Author: Belinda Willis
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Riverland town unites for those feeling the bite of drought
On Sunday, 200 locals settled into a long-table outdoor brunch in the main shopping street that overlooks the River Murray in Loxton. Amongst the diners were Berri Barmera Mayor Ella Winnall and Loxton Waikerie Mayor Trevor Norton while Riverland based Liberal MLC Nicola Centofanti was busy volunteering at the event that was created to support…
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Why hiring people with disability is good medicine for business
After four decades working in general practice, occupational health and employment services, I’ve witnessed firsthand what happens when we medicalise everything in our society. We’ve created a system where people experiencing mental health challenges, chronic conditions, or disability often have good medical care by skilled and well-trained general practitioners, however, their fundamental human need for purpose, connection,…
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Spot The Strokes | Turbine Tom | Gouger Street’s panda problem | Adelaide’s great skyscraper debate
Spot The Strokes InSider can reveal The Strokes (may) have been seen wandering around the CBD Last Nite and this morning, with nearby residents and restaurant owners catching a glimpse of the high-profile rock band. In The Modern Age, there is an abundance of eateries on Pirie Street, and it seemed the New York rock…
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State Opera’s Roméo et Juliette wakes audiences with a jolt
“Down with Gounod! Long live Xenakis!”, proclaimed a banner unfurled by a bunch of recalcitrant students from the windows of the Paris Conservatoire in May, 1968. So resentful were they against all things conservative that they led a riot with this slogan, declaring the avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis as their new champion. These days, we…
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Data shows fish species decimated in SA waters
Premier Peter Malinauskas today announced a strict new plan for the long-term recovery of fish stocks in waters affected by the algal bloom, as calamari, garfish and King George whiting face a “severe decline” in some regions. Calamari, garfish and King George whiting numbers in the Gulf St Vincent and Kangaroo Island regions face a…
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New charges against SA MP accused of assaulting wife
South Australian MP Nick McBride was originally charged with three aggravated counts of assaulting his wife, Katherine, on April 10 at Conmurra, on the Limestone Coast. Court records show that when those charges were heard in Naracoorte Magistrates Court on Wednesday, another three charges of aggravated assault were laid against McBride, 55. The new charges…
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Rex Airlines sale to US company
Regional airline Rex has a US buyer, the announcement on Tuesday night coming more than a year after the airline that operates numerous services in Queensland entered voluntary administration. Air T — a Nasdaq-listed US aviation business that runs cargo services, an aircraft trading business and sells parts – has entered a sale and implementation…
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Jailed MP loses seat, assets and freedom over thefts
A disgraced former MP will serve at least two-and-a-half years in jail for stealing $435,000 of public money that was meant to be spent on disadvantaged school students. In September 2024, a South Australian District Court jury found Troy Bell guilty of 20 counts of theft and five aggravated counts of dishonest dealings for crimes…
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New report shows SA Govt ‘second worst’ in nation for funding needy
Peak industry groups fear SA will see more services like the Bedford Group and MS Society struggling to survive with a new report showing state government funding for organisations tackling issues like youth, domestic violence and homelessness is failing to keep pace with ballooning costs. SA Government funding value had fallen 3.6 per cent over…
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Opinion: SA political poll tells tale of two parties with a crushing blow
It’s a tale of two parties; one that is beset by a generation of infighting and the other with a “once in a generation” leader. The DemosAU/Ace Strategies poll released today is a crushing blow to Liberal Leader Vincent Tarzia’s faint hopes of taking his party to an unexpected victory in the March 2026 election.…