Category: South Australia

Investment in Community Mental Health Services Won’t Solve ED Overcrowding Expert Says

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has been criticised for saying his government’s new investment in community mental health services will take the pressure off overcrowded hospital emergency departments (ED). The $134 million (US$98 million) mental health package, which comes in partnership with the federal government’s suicide prevention plan, will include four new adult mental health…


South Australia to Grow Nation’s Weapons Manufacturing Arsenal

South Australia is set to house a new $75 million (US$55 million) state-of-the-art weapons manufacturing facility as the Australian government continues to bolster its sovereign defence capabilities. It comes shortly after Australia earmarked $10 billion (US$7.3 billion) towards a new nuclear submarine base amid an “arc of autocracy” and the rise of authoritarian regimes around…


Australian Researchers Make A New Genetic Discovery To Lymphatic Disorders

South Australian researchers have found a new genetic mutation responsible for causing stillbirths and severe chronic disease in affected children, bringing new insight into lymphatic disease. “We found a genetic event that causes a rare lymphatic vessel disease,” Professor Natasha Harvey, a co-author for the study, said. The lymphatic system is a network of vessels…


South Australia Scraps Vaccine Mandate for Police

South Australian police officers who refused to get jabbed against COVID-19 can return to work after the state dropped its vaccine mandates for police on Monday morning. SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens noted he was confident any risk to the force and members of the public can be “effectively managed through alternative controls” rather than…


South Australian Government Pledges $25 Million to Expand Nature-Based Tourism in State

South Australian (SA) Premier Steven Marshall has announced his government will invest $25 million into nature-based tourism in the state’s regions to attract tourists and create local jobs if he is re-elected in March. Making the announcement at the Star of Greece restaurant in Port Willunga, around 35km south of Adelaide, and a previous recipient…


South Australian Premier Responds to Opposition’s Plan to Fix Hospital Ramping

With a state election looming, South Australian (SA) Premier Steven Marshall has released a list of hospital upgrades underway or already completed, in response to the opposition’s health plan, which was revealed on Sunday and aims to address the ramping crisis. In a social media post on Monday, Marshall revealed seven projects worth around $2.9…


South Australian Labor Party Promises to Focus on Mental Health and Fix Ramping Crisis

South Australian Labor Party Leader Peter Malinauskas has vowed to upgrade the South Australian health system through the addition of 300 hospital beds and 100 more doctors to prioritise mental health and reduce ramping if he is elected Premier in March. The announcement came at Labor’s campaign launch on Sunday, where Malinauskas noted that included…


South Australia to Establish Long-Term Sustainable Water Source in State’s North

The Australian and South Australian governments have pledged $15 million (US$10.76 million) for a business case to move the Northern Water Supply project forward in an effort to secure South Australia’s water future. According to an SA Government release on Wednesday, a desalination plant to be located in the Upper Spencer Gulf is high up on…


South Australian Premier Reveals Elaborate Plan for Adelaide Entertainment Centre Site

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has promised to transform the Adelaide Entertainment Centre into a state of the art film production site as part of a new $662 million (US$471.3 million) city arena and basketball stadium, should he win the election in March. In a pre-election address to business leaders on Friday, Marshall said that…


Wild Dogs Baited after Storms Damage Dog Fence in Southern Australia

Thousands of aerial baits are being deployed across northern South Australia to kill wild dogs that have been destroying livestock after heavy storms and flooding damaged the Outback Dog Fence. A total of 2,000 baits have been dropped to stop wild dogs from migrating south through an estimated 40 breaches in the fence over a…