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Our Jobs SA campaign is back

OUR Jobs SA campaign has returned. Find out how a $10,000 jobs grant and free classified ads for small and medium sized businesses aim to boost our state’s economy.

Ire without smoke at Yeend’s cannabis company

THEY had high hopes to set up a medicinal cannabis business in South Australia, but there’s been a serious falling-out within entrepreneur Shane Yeend-backed Australian Cannabis Corporation.

Record stock prices lift Elders’ profit

Australia’s record livestock and wool prices are helping lift profits for agribusiness company Elders.

Visa crackdown ‘threat to medical research’

A CRACKDOWN on foreign workers could jeopardise South Australia’s aspiration of becoming a global medical research capital, industry leaders warn.

Relationships count, says real estate stalwart

FLARES and disco fever were the rage when Bernard Booth first went it alone with his self-titled real estate agency in 1977.

Feds buy Techport from SA for $230 million

UPDATED: The Federal Government has bought the shipbuilder Techport from the SA Government for $230 million.

Portrait of a company doctor

Former Billabong CEO, Launa Inman, in Melbourne

High-profile director Launa Inman oversaw restructures of Target Australia and surf wear company Billabong

Libs’ new plan to boost SA’s exports

UPDATED: SOUTH Australia would open four new international trade offices, including in the US and Asia, under a Liberal plan to create new jobs and more investment by boosting exports.

Sky’s no limit with a high-flying mum

ALISON Chaffer credits her mother Cherie with putting her on a flight path towards her dream — to one day pilot a Qantas Dreamliner.

Mallala track purchase a boon for rev heads

THE new owners of the Mallala Motor Sport Park have promised to put South Australia back on the national motorsport map.

‘All lies’: SA’s Budget funding war of words gets nastier

STATE Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan has accused an independent statutory body of lying as the war of words over infrastructure funding intensifies.

Pyne: Galling to claim Budget dudded SA

FEDERAL Minister Christopher Pyne has lashed the State Government for not bothering “to submit a proper business case” for one single project amid anger over lack of infrastructure spending for SA in the Budget.

Govt under pressure to use Whyalla steel

LABOR, the Nick Xenophon Team and the Greens have combined to demand the Federal Government ensure that Whyalla steel is used to construct the planned Melbourne-to-Brisbane inland railway.

Anger as SA ‘dudded’ in Budget

SOUTH Australia has been “dudded” and “severely short changed” by missing out on any significant infrastructure spending in the Federal Budget, a plethora of industry groups and politicians say.

Arrium poised for big win from rail project

WHYALLA steelmaker Arrium is poised to win big from the construction of a $8.4 billion inland railway line as part of an ambitious increase in federal infrastructure spending.

Energy reset to keep lights on — but Kouts says SA ignored

CASH will be splashed on a big energy projects that the Coalition hopes will keep the lights on in SA — but the State Government says we’ve been “completely ignored” in infrastructure spending.

Sunny forecast for Port Augusta solar jobs

A SOLAR thermal energy plant at Port Augusta was given a huge boost in the Federal Budget with a commitment of up to $110 million, while another announcement has big implications for Moomba.

Retail hit by confidence slump

AUSTRALIAN retailers had a lacklustre trading period in March, hit by poor consumer confidence, unseasonable weather and other economic woes, says the Australian Retailers’ Association (ARA).

Rewards for building SA

The Civil Contractors Federation - South Australian (CCF SA), a proud SA business, has 600 company members who in turn employ up to 50,000 South Australians.

River Murray firm realises dream

FOUR of South Australia’s outstanding contributors to the civil contracting industry have been presented with 2017 President’s Lifetime Achievement Awards from CCF SA.

Payroll tax toll on jobs

Business SA argues its case for slashing a tax it says is a major block to new jobs.

Subs set for CBD building jobs take off

ADELAIDE building subcontractors are set for a work bonanza as two more CBD projects get up and running.

