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'This drug can kill you in a tablet': Warnings over potentially deadly synthetic opioid
SA Health is warning of the life-threatening dangers of a synthetic opioid after an Adelaide man almost died in hospital when he consumed a single street-purchased oxycodone pill last week.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Drug and Substance Abuse
PNG’s Taekwondo athletes make final preparations ahead of the Paris Olympics
Three Papua New Guinea Taekwondo Olympic athletes are looking to punch above expectations in Paris.
Published: Source: ABC PacificTopic: Taekwon-Do
Duration: 4 minutes 59 seconds
'Exceptionally rare' octopus squid dissected by researchers at SA university
School-age, university students and keen members of the public have gathered to observe a rare public dissection of a 140kg octopus squid found off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Oceans and Reefs
DNA detective work could end the mystery of 70 unknown diggers killed in Fromelles horror
The remains of 70 Australian WWI soldiers found in a mass grave at Fromelles are still to be identified. On the anniversary of the bloody battle they died in, a volunteer organisation is asking for help and DNA to give them back their names.
Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: World War 1
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'Blend like cousins': Mockingbird foster program mimics extended family
A foster care program that links up parents to create an extended family-like environment has helped improve carer retention and created better placement stability for children — with the program's facilitator now looking to further expand the…
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Carers
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Centenarians celebrating their 100th birthday together share words of advice for younger Australians
A group of five centenarians celebrate their milestone 100th birthday together with family and friends at a nursing home at Walkerville in Adelaide's north east.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Older People
Adelaide centenarians celebrate 500 years of life in Walkerville
Adelaide centenarians, Patricia, Don, Kathie, Joy and William have celebrated triple-figures in Walkerville. With a combined life span of 500 years, the formidable five-some shared their secrets with Jo Laverty.
Published: Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Older People
Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds
New Kangaroo Island ferries get Ngarrindjeri names
Following a competition that received 1,500 entries, Sealink's newly constructed Kangaroo Island ferries now have new Ngarrindjeri names.
Published: Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Aboriginal Language
Duration: 2 minutes 45 seconds
2.5 years in the making - the Adelaide family travelling to the Paris Games
Verity Edwards & Nigel Pietsch were looking at a unique way to celebrate twenty years of marriage. When their celebration coincided with the Paris Games, it was a match made in heaven. 2.5 years later, they're on their way.
Published: Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Summer Olympic Games
Duration: 2 minutes 58 seconds
Stephen, the Adelaide chocolate factory worker facing temptation every day
Many would admire, Stephen McGee. The Haighs' chocolate factory worker gained full-time employment at 51 years old and he also gets to eat free chocolate every day. That is until the calories kicked in.
Published: Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Food and Cooking
Duration: 2 minutes 10 seconds
Jetstar apologises to wheelchair user over 'distressing' airport incident
A disability advocate has urged the aviation industry to lift accessibility standards after Jetstar apologised to the passenger for an incident which caused them to fall out of a wheelchair.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Disabilities
Thebarton Aquatic Centre's $8.7 million upgrade revealed
Craig Houghton, YMCA's Head of Sport & Recreation said, "Our Learn To Swim program with kick-off...which has been really important for the community of Adelaide, with Adelaide Aquatic Centre closing down".
Published: Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Exercise and Fitness
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds
"You get used to being scared" - 18-year-old Jaxon, SA's Olympic diving hope
Despite mastering the ten-metre diving platform, South Australian Olympic hopeful, 18-year-old, Jaxon Bowshire says he still gets scared plunging from a great height.
Published: Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Summer Olympic Games
Duration: 2 minutes 59 seconds
The story behind Hollywood's all-powerful studio logos as Netflix, streaming services force change
Film studio logos are as well-known as our favourite movie actors, but are they finally losing their prominence due to the rise of streaming?
Published: Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Film (Arts and Entertainment)
Duration: 1 minute 56 seconds
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'Valued': Students with disability can thrive in inclusive mainstream classrooms
After Harry Banks acquired a severe brain injury as a baby his parents thought special school would be his only education option. Twelve years later he is flourishing at his local mainstream school.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Education
Ngor Bol murder trial hears witnesses recount alleged stabbing in Adelaide's CBD
Two women tell the Supreme Court of South Australia they witnessed the moment a man was allegedly stabbed within metres of them during a night out in Adelaide's CBD.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courts and Trials
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