Pyne puts Olympic Dam doubts
Federal MP Christopher Pyne says he has serious concern the Olympic Dam mine expansion in outback South Australia will not proceed.
View ArticleNo Nationals running in SA for federal poll
The National Party is running no candidates in South Australia for the federal election.
View ArticleMP envisions great outback tourist drive
Tourism could be used to move away from a welfare culture on outback Aboriginal lands, says Federal MP Rowan Ramsey. Mr Ramsey says made a four-day visit to the lands of outback South Australia. He...
View ArticleMP blasts outback road conditions
SA's outback roads are among the worst in the country says Federal MP Rowan Ramsey.
View ArticleCarbon tax fears for Pt Augusta power stations
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon fears Port Augusta's power stations, which provide 40 per cent of South Australia's power, could be forced to close.
View ArticleRegional hospitals hope for federal lifeline
Three regional hospitals in South Australia are hoping for a federal funding lifeline.
View ArticleTony Abbott visits Whyalla, speaks against proposed mining and carbon taxes
Last week the Australian Workers Union raised concerns about how the proposed mining and carbon tax will affect regional mining hubs like Whyalla and today the Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott...
View ArticleOutback anger about poker machines bid
Residents of the outback town of Andamooka in South Australia are angry about an application to put poker machines in their local pub.
View ArticleParliamentary tribute for lost ABC newsmen
The ABC men who died in a helicopter crash at Lake Eyre last week were remembered in Federal Parliament today as "three of the ABC's finest staff members".
View ArticleFederal support aired for remote power subsidies
A motion to keep electricity subsidies in remote South Australian communities has been passed in Federal Parliament unopposed.
View ArticleFarm gate pricing pressure on supermarkets questioned
A rural lobby group is questioning how much a push to make supermarkets reveal farm gate prices would help primary producers.
View ArticleDoctor recruitment system 'confusing'
The Rural Doctors Workforce Agency will push for a more uniform process for recruiting overseas-trained doctors.
View ArticleBarossa fights federal boundary changes
Proposed changes to federal electoral boundaries in South Australia are being opposed by the Barossa Council. It says the changes would make it the only council area in Australia split into three...
View ArticleLocals wary of income management for APY
An Aboriginal council in South Australia's far north-west says income management will only work if locals agree on any arrangements made.
View ArticleXenophon sounds wind farms legal warning
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon thinks councils could face legal action over wind farm developments.
View ArticleEditor stands down for Senate bid
Newspaper editor Greg Mayfield has stood down from the role as he vies for Liberal Party preselection for the Senate.
View ArticleLiberals bar newspaper editor from Senate bid
The Liberal Party has rejected a Senate preselection nomination from a newspaper editor in regional South Australia. A candidate review committee has decided it is not in the party's interests for Greg...
View ArticleOwners to face more responsibility for fishing crews
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority is hoping licence holders will accept greater responsibility for the actions of their crews under planned new regulations.
View ArticleSix nominate to fill Fisher Senate vacancy
Six candidates have nominated for Liberal Party preselection for the Senate vacancy created by Mary Jo Fisher's resignation.
View ArticleGreens wary of oil and gas search plan
The Greens want strict controls on any oil and gas search between Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island off the SA coast.
View ArticlePetrol sniffing bill fuels mixed reaction
It is hoped new federal legislation will be a significant boost to stamping out petrol sniffing in remote Aboriginal communities.
View ArticleXenophon bill tackles TV news local content 'anomaly'
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has introduced a bill into the Senate in a bid to protect regional news services.
View ArticleBid continues to restore regional news
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon remains hopeful of a re-instatement of some regional news services.
View Article'Still on the map' says Whyalla mayor Jim Pollock, as carbon tax to go
Whyalla's mayor said the city had not been wiped off the map, as Tony Abbott predicted, but he was expecting the carbon tax scrapping to give it a boost.
View ArticleSenate vote prompts SA to consider upper house changes
South Australia is pondering electoral changes for Legislative Council voting after the federal poll saw a strong showing for micro-parties.
View ArticleDoctors' group rejects MP's Medicare provider number plan
Country doctors have rejected a proposal that medical graduates should only get a Medicare provider number if they work in regions where they are needed.
