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This 'underground library' shows what Australia's climate was like 350,000 years ago

Researchers uncover new information about the coldest times in the continent's history by studying a system of caves on South Australia's Limestone Coast.
Aerial view of cave

Smaller towns worry about becoming poorly serviced outposts in health staff shortage

With appointments hard to get at local clinics, residents of some towns in rural South Australia are being forced to travel to regional centres to seek medical treatment, further reducing the variety of treatments that training doctors get to treat.
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A woman wearing a black polo shirt and cap holding a baby

Hunters call for end to deer eradication program hoping to be able to continue their sport

The South Australian government wants to get rid of the state's feral deer population by 2032 but hunters say the way they are doing it is cruel, unfair to landholders, and polluting the environment.
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A man standing in front of deer trophies mounted on a wall.

Country footy club hopes AFL star's homecoming can break 50-year premiership drought

The Kyby Tigers in South Australia haven't won a premiership since 1974. But that could change with the arrival of two new recruits, including former Melbourne Demons captain Jack Trengove.
Aussie Rules players run across the field during a training exercise.

Padthaway man accused of being drunk in fatal crash with Victorian couple

A 21-year-old man faces court in South Australia's south-east for the first time accused of two counts of death by dangerous driving.
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Two men and a woman leave a court building down a ramp

Citizen scientist program to help solve mystery of mass frog kill event at lagoon

A national frog research team will look into the death of more than 200 frogs at Bool Lagoon alongside a number of other unexplained events. 
southern bell frog

Families at this school know exactly where their Christmas hams come from

Parents in Lucindale, in South Australia's south-east, can just ask their children to find out how the pig that became their Christmas ham lived.
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Small pigs in a pen with straw

Mining for rare earths is vital for renewable energy, but SA farmers fear for the future of their land

Plans for a large rare earths mining project is meeting resistance from south-east farmers, who worry some of South Australia's best farmland will be lost.
A man wearing a red shirt sitting on a fence with sheep in the background.

Despite blockbuster successes, regional cinemas are still waiting for their COVID comeback

While hit films like Barbie have helped bring people back to their local cinemas post-pandemic, managers say that momentum has been lost as movie production has slowed.
A man looking over the back of a cinema seat with a cinema screen behind him

Working poor turn to food charities as Christmas stress compounded by daily hardship

As the Christmas season nears, the looming cost of presents and festive lunches is set to add stress to those already doing it tough.
A woman wearing an apron smiles at the camera while people work in a kitchen behind her.

Two-day deluge breaks rainfall records in SA regional town, BOM says

The town of Naracoorte in South Australia's south-east breaks a longstanding local rainfall record, with a two-day deluge causing streets to flood as well damage to powerlines and several buildings.
A flooded street in Naracoorte.

Free-range food or a cruel sport? Final SA duck hunting hearing held in state's South East

Proponents and opponents of duck hunting in South Australia have been given a final chance to put their case forward ahead of a decision on the future of the practice.
blurred man in cap in foreground, ducks in water in background

Fears skilled migrant visa changes creating workforce shortage worse than during pandemic

Hafeez Ullah has not had a single application for the chef jobs he advertised in regional South Australia after the federal government cut skilled migration numbers and the state government cut a stream for migrants to move outside Adelaide.
A Hazara man dressed in commercial cookery black sits at a table with an empty coffee mug at hand. He's looking at the camera.

Primitive, heavy-boned and reliant on megafauna, the sad story of Australia's only vulture

Vultures are found everywhere in the world today, except Australia and Antarctica. But that hasn't always been the case.
A drawing of a vulture with its mouth sightly open

Capers look effortless and appetising on a plate — but harvesting them is a brutal labour of love

Australian-grown capers are a sought-after ingredient for high-end restaurants, selling for up to $50 per 250 grams. And with each tiny bud picked by hand, it's not hard to see why.
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Close up of green capers covered with salt

Cabinet of megafauna curiosities kickstarts journey to SA town's pre-human history

A museum collection assessor was expecting teapots and farming equipment in a small coastal museum when she made a find that sent her back 100,000 years.
Three fossilised animal bones being held in a man's hands

Will government intervention get Travis out of a frosty caravan and into a home?

The South Australian government has announced funding for housing, firefighting and mobile coverage in the south-east.
A man wearing a welder's mask works on metal

A new league is coming for South East SA football as major restructure planned for 2025

After an earlier recommendation was widely rejected, a new proposal to restructure football in South East SA has been put forward. 
A football team celebrating a premiership win.

Man accused of disorderly behaviour in No campaigning MP's office says he was confused

A Millicent man appears in court for the first time after being charged over an incident at the office of a federal MP in the lead-up to the Voice to Parliament referendum.
A bald man wearing a suit and floral shirt standing outside a sandstone wall

Farming couple defiant after Voice to Parliament Yes signs stolen from SA property

Sheep farmer Tony Beck and his wife Kathy, a Luritja woman, say they are "extremely disappointed" that signs they put up in favour of constitutional change were taken from their property.
A man and a woman standing in front of a large gum tree with two Yes signs high in it

Volunteer-run group providing support to queer youth in regional SA to fold

Limestone Coast Connect will close due to a lack of volunteers after supporting young queer people for six years.
A man wearing a pink shirt leaning against a tree.

Snakebites kill dogs in SA's south-east as deadly reptiles emerge 'hungry' with warm spring weather

Two dogs have died from snakebites in Mt Gambier, along with another across the border in Victoria, as warm weather brings them out of brumation, prompting warnings about what to do if you or your pet are bitten.
A man wearing a blue shirt and cap holding a snake using a rod with other snakes behind in boxes

Helicopter deer culling in South Australia

Two local hunters claim an aerial culling team shot at deer on private property at Callendale without permission.
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'We're gonna get shot': Hunters film themselves running from aerial culling helicopter on SA property

The South Australian government is investigating its own safety protocols after a distressed deer hunter filmed himself trying to take shelter from a culling helicopter that appeared to be firing nearby.
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A tree-lined horizon, with a helicopter highlight by a red circle.

Hundreds of frogs die in 'unusual' event at SA lagoon as deadly fungus suspected

The state government says chytrid fungus may be to blame for the death of hundreds of southern bell and striped marsh frogs at Bool Lagoon, near Naracoorte.
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A close up of a bright green and brown frog on pink foliage