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Train drags man along track

March 15, 2010 09:13:00

A person has been dragged under a train in Adelaide's northern suburbs.[MORE]

Tags: rail-accidents, emergency-incidents, sa, adelaide-5000, elizabeth-5112

Concession card retirees promised $100 boost

March 15, 2010 09:06:00

The Liberals are promising more money to help South Australian seniors meet rising utility costs.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, liberal-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000

Convention Centre upgraded promised

March 15, 2010 08:56:00

Labor says it would spend $394 million to revitalise the River Torrens precinct in the city.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, labor-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000

Woman dead in Adelaide unit blaze

March 15, 2010 08:46:00

A woman is dead and a man has suffered severe burns in an explosion in a home unit in Adelaide.[MORE]

Tags: residential-fires, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, campbelltown-5074

Tander sweeps Clipsal 500

March 14, 2010 18:00:00

Holden's Garth Tander has completed a clean sweep of both races at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, as a controversial stewards' decision cruelled V8 Supercar championship leader Jamie Whincup's weekend.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, v8s, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

Street crime blitz fails to impress Opposition

March 14, 2010 09:20:00

The South Australia Opposition says the Labor Government's announcement on street crime shows the Government failed to prevent it.[MORE]

Tags: elections, states-and-territories, vandalism, antisocial-behaviour, sa, adelaide-5000

Pies make Power look inadequate

March 13, 2010 22:21:00

Collingwood has flattened Port Adelaide by 81 points in its AFL practice match at Mt Gambier.[MORE]

Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-adelaide-5015, vic, collingwood-3066, essendon-3040, morwell-3840, richmond-3121

Tander snaps Whincup's winning streak

March 13, 2010 17:41:00

Holden's Garth Tander snapped Jamie Whincup's domination of the V8 Supercar championship on Saturday, winning the opening race of the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, v8s, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

SA election campaign enters final week

March 13, 2010 12:01:00

The election campaigning by the political parties in South Australia is expected to kick up a gear in the final week before the state poll.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, australia, sa

Snowdon moots cross-border hospital network

March 13, 2010 09:40:00

The Federal Indigenous Health Minister says a central Australian hospital network crossing the borders of South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia could be possible under the Rudd Government's national health reforms.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, health, healthcare-facilities, australia, nt, sa, wa

Smith obliterates Redbacks in Sydney

March 12, 2010 18:39:00

Steven Smith had the wood on South Australia as his New South Wales team routed the Redbacks by an innings and 39 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, sa

Driving hoon pretended to be cop, court told

March 12, 2010 13:55:00

A court is told a driver who crashed into parked cars told a witness he was a police officer, then fled.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, traffic-offences, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

Redbacks battling to avoid follow-on

March 12, 2010 13:37:00

South Australia is battling to avoid the follow-on during day three of its Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales at the SCG on Friday.[MORE]

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, sa

Accused pleads guilty to twin fatalities

March 12, 2010 13:05:00

A man has admitted causing the deaths of two friends by dangerous driving last year.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-barker-5251

Man hurt in hills shooting

March 12, 2010 12:58:00

A man in his 20s has been shot at a house at Mount Barker in the Adelaide hills.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, crime, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-barker-5251

Murder accused wife weeps in court

March 12, 2010 12:49:00

An Adelaide woman weeps in court, denying she murdered her husband by setting his genitals alight.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, arson, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, unley-5061

Redmond plan to cut government ad spend

March 12, 2010 12:41:00

Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond has pledged to cut $100 million from the government advertising bill if elected on March 20.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, liberal-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000

Public transport boost pledged by ALP

March 12, 2010 12:27:00

Labor says it will fund $37 million of improvements to Adelaide public transport if it wins on March 20.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, labor-party, states-and-territories, sa, adelaide-5000

Pet death prompts axe-wielding outburst

March 12, 2010 11:51:00

Worse than a bull in a china shop, a man whose bird died goes back to a pet shop with an axe.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, law-crime-and-justice, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, elizabeth-5112

Fatal crash driver taken into custody

March 12, 2010 11:21:00

A drunk driver who pleaded guilty to causing his girlfriend's death in a car crash in Adelaide has been remanded in custody.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, traffic-offences, sa, adelaide-5000

$2m on offer for V8 grand slam

March 12, 2010 10:45:00

The V8 Supercars bosses have upped the stakes by introducing a grand slam incentive.[MORE]

Tags: sport, motor-sports, v8s, australia, nsw, bathurst-2795, sydney-2000, qld, surfers-paradise-4217, sa, adelaide-5000

Cancer survivor's message of hope

Feature

March 12, 2010 10:33:00

A SA cancer survivor joins others in giving a message of hope and raising money.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, charities-and-community-organisations, health, breast-cancer, cancer, charities, community-organisations, sa, mount-gambier-5290

Biofuels study in Cooper Basin

March 12, 2010 09:12:00

South Australian resource company Beach Energy and a US business General Atomics are doing a joint study on producing biofuels in the Cooper Basin.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, oil-and-gas, research, australia, sa, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540

Adelaide sees 7 million air travellers

March 12, 2010 08:09:00

Airline passenger numbers have increased in the past year despite a global economic slowdown.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, lifestyle-and-leisure, travel-and-tourism, air-transport, sa, adelaide-5000, west-beach-5024

More scrutiny urged on justice policy

March 12, 2010 08:02:00

The South Australian Law Society says the state needs a law reform commission.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, judges-and-legal-professionals, laws, sa, adelaide-5000