Category: South Australia

Australian State To Use Geolocation And Live Face Recognition Quarantine App

The Australian state government of South Australia is rolling out a new quarantine app that requires users to use geolocation and live face recognition check-ins. Known as “Quarantine SA”, the mobile app tracks users’ location at each random check-in request to make sure they are at an approved address. The app is supported by the…


Australian State to Use Geolocation, Live Face Recognition Quarantine App

The Australian state government of South Australia is rolling out a new quarantine app that requires users to use geolocation and live face recognition check-ins. Known as “Quarantine SA,” the mobile app tracks users’ location at each random check-in request to make sure they are at an approved address. The app is supported by the…


Largest-of-Its-Kind Grid Battery To Be Built in South Australia

South Australia is set to become the host of the world’s biggest battery equipped with the ability to support an all-renewables electrical grid. Australia’s energy retailer kingpin, AGL, has announced Finnish manufacturer Wärtsilä will be heading the construction of its new $180 million (US$130 million), 250 megawatt (MW) grid battery—the first of a planned 850…


South Australia Gives Green Light to Allow Partial Opening of Construction

The South Australian (SA) government has allowed a partial re-opening of construction sites from next Monday after its snap seven-day lockdown began two days ago. SA Premier Steven Marshall’s office sent an email to business and industry leaders indicated that projects which aim to provide essential services will be able to resume progress on Monday….


“We’ve got a chance to nip this in the bud”: South Australia Can Stop Wider COVID-19 Outbreak

South Australia’s (SA) COVID-19 cluster has grown to six and more exposure sites have been revealed but the state authorities still believe there is a chance to “nip this in the bud”, Premier Steven Marshall says. The one new case is linked to an Adelaide restaurant where a birthday party was held at the weekend,…


South Australia’s $1 Billion Energy Deal Builds on Gas-Fired Recovery

The South Australian and Federal governments have signed an AU$1.08 billion (US$834 million) agreement to provide South Australians with reliable and affordable energy while maintaining emission reduction targets. The deal involves a $100 million energy grid interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales and an investment of $510 million for emissions reduction projects such…


Former South Australian MP Charged With Blackmailing State Opposition Leader

A former South Australian (SA) Labor MP and her husband have been arrested for allegedly blackmailing state Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas. Annabel Digance, 63, and her husband Greg Digance, 60, appeared before the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday and were released on bail, to appear before the court on June 15. Their bail conditions include that they have no…


New Adelaide Chinese Consulate Protested by Dissidents and Locals

Over 300 people gathered in the Adelaide suburb of Joslin in South Australia on Tuesday to protest the opening of a controversial Chinese consulate in the suburb. The protest, organised by the East Turkistan Australian Association, was joined by several groups, including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghur Muslims, and the Tibetan Buddhist communities. Hong Kongers, Vietnamese,…


Death and Arrest After Adelaide House Fire

A man in South Australia has died in hospital and another has been arrested interstate three days after a house fire in Adelaide that police believe was deliberately lit. The Woodville West blaze was quickly brought under control and damage confined to the lounge room after two fire crews were called to the Calendar Place…


South Australia to Build a New $700M Stadium

The re-elected Marshall Liberal Government of South Australia will build a $700 million indoor sports and entertainment stadium in Adelaide’s CBD in 2025. South Australia Premier Steven Marshall announced the proposal on Friday, noting that the new Riverbank Arena will be built immediately west of the Morphett Street Bridge. The plan also includes an underground…