Category: South Australia

Storm-Hit SA Grapples With Too Much Power

Some wind farms and commercial solar systems in South Australia (SA) could be switched off and rooftop solar curtailed later this week as work continues to repair the state’s electricity interconnector with Victoria. The link was cut during violent storms on Saturday, which brought down a 50-metre transmission tower near Tailem Bend, east of Adelaide….


Small Australian Town Evacuated Following Potential Dam Failure

A small town in Adelaide has been issued an emergency warning after the State Emergency Services (SES) was notified that the wall of a private dam was displaying signs of potential wall failure. SES has told around 65 residents in Echunga to prepare for potential flooding and relocate to a safer place or Echunga Football…


Housing Market in Regional Australia Continues to Grow While Prices Fall in Capital Cities

Regional South Australia has seen its housing market reach a new peak, with property prices in the area hitting “significant growth” as home prices continue to fall across the country, according to PropTrack’s latest report. Meanwhile, Adelaide was the last capital city to record a price fall this year, making it the strongest performing capital…


Australian State Appoints First Autism Minister

South Australia has unveiled the nation’s first autism minister in an effort to raise awareness and improve the service for the growing number of people known to have autism. Emily Bourke has become Australia’s first representative for the autistic community as she takes the role of assistant autism minister. South Australian Labor Premier Peter Malinauskas…


Tougher Penalties for Child Sex Offenders in South Australia

Child sex offenders will spend more time behind bars after changes to existing laws passed South Australian (SA) parliament on Thursday night. The Statutes Amendment (Child Sex Offences) Bill 2022, introduced in May, comes as part of the new government’s election promise to better protect children and crack down on abuse. The bill will see…


Australian States Build on International Trade Networks Through New Offices Abroad

The Australian states of Western Australia (WA) and New South Wales (NSW) are seeking to boost investment and trade with foreign nations by establishing new trade offices and envoys abroad, while South Australia’s London office will remain the state’s gateway into Europe after the former government’s plan to set up a new office in France…


South Australian Government Drops European Trade Office

The South Australian (SA) centre-left Labor government will push its trade opportunities from the state’s London office reversing the previous Liberal government’s plan to fund an additional trade office in France. Changing the former government’s decision will save around $500,000 (US$346,000), a sum the current government says is equivalent to hiring six frontline nurses. The…


Adelaide University to Trial Insomniac App

A doctor from South Australia’s Flinders University is calling for Australian general practitioners (GPs) and insomnia sufferers to contact the university to learn how they can access an app that treats insomnia. While “Sleepio” has been given a stamp of approval by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), in Australia, it can currently…


COVID-19 Sniffer Dogs Start Work at South Australian Hospital

A team of COVID-19 detector dogs have started screening for the virus at Lyell McEwin Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia (SA) as part of a six-week pilot study. Trained by the University of Adeliade’s School of Animal and Vetinary Sciences, the four labradors and their handlers from SA Pathology will be stationed at the Emergency…


South Australian Budget to Deliver Cost of Living Relief

The South Australian (SA) Labor government’s first State Budget will deliver cost of living relief to residents most in need as rising day-to-day expenses and high inflation continue to exert pressure. However, the Opposition argues that the Budget doesn’t include enough relief for households. Delivered on Thursday, the 2022-23 Budget will benefit pensioners and other…