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Matt Smith is the political editor for The Advertiser and Sunday Mail in South Australia. He covers state and federal politics with a strong focus on decisions made in Canberra that have an impact on South Australians.

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Eye kept on our driving instructors

The State Government has been given the ability to arm transport officers with body cameras and fit driving instructors’ vehicles with cameras. But what they will do with the new powers is still being decided.

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A general view of the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide, Monday, March 30, 2020. The Australian Government has announced even tighter restrictions around social gatherings, and boosted stimulus spending, in attempts to fight off the coronavirus and it's affects on the economy. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Emergency exit: Nurses alarmed at staff loss

The RAH emergency department is operating with less than half the required senior staff on some nights. “Junior staff are being put in positions that experienced nurses would be baulking at,” one nurse said.

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Huge change for two CBD streets

Planners will look at turning Grenfell and Currie streets into a “public transport boulevard” for easier access – and a Hindley St revamp also appears on the cards.

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SA Premier Steven Marshall speaks to the media during a press conference before the first international freight flight leaves Adelaide Airport in Adelaide, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

New case, but not infectious

South Australia will consider reopening borders with the ACT and NSW on Friday, with the Premier saying it’s “not far off”. It comes as SA records a new case but it is not infectious.

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