AFL pitches SA footy ‘villages’ to kickstart season
Quarantined Olympic-style villages for the footy industry would be set up in South Australia to restart the AFL season under a plan the league’s floated to Premier Steven Marshall.
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Call to bring back surprise audits of nursing homes
COVID-19 has forced a stop to surprise visits to facilities by the aged care watchdog. But amid national lockdowns, calls are growing for them to be bought back.
$50m package to ease squeeze on landlords
The State Government will tomorrow announce a $50 million new package to help landlords in a move the treasurer says will prove crucial to SA’s economic recovery.
Embrace virus tracking app to speed recovery
The Premier, Opposition Leader and SA’s top doc have all renewed calls for South Australians to sign up to a controversial app they say will speed up our exit from coronavirus shutdown.
School’s safe, so send kids back – but you won’t be forced to
In open letters to parents and teachers, SA’s chief public health officer has appealed for kids to go back to school for Term 2, saying they can be confident it is safe. But the Education Minister won’t force worried parents to do so.
Revealed: The true jobs toll of COVID-19
In the first three weeks of the coronavirus lockdown, SA lost more than 5 per cent of its jobs. The Premier says his government must do more to help businesses survive the next six months.
New scheme to give international students hardship payments
International education is South Australia’s biggest export but is facing its biggest ever challenge. A new $13.8 million fund is aimed at alleviating some of the pain.
Start second stadium, building industry urges
Construction companies are calling for key projects like a second Adelaide stadium to get built. But the Treasurer says the big projects are not the ones to fast track.
Battered, not beaten: Marshall’s search for silver-linings
Coronavirus has up-ended the Marshall Government’s economic plans for South Australia. But the Premier says he’s hopeful he can find a silver lining in this dark cloud.
SA leads way in River Murray water control
South Australia‘s river management is the best in the land, a long-awaited new report into the Murray-Darling says, but it’s also found the truth about water is far too murky.
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