Special Sunday parliament sitting to pass Voice legislation
SA’s First Nations Voice is set to pass into law – with a special Sunday sitting for parliament planned. But the Opposition has questioned the cost.
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Royal arrival: Biggest ever luxury ship cruises to our shores
The biggest cruise ship to visit SA has docked at Outer Harbor, with 4354 passengers disembarking from the Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas.
New sport to hit elite Adelaide college’s footy field
One of SA’s most prestigious schools is introducing a new sport to its footy field – one that uses a possum-skin ball and some old rules.
Indigenous Crows board candidate speaks out on infamous camp
One of the four people vying for a spot on the Crows’ board says the club could have easily avoided all the turmoil from the infamous 2018 pre-season camp.
No power, sewerage, running water: Meet the ‘lost tribe of Alice Springs’
Residents of Irrkerlantye live a short drive out of Alice Springs and have been fighting for basic amenities for 40 years. They have one wish for their children: To walk tall in “both worlds”. Watch the video.
First look at Adelaide’s new mental health unit
A new $44m rehabilitation unit at Modbury Hospital is set to open in 2025, providing 24 mental health beds – see how it will look.
SA changes its Voice as open letter flags Native Title fears
An open letter from Aboriginal leaders on concerns they had over how SA’s Voice to Parliament and Native Title fit together will trigger a rethink, the Attorney-General says.
SA gets the numbers to create nation’s first First Nations Voice
The South Australian government now has the majority support needed in the upper house for a state-based Voice to Parliament to be legislated next month.
Maher’s ‘vital’ fix to legal system cutting out key experts
A legal system rule that’s been criticised for shutting Aboriginal experts out of cases unless they have specific qualifications would be removed under the change.
No one’s going to ‘get over it’ on Australia’s most divisive day
Australia Day, Invasion Day, Survival Day, whatever you want to call it, is still the most divisive day in the country, writes Douglas Smith.
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