South Australia is the best equipped jurisdiction in the country to respond to climate change, with the state’s increasing reliance on solar and wind power likely to have the additional benefit of increasing jobs after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by economist Ross Garnaut.
The head of Native Title in South Australia has criticised the State Government for failing to appoint more than one Aboriginal representative to help manage the state’s natural resources, claiming the omission could impede traditional owners from caring for their country – but the government says its calls for candidates went unanswered.
After decades of being exposed to potentially fatal bore water, residents in the South Australian outback town of Oodnadatta are finally set to have access to clean drinking water as part of a $41 million State Government pledge.
The State Government will examine water supply issues facing remote South Australian communities, after the independent regulator flagged it would reject SA Water’s proposal to supply them with safe drinking water.