View ArticleWoomera bill passes to free up vast outback mineral resources
The South Australian Government has welcomed the passage of federal legislation freeing up the potential mineral resources in the Woomera Prohibited Area.
View ArticleBudget 2015: Health, pensioner concession cuts outweigh any revenue for SA,...
Federal cuts to health, education and pensioner concessions outweigh any revenue the SA Government will receive from the 2015 budget, State Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis says.
View ArticleGayle Woodford: Murder accused Dudley Davey remanded in custody by Port...
A 34-year-old man charged with murdering remote area nurse Gayle Woodford is remanded in custody after facing court in Port Augusta.
View ArticleElection 2016: Poll suggests Nick Xenophon Team could take lower house seats...
New polling suggests Nick Xenophon's party could snatch seats in the lower house from the Coalition as well as several Senate spots.
View ArticleElection 2016: Grey a hope for NXT as Nick Xenophon ready for talks on hung...
The Nick Xenophon Team says it is "line ball" it might snare a second Lower House seat in South Australia and it is ready to discuss a way forward in the event of a hung parliament.
View ArticleElection 2016: What is happening with the seats in doubt
The fate of the election hinges on a few thousand votes scattered across six marginal seats around the nation. See how the final votes could fall.
View ArticleElection 2016: Rowan Ramsey declares victory in South Australian seat of Grey
Liberal Rowan Ramsey claims victory in South Australia's regional seat of Grey, but the Xenophon contender says she is not giving up yet.
View ArticleArrium support needed before Nick Xenophon supports federal budget repairs
South Australian senator Nick Xenophon signals he will not support the Federal Government's "budget repair measures" unless further support is given to struggling steelmaker Arrium.
View ArticleFederal budget 2017: Push for Australian steel to be used in infrastructure...
Australian steel should be used in the Federal Government's infrastructure projects to give towns like Whyalla "something to smile about" instead of the cheaper Chinese product, the Australian Workers'...
View ArticleSA MP Rowan Ramsey calls possible expansion of massive Grey electorate...
A possible merging of Australia's second-largest federal electorate with another to make an even bigger electoral division is described as "ridiculous" by one of the MPs involved. The seat of Grey...
View ArticleWhy is SA losing out from changes to Federal Parliament?
Population growth is faster elsewhere so South Australia is to lose a seat in Federal Parliament, but how will that change now happen?
View ArticleWool boss express posts apology letter ahead of Senate grilling
Australian Wool Innovation chairman Wal Merriman has express posted an apology letter to farmers he secretly watched through a one-way mirror, ahead of a Senate Estimates grilling.
View ArticleWool leaders face Senate Estimates grilling amid industry claims of 'toxic...
Wool leaders face a Senate Estimates grilling amid allegations of a "toxic" corporate culture that is holding farmers back.
View Article'I'm from the bush': Wool industry boss apologises for telling a reporter to...
Australian wool industry chairman Wal Merriman apologises for telling a journalist to f*** off, saying he used language that was more fitting for a shearing shed.
View ArticleTwo grandsons lost to suicide as inquiry hears regional mental health...
Following the suicides of her two grandsons, Florence Bolton is calling for improved mental health services to support youth in rural centres.
View ArticleThis federal election, South Australia has been feeling the political cold...
South Australian voters watching party leaders cut a trail through marginal seats across the country could be justified in feeling like they have been left in the dust with the state barely rating a...
View ArticleBarnaby Joyce says he sent 'an awful lot' of special drought envoy reports to PM
The Federal Government's former special drought envoy says he sent "an awful lot" of reports to the Prime Minister, after a letter tabled in the Senate notes he did not compile a final report during...
View ArticleDrought-hit towns anxiously await federal economic stimulus package
Hopes are raised in drought-stricken towns that the Federal Government is on the cusp of delivering a stimulus package, with local mayors urging a generous spend.
View ArticleMajor stimulus package for drought-affected regions set to be approved by...
The ABC understands drought-stricken towns will be the target of federal stimulus potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars under a program designed to support regional communities enduring...
View ArticleExit packages might help some farmers, but history shows the take-up is slim
The Federal Government is unlikely to adopt the National Farmers' Federation call for exit packages for drought-ravaged farmers. But even if it did, history suggests they're unlikely to have much impact.
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