discriminated against because of legislation, citing the case of a British man who died in the state but his marriage was not recognised.
Topics: parliament, government-and-politics, state-parliament, discrimination, community-and-society, gays-and-lesbians, laws, law-crime-and-justice, adelaide-5000, sa
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Radio Adelaide ready for battle over ABC radio name change
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Community station Radio Adelaide accuses the ABC of trying to "hijack" its name after announcing its rebranding of 891 ABC Adelaide.
Topics: radio, arts-and-entertainment, radio-broadcasting, broadcasting, information-and-communication, adelaide-5000, sa
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