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Friday, October 18

Business SA loses court bid for charity no-payroll tax status

Business SA has lost a years-long legal fight to claw back millions of dollars in payroll tax on the basis of its charity status, with the Supreme Court ruling that promoting private corporate interests is not the same thing as promoting a stronger economy for everyone.

Mayoral "interference" claim over city councillor motions

Adelaide City Council’s CEO says he will clarify how his staff offer advice to elected members, after the Lord Mayor was accused of interfering with councillor motions.

Career opportunities in regional SA

The University of South Australia’s campuses in Whyalla and Mount Gambier offer opportunities for students to contribute to their home towns.

Centrelink's robodebt scheme a "fiasco": UN

The United Nations has questioned the legality of Australia’s controversial Centrelink robo-debt scheme and the country’s use of cashless welfare cards.

Media and marketing
Seven West in $63m merger with Prime regional media

Seven West Media is to merge with regional affiliate Prime Media in a $63.8 million all-scrip deal that Seven West chief executive James Warburton has called a “game changer” for advertisers wanting to reach both regional and metropolitan Australia.

Friday, October 18
Politics
Parliamentary shutdown looms as Marshall considers fresh start

The Marshall Government is considering wiping the legislative slate clean by proroguing state parliament at the end of the year – a move that would intensify the pressure to resolve a range of contentious measures before Christmas.

Tom Richardson Thursday, October 17
Local
New era for Bowerbird as founder seeks buyer

This November’s Bowerbird Design Market at the Adelaide Showgrounds will not be the last – but it may be the last for its founder Jane Barwick.

Joshua Fanning Thursday, October 17
Local
SA's jobless rate drops - but still high

South Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped dramatically from 7.3 per cent to 6.3 per cent in September, but remains markedly above the national average 5.2 per cent – and its trend jobless rate increased.

David Eccles Thursday, October 17

ASIO says it's being stretched by counter-terrorism and espionage investigations. Photo: AAP/Victoria Police

ASIO can't keep up with terror, espionage spying demands

Australia’s domestic intelligence agency is struggling to meet demand for advice on spying and foreign interference.

Domestic violence the emergency, not climate: Lib Senator

People who want Australia to declare a “climate emergency” should instead visit a refuge for women fleeing domestic violence, new Senator Sarah Henderson believes.

A Creative City with music as its heartbeat

Collaboration and cooperation are at the heart of Adelaide, a UNESCO City of Music, and the city is building relationships from the grassroots to international markets.

SA Health "plagued by maladministration" and likely corruption: ICAC

UPDATED | The state’s anti-corruption commissioner has dropped a bombshell on the strife-strewn SA Health, alleging the department is “riddled with maladministration” and suggesting the only reason he doesn’t launch a full-scale investigation is because he doesn’t have sufficient resources for the task.

City council set to support affordable housing strategy

Adelaide City Councillors have given in principle support to spend up to $40,000 on a new strategy to increase social and affordable housing in the city, but one councillor opposing the move has warned it won’t spark real change.

Local
Auditor-General queries hiring of public hospital razor gang

Bension Siebert Wednesday, October 16
Local
Call to ban councillor meetings outside Town Hall

Stephanie Richards Wednesday, October 16
Local
The LifeLine volunteers who “take the pain”

Angela Skujins Wednesday, October 16
News
Economic data at risk from budget cuts: ABS

Wednesday, October 16
News
Archbishop asks same-sex marriage backers to leave church

Heather McNab Wednesday, October 16
Local
Lib party-room land tax vote "not unanimous"

Tom Richardson Tuesday, October 15

Local Local
Affordable housing target would “sledgehammer” us: developers

Stephanie Richards Tuesday, October 15
Business Business
Adelaide Fence Co to be wound up

Bension Siebert Tuesday, October 15
Football Football
Crows confirm new coach - in the nick of time

Tom Richardson Tuesday, October 15
News News
We regret helping create NBN: Telstra

Tuesday, October 15

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The humble Leatherjacket is a perennial thorn in the side of many recreational fishermen in Australia with its unicorn-like head spike and annoying habit of getting in the way of more sought after species. But a South Australian company better known for exporting Southern Rock Lobster is forging a niche in the massive Chinese seafood market with the colourful fish.
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Andrew Spence comments in

Undervalued South Australian fish finds its market in China

News
"A cot and a cup of soup" not solving homelessness

Christine McGinn Tuesday, October 15
Local
Count unpaid parental leave towards long service: Labor

Tom Richardson Monday, October 14
Local
Low-income earners locked out of new city housing despite zoning rules

Stephanie Richards Monday, October 14

Anastasia Reid. Photo: Supplied

Global perspective key to addressing Aboriginal child welfare

Overseas child protection programs could hold the answer to curbing South Australia’s growing overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in state care, a child protection worker from the Riverland says.

Govt and doctors bicker over move to unclog emergency departments

The Health Minister has disputed doctors’ claims that the State Government didn’t properly consult them before rolling out a strategy to divert patients from public hospitals as ambulance ramping reached record highs.

Groundwater guidelines to stop taps running dry

Guidelines created by Flinders hydrogeologists are leading the world in groundwater modelling that could help prevent cities like Cairo or Cape Town from one day running completely dry.

Santos pays billions for northern Australia LNG assets

Adelaide-based Santos has agreed to pay up to $2 billion for the northern Australia business of ConocoPhillips.

Regional Showcase winners show grit, creativity and resilience

UPDATED | The 2019 Regional Showcase award winners have been announced, with a resilient Eyre Peninsula community taking out the inaugural Agricultural Town of the Year Award.

News
Inquiry into banks' refusal to pass full rate cuts

Daniel McCulloch Monday, October 14
Sponsored Story
ASO’s Asian tour will open the door to further collaboration

Vincent Ciccarello Monday, October 14
Politics
Labor opens new school - for its own candidates

Tom Richardson Friday, October 11
Local
Major construction starts on Adelaide Oval Hotel

Stephanie Richards Friday, October 11
News
Firefighters question flammable cladding fix as legal concerns grow

Bension Siebert Friday, October 11
Local
Never mind the ramping, here's the hospital bed cuts

David Eccles Friday, October 11

News

ASIO can't keep up with terror, espionage spying demands

Global perspective key to addressing Aboriginal child welfare

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