Mt Gambier and south east
Election count continues in Mount Gambier
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It is expected to be another week before Mount Gambier finds out who will lead its electorate in the South Australian Parliament.
Lobster fishers attack levy
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South Australian cray fishermen have expressed outrage over a new levy for commercial licence holders and say the State Government is double dipping in order to establish and upgrade marine facilities.
Big crowd flocks to field days
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It is estimated that up to 23,000 people went to the the South East Field Days at Lucindale's Yakka Park on Friday and Saturday, although the final numbers will not be known until later this week.
Foley ready to fight for SA deputy role
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Kevin Foley says he is not worried by Jay Weatherill's challenge for the ALP deputy leadership in SA.
Labor challenger promises fresh approach in SA
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Labor's Jay Weatherill says he will challenge for deputy leader in SA to offer a fresh approach.
Mayors battle for Mt Gambier electorate
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Two mayors are among seven candidates campaigning for the seat of retiring independent MP Rory McEwen.
Regional seats considered crucial
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A Flinders University politics professor says regional seats, including Chaffey and Mount Gambier, could play a large role in determining who wins the South Australian election.
ALP says Liberal RAH savings 'exposed as hoax'
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Kevin Foley says SA Liberals have exposed their promised Royal Adelaide Hospital savings to be a hoax.
Desperate rescue bid for wombats buried alive
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Conservationists are trying to rescue protected wombats they say SA farmers have buried alive.
Web program eases pain of Upper House voting
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A South Australian man has developed a computer application he says can help voters work out their preferences for the Upper House ballot paper for Saturday's SA election.
SA Labor costs promises at $1.2b over 4 years
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Labor says its election promises in SA will cost $1.2 billion over four years.
Glenys Heyward put in wheelie bin, court hears
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A farm worker accused of helping murder Glenys Heyward has told the Supreme Court at Mount Gambier he thought Neil Heyward had put his wife in a wheelie bin to take her to a quieter place to talk.
Upper House fight to capture Xenophon factor
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Candidates jostling for seats in SA's Upper House are keen to win the votes that went to Nick Xenophon last time.
Police probe stock theft
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Police are investigating the theft of $30,000 worth of stock from a property 10 kilometres north of Naracoorte.
CFS douses $25K hay blaze
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The damage bill from a large hay fire near Naracoorte yesterday has been estimated at $25,000.
Rann admits mistakes in personal life
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Days ahead of the SA poll, Premier Mike Rann has touched on mistakes in his personal life.
Apprentice payroll pledge from ALP
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Labor says it would abolish payroll tax on wages for apprentices and trainees.
Dates under scrutiny at Heyward murder trial
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The son of south-east woman Glenys Heyward has denied he told his father where his mother was in the lead-up to her death in July 2007.
Water allocations boost 'expected'
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The Central Irrigation Trust has welcomed yesterday's announcement that River Murray irrigators in South Australia have had a slight increase in their water allocations.
Workshop confronts grape glut
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The Riverland and Lower Murray wine industry will be urged to confront the reality of oversupply at a workshop being hosted in Berri today by the industry's peak representative bodies.
Fears Rudd health plan to put pressure on resources
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The South Australian branch of the Rural Doctors Association says a Federal Government plan to train extra doctors could put pressure on infrastructure and training providers.
Popular schools would take more students: ALP
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A $60 million ALP plan would expand four popular Adelaide secondary schools.
More Queensland floodwaters promised for SA
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Premier Mike Rann says there is an in-principle agreement for more Qld floodwaters to reach SA.
Liberal leadership questions unfair: Chapman
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Opposition frontbencher Vickie Chapman says the SA Liberals are facing unfair leadership questions.
Heyward murder accused told to 'keep mouth shut'
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The Supreme Court at Mount Gambier has been told Matthew Heyward was warned to keep his mouth shut after his father told him that his mother was dead.
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