Culture centrepiece slips behind schedule
Designs for an Aboriginal arts and culture centre in Adelaide’s CBD are too important to rush, leaders say, as they call for patience and time to perfect their plans.
Designs for an Aboriginal arts and culture centre in Adelaide’s CBD are too important to rush, leaders say, as they call for patience and time to perfect their plans.
At least 900 bus stops are set to be cut from Adelaide’s public transport system. But Labor has a list that shows more than 1000 – and we can reveal exactly where they are with a map and searchable list.
At first he claimed about 500 bus stops would go but Transport Minister Stephan Knoll now admits the real number is nearly double, because 400 are being converted to school bus stops only.
Tunnels along South Rd to finish the North-South Corridor would cost $11 billion, the construction industry says, and should be dumped. “This is Adelaide, not New York,” they say.
SA will review its July 20 date to drop quarantine rules for Victoria after 25 new COVID-19 cases there, as the Premier rules out an AFL hub here.
Generous payments to avoid “Castle-style” showdowns with angry residents are set to be approved ahead of the state’s largest road project – and there are calls for the significant handouts to be made retrospective.
New health guidelines that will lump many fruit juices in with soft drinks will be more than the industry can bear, South Australian growers fear.
Adelaide’s small bars and hotels are crying out for permission to serve more customers but the Premier says the rules are relaxing as quickly as can be afforded.
Australia’s lowest paid workers will soon receive a pay rise, but it’s well short of last year’s increase and workers will have to wait.
South Australians wanting to take advantage of the much-touted HomeBuilder scheme, which promises $25,000 grants for building new homes and extensions, will have to wait a little longer after its rollout was hit by a delay.
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