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6 days, 17 hours ago

The heatwave of 2009 killed hundreds and became Australia's deadliest natural disaster

ABC

The streets are deserted. "So that's the worst possible scenario for a heatwave," Dr Nairn says. "It's a slow-burn realisation that the numbers are bigger than they would normally be," says Rebecca Owen, who was managing the morgue at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine during the heatwave. Instead, heat-related deaths are usually determined by how many extra deaths there …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Electorate of Frome to be renamed 'Ngadjuri' as part of 2026 SA election redistribution after concerns about namesake Edward Frome

ABC

The state electorate of Frome in South Australia's mid-north has been renamed Ngadjuri ahead of the next election, after traditional owners raised concerns about its namesake, Edward Frome and his involvement in acts of retribution against Indigenous people. Labor MLC Reggie Martin advocated for the renaming, based on concerns about former surveyor-general Edward Frome's involvement in acts of retribution against …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Perth Zoo's female elephant Permai set to depart in late January, months ahead of schedule

ABC

One of Perth Zoo's beloved elephants is leaving much sooner than originally planned after showing signs of loneliness. Female elephant Permai will be relocated to South Australia's Monarto Safari Park next month, about six months ahead of schedule, and before male elephant Putra Mas, who will wait until he's completed his annual hormonal surge. "We've always known that Permai is …

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2 weeks ago

Tea Tree Gully: A place where you will find Head’s heart

Hindustan Times

For some time now, Indian players and fans have been asking themselves the same question over and over again because Travis Head finds a way and shows the will to scupper India’s hopes over and over again: “Where has this guy come from?” There are some easy answers to that question but perhaps the most accurate one takes you on …

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2 weeks ago

World Test Championship 2023-25, Qualification Scenarios: How can India qualify for the WTC final after South Africa beat Sri Lanka?

The Hindu

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 109 runs in the second Test in Gqeberha to move back up to the summit of the ICC World Test Championship standings ahead of Australia. The other major contenders South Africa and Australia have another series in the pipeline, against Pakistan and Sri Lanka respectively. India can also finish above Australia with two wins …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

AUS vs IND: How realistic are India's chances of making a comeback in Adelaide?

India Today

India trailed by 29 runs at Stumps on Day 2 of the Adelaide Test against Australia, meaning that they are still in danger of losing by an innings. Here’s the list of third-innings scores Team Score Opposition Ground Start Date South Africa 250 Australia Adelaide 24 Nov 2016 Pakistan 239 Australia Adelaide 29 Nov 2019 Australia 230/9d England Adelaide 16 …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Australia’s energy operator wants emergency powers to switch off rooftop solar. What does it mean for households?

ABC

If you're one of the 4 million Australian householders or business owners with solar panels on your roof, you may have been greeted with a rude shock at the start of this week. More precisely, those circumstances would arise when there is so much rooftop solar in the system that it's threatening to overload the grid. It's not entirely clear …

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Severe thunderstorms forecast to hit south-eastern Australia as hot and humid weather takes hold

ABC

Thunderstorms are likely to hit Australia's south-east over the weekend as "very humid" weather normally felt in the Far North takes hold, the Bureau of Meteorology warns. Senior meteorologist Angus Hines said thunderstorms would develop on Friday afternoon in Victoria and northern Tasmania, as well as large parts of South Australia and New South Wales. Mr Hines said severe thunderstorms …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Author Mia Speed's children's picture book connects readers with Wirangu language and culture

ABC

At just 18 years of age, South Australian university student Mia Speed is a nationally published author. "Before I created the book, didn't really know some of the language and some of the animals' names as well," Ms Speed said. "I wanted to share the language with the children, making sure that my relatives, my nieces and nephews, and other …

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3 weeks ago

Veteran's suicide: Gov promises action

ABC

Nick Grimm: G'day, welcome to PM, I'm Nick Grimm, coming to you from Gadigal Land. Nick Grimm: And that's Associate Professor Matthew Sussex from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. Nick Grimm: AFP Commander Stephen Jay ending Kathleen O'Connor's report. Sarah Maunder: With what's happened in Belgium, would you like to see that introduced or …

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4 weeks ago

SA government announces shark attack mitigation funding following three fatal attacks in 2023

ABC

The South Australian government will pour half a million dollars into programs aimed at reducing the likelihood of shark attacks and improve first aid responses on remote beaches, after a horror year of fatal attacks in 2023. Surf Life Saving South Australia CEO Damien Marangon said the new measures could potentially save lives. Surf Life Saving SA already has 15 …

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4 weeks ago

Artist Emmaline Zanelli explores life as a teenager in remote South Australian mining town Roxby Downs

ABC

A car is pulled over on the side of a dirt road, on the outskirts of Roxby Downs, a town in the South Australian outback. "I've had family members doing FIFO work, and I think it's a really extreme way to live," Zanelli tells ABC Arts. "I'm sure that there are kids all over that need to occupy themselves while …

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1 month ago

Australia to mark 10-year anniversary of Hughes' death

Hindustan Times

MELBOURNE - Cricket stadiums will fly flags at half-mast and players will wear black armbands as Australia marks the 10-year anniversary of former test opener Phillip Hughes' death. Australia to mark 10-year anniversary of Hughes' death Saturday's Sheffield Shield round marks the start of two weeks of commemorations for Hughes, who died days before his 26th birthday in 2014 after …

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1 month ago

Upper Eyre Peninsula cut off from Medicare rebates for six months

ABC

A bureaucratic impasse has meant people on the Upper Eyre Peninsula have been unable to access Medicare rebates for allied health care, including mental health services, for the past six months. Residents from the Upper Eyre have been unable to access Medicare rebates for allied health services for six months. "It was a bit of an unintended consequence when we …

