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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Six youths arrested after allegedly threatening man at Adelaide shopping centre

ABC

In short: SA police have arrested six teenagers and charged them with aggravated affray after an incident at a shopping centre in Kilkenny. SA police have arrested six teenagers and charged them with aggravated affray after an incident at a shopping centre in Kilkenny. South Australian police have arrested six teenage boys and recovered knives after an altercation outside a …

Shopping Teenagers Man Centre Boy Aggravated Kilkenny

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Australians shout truckies meals at Torrens Creek pub as the call to 'pay it forward' is heard

ABC

In short: People from across the country have been phoning a pub in north Queensland to shout meals for truck drivers. The attention comes after publican Priscilla Meli posted on social media about "pay it forward" meal donations for truck drivers. "Some ex-truckies, some from a family background of truck drivers, pensioners – that always pulls at my heartstrings," Ms …

Pay Drivers Pub Forward Queensland Truck Drivers Truck

1 year, 5 months ago

Motorcyclist killed in crash with car on Main South Road at Sellicks Beach

ABC

A motorcyclist has died in a crash with a car at an intersection south of Adelaide. Key points: The 43-year-old Mount Barker man died at the scene His death is the 67th on SA's roads this year Police have arrested a second person over a separate fatal crash Emergency services responded to reports of a collision between a Mercedes-Benz station …

Man Crash Road

1 year, 7 months ago

Australian universities ban Indian students from THESE 5 states amid visa fraud

Live Mint

Two more Australian institutions - Federation University in Victoria and Western Sydney University in New South Wales have decided to prohibit the recruitment of students from certain Indian states amid the rise in the number of fraudulent visa applications. “The university has observed a significant increase in the proportion of visa applications being refused from some Indian regions by the …

India Indian Victoria University

1 year, 8 months ago

Indian students face restrictions from five Aus universities for fraud applications

Deccan Chronicle

Melbourne: At least five Australian universities have placed bans or restrictions on students from some Indian states, amidst a surge in fraudulent applications from South Asia seeking to work Â–not study Â–in this country, according to a media report. An investigation by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald newspapers has obtained emails from within Victoria University, Edith Cowan University, …

Education Students University Applications Universities Aus Indian Students

2 years ago

North-South Corridor road project cost blows out to $15.4 billion with 524 properties to go

ABC

The cost of South Australia's biggest infrastructure project has blown out by billions of dollars, with more properties to be acquired to make it happen. Key points: An additional 125 properties will now be acquired, taking the total to 524 The previous concept of two tunnels remains part of the new plan But on-off ramps have been added and moved …

Design Properties Cost Project Road Corridor Darlington

2 years, 1 month ago

AGL to close its Torrens Island 'B' gas power station in South Australia in 2026, nearly a decade early

ABC

AGL has announced it will shut down its Torrens Island "B" gas power station in South Australia in 2026, nearly a decade earlier than expected. Key points: AGL will close its Torrens Island 'B' Power Station in 2026 The energy giant says the facility is losing millions of dollars The government says the closure should not affect the state's power …

Energy Power South Station South Australia Losing Koutsantonis

2 years, 4 months ago

AFL club Adelaide Crows announces Thebarton Oval as new home ground

ABC

The Adelaide Crows plan to establish their new club headquarters at Thebarton Oval. Key points: The Adelaide Crows is seeking to build a new home base at Thebarton Oval The AFL club had considered the Adelaide Aquatic Centre and the old Brompton gasworks as options The local council says the community will still be able to access the site The …

Crows West Club Site Adelaide Olsen Oval

2 years, 11 months ago

Ex-top drug cop in Bolivia charged with cocaine trafficking

Associated Press

MIAMI — A former Bolivian antinarcotics chief has been charged in the U.S. with conspiring to provide top-level protection for cocaine shipments to the United States. “Instead of rooting out drug trafficking in that country, Dávila-Perez worked in partnership with Bolivian drug labs and sought to send more than a thousand kilograms of cocaine to the United States,” U.S. Attorney …

Drug Trafficking Dea Drug Cia Bolivia Bolivian Cocaine

3 years, 2 months ago

More than 200 properties to be acquired for Adelaide's North-South Corridor project

ABC

A further 224 homes and businesses will be acquired in South Australia's south to make way for the last stage of the South Road upgrade. Key points: Nearly 400 properties will be acquired by the state government for the North-South Corridor project Labor's Tom Koutsantonis says a parliamentary committee will investigate the department's acquisition model The state government says property …

Labor Properties State Corridor Tom Koutsantonis

3 years, 5 months ago

Derelict Fortitude Valley department stores slated for $40 million Torrens University campus

ABC

A complex of "unloved" 1890s-era department store buildings in the heart of Fortitude Valley is set to be transformed into a Torrens University campus and a separate student accommodation tower. Key points: There are plans to transform a major part of Brisbane's department store heritage into a university campus The $40 million project by Torrens University would create a campus …

University Student Buildings Campus Project Department Street

3 years, 7 months ago

Ute leads police cars and helicopter on long pursuit through Adelaide before hitting road spikes and tree

ABC

An allegedly-stolen ute led police on an extensive pursuit through Adelaide's northern, western and southern suburbs overnight, and failed to stop even after road spikes caused sparks to fly from its wheel. Key points: A 33-year-old Brompton man has been charged with serious driving offences He was allegedly unlicensed and on bail when he led police on the 80-minute chase …

