Holden workers gather for a final day sendoff. Photo: James Knowler / Supplied by GMH

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"Holden gave me everything I have"

South Australians who have devoted much of their lives to Holden came to say goodbye this morning, thankful for the homes, families and friendships its Elizabeth factory had given them, and fearful for the future.

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Sun sets on car industry as workers seek a new dawn

Most of the workers who left their jobs at Holden’s Elizabeth plant have now found new work elsewhere, the company has revealed, as the era of Australian car-making ends with the factory’s official closure today.

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Libs slam Govt "spin" over second-hand trams

The State Opposition has ridiculed a cost-saving spruiked by Labor for second-hand trams as “spin”, arguing the cost of adapting the French-made streetcars for use in Adelaide means taxpayers will end up paying just as much as they would have for new vehicles.

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SA prisoner ‘unjustly’ held in solitary for 66 days

The Government is refusing to apologise to or compensate a prisoner for holding him in solitary confinement for 66 days - a period defined by the UN as torture or cruel punishment - despite the state ombudsman finding his isolation was unjust.

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$300m for "innovative" new bus fleet

Adelaide's bus fleet is set for a makeover, with 400 new buses to be integrated into the public transport network over the next decade, at a cost of $300 million – and “as many as possible” to be built locally.