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1 month ago

Enormous sardine resource identified in Bass Strait but fishers have wanted to set up a fishery for more than a decade

ABC

Off the north-east coast of Tasmania, could be one of the largest fishery resources in the country. Tasmania's Business, Industry and Resources Minister, Eric Abetz, described it as "an exciting and rare opportunity for Tasmania to develop a local, sustainable, commercial sardine fishery — the first new commercial fishery in decades". Mr Abetz said results of the "independent science will …

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Cricket Australia to honour Phil Hughes on 10-year death anniversary

India TV News

Cricket Australia is going to honour Phil Hughes on the occasion of his 10-year death anniversary. The 14th game of the season will see Hughes' childhood side New South Wales lock horns against Tasmania at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Cricket Australia has decided to celebrate Hughes' playing career during the pink-ball Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Adelaide …

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1 month ago

South Australia's royal commission into domestic violence hears regional areas don't have enough evidence collection services

ABC

The Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence in South Australia has heard a lack of services vital to collecting evidence of sexual assault in regional areas has resulted in some victim-survivors walking away from potential prosecutions of perpetrators. Family and domestic violence support services: If you need help immediately call emergency services on triple-0 1800 Respect National Helpline: …

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1 month ago

PM condemns anti-Israel vandalism

ABC

Sally Sara: Hello and welcome to The World Today, it is Thursday the 21st of November. Peter Ryan: Well Sally, Jim Chalmers, he's been really batting away questions that the future fund shake up, a changed mandate and the first statement of expectations in 15 years amounts to political interference that future governments could be tempted to raid the fund …

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1 month ago

Pressure of harvest for many farm families

ABC

Sally Sara: While many Australians are looking forward to winding down for the end of the year, for many farm families the grain harvest is the busiest time of year. Steph Schmidt is a clinical psychologist and farmer from a place called World's End in South Australia. Steph Schmidt: We always describe it almost like the grand final when everything …

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1 month ago

Circumstances of video under review after man shown being shoved and dragged by police officer near Port Augusta

ABC

South Australia's Attorney-General and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Kyam Maher has spoken to the state's Police Commissioner, following "confronting" footage taken during an arrest near Port Augusta at the weekend. "As this incident is the subject of a complaint, the Police Complaints and Discipline Act would ordinarily prohibit the disclosure or publication of information in connection with it," SA Police said …

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1 month ago

Adelaide residents blindsided by decision to store AUKUS nuclear waste at submarine shipyards

ABC

The $368 billion AUKUS pact is promising thousands of jobs and the return of submarine construction to South Australia. Last month legislation quietly passed the federal parliament that will allow for the storage and disposal of nuclear waste at the Adelaide shipyard in Osborne, which is 25 kilometres north-west of the city's CBD and near the popular seaside suburb of …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Telling the Whole Story project opens telling the Indigenous side of Maria shipwreck massacre

ABC

Those involved in a project to tell the Indigenous side of what led to the massacre of 26 survivors of a shipwreck in South Australia in 1840 say it could be a template for similar projects in the future. The Telling the Whole Story project that led to the transformation of Apex Park was a partnership between Tanganekald, Meintangk, and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Black by-election campaign takes acrimonious turn as thousands of voters head to the polls in Adelaide's south

ABC

Voters in the electorate of Black are returning to the polls today for the third by-election in South Australia in less than three years, after the seat was vacated by former state Liberal leader David Speirs. On the hustings on Friday, both the major parties took aim at each other's campaigns, with Mr Dighton accusing the Liberals of "telling things" …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Debate over political donations

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Rachel Mealey: Hello welcome to PM. Donald Trump: Today I nominated him for, I guess if you like health and if you like people that live a long time, it's the most important position, RFK Jr. Bobby? Sarah Maunder: It's been a swift and dramatic twist for David Speirs, who less than five months ago was Leader of the South …

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The heatwave of 2009 killed hundreds and became Australia's deadliest natural disaster

Electorate of Frome to be renamed 'Ngadjuri' as part of 2026 SA election redistribution after concerns about namesake Edward Frome

Perth Zoo's female elephant Permai set to depart in late January, months ahead of schedule

Tea Tree Gully: A place where you will find Head’s heart

World Test Championship 2023-25, Qualification Scenarios: How can India qualify for the WTC final after South Africa beat Sri Lanka?

AUS vs IND: How realistic are India's chances of making a comeback in Adelaide?

Australia’s energy operator wants emergency powers to switch off rooftop solar. What does it mean for households?

Severe thunderstorms forecast to hit south-eastern Australia as hot and humid weather takes hold

Author Mia Speed's children's picture book connects readers with Wirangu language and culture

Veteran's suicide: Gov promises action

SA government announces shark attack mitigation funding following three fatal attacks in 2023

Artist Emmaline Zanelli explores life as a teenager in remote South Australian mining town Roxby Downs

Australia to mark 10-year anniversary of Hughes' death

Upper Eyre Peninsula cut off from Medicare rebates for six months

Enormous sardine resource identified in Bass Strait but fishers have wanted to set up a fishery for more than a decade

Cricket Australia to honour Phil Hughes on 10-year death anniversary

South Australia's royal commission into domestic violence hears regional areas don't have enough evidence collection services

PM condemns anti-Israel vandalism

Pressure of harvest for many farm families

Circumstances of video under review after man shown being shoved and dragged by police officer near Port Augusta

Adelaide residents blindsided by decision to store AUKUS nuclear waste at submarine shipyards

Telling the Whole Story project opens telling the Indigenous side of Maria shipwreck massacre

Black by-election campaign takes acrimonious turn as thousands of voters head to the polls in Adelaide's south

Debate over political donations