What’s in Federal Budget for SA, so far

EXCLUSIVE: Budget help is coming on power prices, housing affordability, health and education for SA, and $100 million to help businesses “evolve” once Holden closes, the Federal Government says. WHAT WE KNOW

Changing of the guard for Adelaide real estate

SELLING your house is no longer what it was says the man behind a seismic shift in the Adelaide real estate industry.

WA rival to set up SA ship design centre

WESTERN Australian firm Austal – which is in competition with Osborne-based ASC for a $3 billion ships deal – will set up an Adelaide office for the next generation of ship designers.

Arrium deal ‘no saviour’ for Whyalla steelworks

A PROMISE to source $74 million worth of steel from Arrium has been welcomed by the State Government, but Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis warns it won’t be the “saviour” of the Whyalla steelworks.

Arrium inks $73m rail deal with Indian giant

WHYALLA steelmaker Arrium has been given a major boost after inking a $73 million contract with an Indian mining company to supply 800km of rail line.

SAAB stumps up $40m for defence

SAAB Australia will invest about $40 million to establish a Defence Institute at Mawson Lakes in partnership with UniSA to prepare South Australian workers for the state’s expected defence jobs boom.

Multibillion-dollar mining project would create 2000 jobs

UPDATED: A $4.5 billion iron ore mine and infrastructure project is set to create thousands of jobs after receiving State Government approval.

Good news for Arrium with dozens of extra jobs created

ARRIUM’S administrator has come good on its promise to create 44 new jobs via an additional shift at the Whyalla steelworks’ rolling mill.

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Lame loans scheme lives

PREMIER Jay Weatherill is persevering with a program that formed a key part of his August 2014 “10 economic priorities” speech despite an almost non-existent uptake since its launch.

Spooky sound of men’s choral mirth

FOIBLES and follies of masculinity provide the Spooky Men’s Chorale with ample comic fodder for its gentle brand of musical mirth.

Portrait of a company doctor

High-profile director Launa Inman oversaw restructures of Target Australia and surf wear company Billabong

Industry veteran builds up big wins

AN industry veteran with four decades of experience has taken top honours at the Australian Institute of Building’s local awards night.

Dairy farmers tackle food chain

SA dairy farmers are seeing some hope for their struggling industry as Murray Goulburn makes changes.

$10m gone , ‘ no need to repay’

A South Australian finance company controlled by former BRW Rich Lister Jason Di Iulio should not have to repay almost $10 million to investors, the Federal Court has ruled.

Trading insults over exports

A WAR of words has broken out over the best way South Australia can get a bigger slice of the nation’s export pie.

Farmers firing up over mining laws

Yorke Peninsula farmers are firing up as they lobby for dramatic changes to South Australia’s mining laws.

Boart shareholders drilled

BOART Longyear’s long-suffering shareholders will be left with just 2 per cent of the company if a proposal to recapitalise the embattled drilling firm is accepted at a meeting on June 13

Too many lives lost in defence training

THE tragic deaths of two young Australian soldiers in the past week are the latest in a litany of fatal military training incidents, as Craig Cook reports.

Warning on steel protectionism

POLITICIANS demanding that only steel produced in Whyalla be used in the Federal Government’s $8.4 billion inland rail program must be careful what they wish for, an international trade expert says.

Acquisition a Jem of an idea for Xped

AN Adelaide start-up that has gained international attention for its cutting edge software has been acquired by a publicly listed South Australian company for close to $1 million.

SA’s history in a new light

THEY shaped us and shocked us — but until now these famous front pages have been in black and white. To mark History Month, we’ve brought colour to newspaper reports of some of SA’s biggest stories. Colourisation: Ray Hirst / Developer: Michael Boehm

Defiant banks set to pass on $6.2bn levy

AUSTRALIA’S big banks are threatening to pass on a $6.2 billion tax bill to their customers and shareholders.

Retail hit by confidence slump

AUSTRALIAN retailers had a lacklustre trading period in March, hit by poor consumer confidence, unseasonable weather and other economic woes, says the Australian Retailers’ Association (ARA).

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