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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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Premier Steven Marshall holds a press conference at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide, Monday, March 23, 2020. (AAP Image/Kelly Barnes) NO ARCHIVING

Premier unveils $650m jobs rescue package

Premier Steven Marshall has revealed full details of the second state stimulus package, which brings state government spending to $1 billion.

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A Health Chief Public Health Officer, Associate Professor Nicola Spurrier addressing the media on COVID-19 at SA Health, Adelaide. Photographer Emma Brasier

Two in intensive care, first community transmission

Two SA coronavirus patients are in intensive care, with warnings more could follow. As the Premier pleads with people to take new lockdown rules seriously to save lives, the state has its first confirmed community transmission and a UniSA student tests positive.

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ESCAPE: Closeup of couple sitting outside at sidewalk cafe by table drinking chicory coffee and eating deep fried beignet donut powdered with sugar Picture: Istock

Stop spending taxpayer money on your drinks

Alcohol, coffee and lunch at off-site meetings for public servants are not proper uses of public money, the Auditor-General has ruled.

A SA Pathology nurse tests a patient at the new drive through clinic at Hampstead Rehabilition Clinic, March 24, 2020. (Photo: AAP/Brenton Edwards)

Strong testing regime puts state ahead of the curve

South Australia’s COVID-19 testing is world-leading in how much of our population is being checked – the percentage is twice the Australian average and 20 times more than in the US.

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Equal Opportunity Commissioner Niki Vincent. Picture Supplied

Federal backing for Duluk-inspired parliament probe

SA’s Equal Opportunity Commisioner is about to investigate the workplace culture at Parliament House. And it looks like she will have some Federal help.

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SA Premier Steven Marshall with SA Health chief Public health officer Nicola Spurrier at the new SA Health covid-19 command centre in Adelaide, Friday, March 20, 2020. (AAP Image/Kelly Barnes) NO ARCHIVING

SA hits 100 cases as borders close

The Premier will cut the state off from the rest of the nation from Tuesday as cases of coronavirus surge around the country. SA has today confirmed 100 instances of COVID-19.

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Member for Barker Tony Pasin will chair a House of Representatives Select Committee tasked with examining the future needs of rural and regional economies

Life-saving fix for mobile black spots

There are concerns that mobile phone coverage in the bush is putting lives at risk. But a new federal agency have now listed the issue as a priority to be fixed.

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Local Government Association president Sam Telfer. Picture: SUPPLIED (by Sam)

Send public servants bush to boost regions

Regional parts of South Australia are losing residents to the city. Councils have suggested they have a solution

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CYCLING - Tour Down Under - Ziptrak Stage 1 - 21/01/20 - Tanunda to Tanunda. Picture SARAH REED

US tourists quarantined in SA after testing positive

A group of 18 US tourists has been quarantined in the Barossa after a number of their travelling party tested positive for coronavirus.

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Virus rolling major event for Tiser 2

Five new cases, two hospitals to be reopened for coronavirus

Five more people have tested positive to COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 42. It comes as decommissioned hospitals will be brought back into action to prepare for the expected surge of cases.

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