SA migrant deal gets business backing
South Australia’s most powerful business lobby has come out in defence of a new state and federal migration deal they say is needed to drive employment in regional parts of the state.
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Bill’s $660m pitch to fight family abuse
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How GetUp! have ousted ‘right-wing’ MPs
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Cashless welfare could be used in SA ‘burbs, says PM
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Flow of preferences goes to clean up ailing Torrens
Cleaning up the River Torrens and creating Adelaide’s newest national park have been targeted under a funding pledge from the Liberals.
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