Car Road Tree Street Ute Brompton Port Road

3 years, 9 months ago

Man killed when tree hits car at Mount Pleasant in the Adelaide Hills

ABC

A tree has fallen on a car in the Adelaide Hills, killing the driver who had been travelling on Torrens Valley Road at Mount Pleasant about 1:30pm. The 63-year-old man, from the Adelaide Hills, was the only person in the red Holden Commodore. In November, a 59-year-old Crafers woman died after her car was hit by a branch in Stirling, …

Man Mount Pleasant

4 years, 6 months ago

River Torrens ices over again amid freezing temperatures across South Australia

ABC

The River Torrens has frozen over for the second morning in a row amid more frosty conditions and subzero temperatures across South Australia. Key points: An Adelaide Hills feijoa farmer captured video of the river's frozen surface Temperatures dipped below zero across South Australia overnight It comes a day after the coldest morning in central Adelaide in 76 years Adelaide …

River Cold Temperatures Adelaide South Australia

4 years, 7 months ago

Adelaide CBD records coldest morning since 1944 as ice forms on River Torrens

ABC

Parts of South Australia turned white with frost overnight — and the surface of the River Torrens froze over — as Adelaide's CBD shivered through its coldest morning in 76 years. Key points: Adelaide has had its coldest morning since 1944 The northern suburbs had their record coldest minimum The cold has damaged citrus trees in the Riverland The mercury …

River Adelaide Coldest Morning Coldest Temperature River Torrens Cbd Records

4 years, 8 months ago

Queensland regional road funding boost gets mixed reaction from mayors

ABC

Federal funding worth $185 million for Queensland's regional roads has been welcomed by some local mayors but other regional leaders are concerned about some trouble spots missing out. Key points: The regional roads funding is aimed at supporting local economies during COVID-19 Flinders Shire mayor welcomes upgrade of Hann Highway Richmond Shire mayor says funding should be spread wider on …

Roads Funding Highway Mayor Wharton Regional Shire

5 years ago

Kangaroo Island bushfire emergency sees tourist lodges ravaged as firefighters battle 'unstoppable' blaze'

ABC

Fire crews in South Australia have spent the night battling an emergency bushfire on Kangaroo Island, which is threatening to engulf most of Australia's third-largest island. Key points: The CFS is battling an emergency blaze on the western half of Kangaroo Island The island townships of Vivonne Bay and Parndana have been evacuated Ferries are running to get people off …

Emergency Western Bay Island Twitter Kangaroo Cfs

5 years ago

South Australian bushfires destroy homes, as person dies in car crash in Murraylands

ABC

A person has been killed and an unknown number of homes have been destroyed in fires burning throughout South Australia. Key points: CFS responded to 200 blazes throughout the state A driver died when a car hit a tree near one of the fires Four firefighters are being treated for burns and smoke inhalation By Saturday morning, there was only …

Car Conditions Abc Creek Fires South Australian Burning

5 years, 3 months ago

With selfie, El Salvador’s leader urges UN to embrace tech

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The way El Salvador’s president sees it, he just snapped a selfie worth a thousand words at the U.N. General Assembly. Then-U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt took a selfie together at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in 2013. Bukele said his photo was made to prove a point: …

Assembly Selfie His Speech El Salvador Bukele

5 years, 4 months ago

Police believe high speed was a factor in crash that killed Kilburn man in Renown Park

ABC

Police believe high speed is the likely cause of a fatal car crash in Adelaide's north this morning. Key points: Police said 14 of the 79 deaths on SA roads this year were attributed to excessive speed A 23-year-old died at the scene after hitting a tree at Renown Park Police will investigate whether the man was hoon driving prior …

Crash Road Speed Early Indications Renown Park Killed Kilburn

5 years, 5 months ago

The Nevers: Full cast and character details of Joss Whedon's HBO sci-fi drama revealed

Firstpost

The cast of Joss Whedon’s upcoming HBO sci-fi drama The Nevers was recently announced. Olivia Williams, James Norton, Tom Riley, Ann Skelly, Ben Chaplin, Pip Torrens, Zackary Momoh, Amy Manson, Nick Frost, Rochelle Neil, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Denis O’Hare will make up the principal cast of The Nevers. Variety writes that Williams will play Lavinia Bidlow, a wealthy spinster and …

Hbo Whedon Nevers Drama Revealed

5 years, 10 months ago

Interconnector proposal between SA and NSW to 'reduce bills'

ABC

An electricity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales worth $1.52 billion will lower power costs and improve network and energy security, the companies involved in the project are predicting. Key points: If approved, the new interconnector is hoped to be completed by 2022 South Australia already has an interconnector with Victoria Labor says the project will put SA's …

Energy Wales Australia South Project State Victoria

5 years, 11 months ago

Flinders Ranges Aboriginal elders voice support for exploratory drilling on Lake Torrens

ABC

Some Aboriginal elders have given their support for an exploratory mining operation currently underway on the surface of one of Australia's largest salt lakes. "He was dragged from the Flinders Ranges by another little brown lizard and buried in Lake Torrens," she said. "This is no fairy tale that someone's just making up because they're going to start drilling on …

Mining Resources Site Surface Lake Aboriginal Dreamtime

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