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The outgoing chief of SA’s Innovation and Skills agency has been handpicked for a new Premier’s Department role overseeing “public sector performance and reform”, and will help shape the state’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Principals of some of South Australia’s most remote schools are concerned that poor internet access and lack of home computers will impact student learning, as education increasingly moves online during the coronavirus crisis.
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The number of organisations recruiting volunteers in South Australia has halved since coronavirus-prompted restrictions were imposed, with some charities now forced to shut as the unpaid workforce self-isolates at home.
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A $130 billion wage subsidy package designed to save six million jobs will be approved by federal parliament, as a reduced number of politicians meet in Canberra.
Adelaide-based VIP Home Services is seeing demand for its commercial and office callouts rise as businesses look for more regular cleaning across Australia.
Treasury Wine Estates is considering a plan to split off its flagship Penfolds brand into a separate company by the end of 2021.
Wuhan – the Chinese city and origin point of the coronavirus pandemic – is lifting its 76-day lockdown and allowing inward and outward travel, as deaths continue to increase around the world.
Pope Francis tweeted about the persecution of Jesus and those suffering from an “unjust sentence because someone had it in for them” soon after the High Court overturned child sex abuse convictions of former Vatican treasurer, Cardinal George Pell.
Unley Council has become the second local government in South Australia to ask staff to take leave because of COVID-19, as a dispute between unions and the Adelaide City Council over a stop-work order plays out before the Employment Tribunal.
Two South Australian companies that have previously worked together to produce luxury speakers are collaborating to manufacture face shields to fill local shortages.
South Australian satellite connectivity company Myriota has raised $28 million in Series B funding to bolster its satellite network and increase its workforce by 2022.
Most Australian students will complete term two online as education ministers thrash out a plan for those in their final year of school, as deaths from coronavirus jumped to 41 overnight.
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“An iconic 12-storey hotel and day spa is being proposed at Seppeltsfield to drive luxury tourism in the Barossa wine region.
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Children and young people in residential care homes who are unable to receive visits from family members as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus must be able to continue going to school, South Australia’s guardian for children says.
The cruise ship Ruby Princess – linked to at least 11 of Australia’s 39 coronavirus deaths and more than 600 infections – has docked at a NSW port, as a criminal investigation begins into why more than 2000 passengers were allowed to disembark two weeks ago and help spread the disease nationwide.
Kris Lloyd is urging South Australian businesses to collaborate through the I Choose SA campaign to help consumers buy local.
The AFL has joined the growing trend of sports across the globe to consider isolating all teams in one or possibly two locations in an attempt to recommence its 2020 season.
The UK has recorded its biggest daily jump in deaths, while the US warned its people to prepare for the “the hardest and saddest week” of their lives.
