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Rebecca DiGirolamo has covered news in South Australia for more than 20 years, focusing on social justice issues and the remarkable ability of South Australians harnessing the power of humanity to drive change. Major news campaigns have included women’s health, child protection, poverty, disability and elder abuse, and asylum seekers.

Rebecca DiGirolamo

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Joanne Marshall, manager of Snap Fitness Whyalla at Hummock Hill, Whyalla with One Steel in the background on Wednesday April 7, 2021. Picture Simon Cross

Back-up plan: Government in talks to fund Whyalla OneSteel

As worried Whyalla workers wait to hear their fate, Premier Steven Marshall has been in talks with the Prime Minister about finance to keep the steelworks afloat.

SA Business

Perry Eden at One Steel in Whyalla arrives at work on Wednesday April 7, 2021. Picture Simon Cross

In Whyalla: Workers react to Steel City wind-up push

Scores of local Whyalla jobs hand in the balance as Sanjeev Gupta is hit with a move to legally declare his business insolvent.

SA News

People with Disability Australia board member Nicole Lee and Opposition leader Bill Shorten at a vigil for Ann Marie Smith on the steps of Parliament House, marking one year since the death, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Annie’s vigil reveals tragic toll of abuse

A grim roll call of victims of horrific abuses, including Ann Marie Smith, has marked one year since the discovery of her horrifying death.

Business

Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten (left) is seen talking to Liberty OneSteel owner Sanjeev Gupta (right) at the steel works in Whyalla in South Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Mr Shorten announced that if elected he will create a Renewable Energy Zone in the Spencer Gulf region of South Australia. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Gupta funds hope in OneSteel wind-up push

Sanjeev Gupta’s Australian steelmaking arm says it’s received ‘multiple offers of finance’ as it fights moves to put its Whyalla steelworks into liquidation.

SA News

‘No change’ after shocking neglect death

A vigil will be held on Tuesday for Ann Marie Smith, a year after her death. Attending will be Bill Shorten, who warns that not enough has changed.

Police & Courts

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - Glen (bald) and Annie's brother (long hair), relatives of disability neglect victim Annie Smith who died in April and whose carer has been charged with manslaughter, photographed near her Kensington Park home Saturday September 12, 2020 - pic Mike Burton

Now justice is neglecting Annie: family

As legal tactics grind the police investigation into the death of disability neglect victim Annie Smith to a halt, her family fears more lives could be lost.

SA News

‘Demons never go away’: Parents battle for anorexia support

Kids with life-threatening eating disorders are waiting up to six months for specialist treatment – prompting one heartbroken dad to plead for action.

Lifestyle

GAMING GRANDPARENTS. Garry 71 and wife Ann 68 Hartney from Magill at Power Up Bar on Leigh Street, Adelaide on the 25th March, 2021. Picture: Tricia Watkinson

Grey gamers prove Nintendo isn’t just for youngsters

Garry and Ann Hartney are ready to enter South Australia’s first online video gaming challenge for those aged 66 and up.

VideoPets and Wildlife

13th January 2021, Pet Angel Funeral crematorium Photo Scott Powick Newscorp

Behind the scenes at an Adelaide pet crematorium

A behind-the-scenes look at an Adelaide pet crematorium reveals a compassionate process of final goodbyes for pets who’ve crossed the Rainbow Bridge. WATCH the video.

SA News

16-year-old Paddy Ryan who died in February 2020 after inhaling gas from a BBQ cylinder. Pic : supplied by family

Warning labels coming to everyday item to stop deaths

Paddy Ryan died at a house party last year – now after a long fight by his parents, SA will introduce warning labels for BBQ cylinders.

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