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Barry Humphries and Barry Spurr are a comedy double act no one needs

22 Oct 2014: How can Barry Humphries support freedom of speech for Barry Spurr when censorship is just fine for his international cabaret festival? Maeve Marsden withdraws her application
Australia faces gas price shock – but it's in the national interest, says report

19 Oct 2014: Households will have to pay up to $300 more a year but Grattan Institute says export boom behind the hikes is ‘too good to miss’
Adelaide festival 2015 will tempt with outside-the-box line-up

16 Oct 2014: Director David Sefton offers plenty to savour – from a chamber opera to a one-woman show which brings a river to life
South Australian jockey Caitlin Forrest dies after fall at Murray Bridge race

15 Oct 2014: The 19-year-old apprentice, who was in the lead when her mount fell, is the second Australian jockey to be killed this week
Strong winds cut power to 8,000 South Australian homes as cold front moves in

6 Oct 2014: Emergency crews called out as as northerly winds of up to 65km/h with gusts of up to 110km/h hit south-east of state
In praise of boring cities

1 Oct 2014: Arlington is ‘soulless’, Zurich ‘boring’, Adelaide ‘should be shut down’. But are dull cities actually doing something very right?
Japanese submarine-building deal all but done, claims Nick Xenophon

1 Oct 2014: Independent senator cites ‘chilling’ Senate inquiry evidence that South Australian shipbuilding jobs will head offshore
Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women review – ancient words live again

29 Sep 2014: Oscar-winning composer Tan Dun weaves near-extinct women’s language of Nu Shu into a moving multimedia experience, writes Gordon Forester
Chloe Valentine considered ‘at risk’ before she was even born, inquest told

24 Sep 2014: Inquest into fatal neglect of four-year-old hears details of mother nearly setting fire to mattress on floor where baby was sleeping
Chloe's fatal neglect: godmother gave up reporting abuse after nothing done

23 Sep 2014: Four-year-old Chloe Valentine died of head injuries in 2012 after being forced to ride a motorbike that repeatedly crashed
Climate change rallies held across Australia urge Tony Abbott to act now

21 Sep 2014: Tens of thousands of people take part in the first leg of a global wave of protests ahead of the UN climate summit in New York
RET uncertainty threatens further blow to South Australian industry

21 Sep 2014: Doubts over the future of the Renewable Energy Target spell chaos for the state’s renewables industry just as its economy reels from the closure of carmakers and questions are raised over the future of its defence industry
Royal Adelaide Show death puts operators under scrutiny

15 Sep 2014: Two rides closed down after ‘horror movie’ accident kills eight-year-old girl, prompting Safework SA to check standards
Girl killed on Australian ride was 'catapulted through the air', says witness - video

Video (45 sec), 14 Sep 2014:
Witness says an eight-year-old girl flung to her death from a ride at the Royal Adelaide Show was 'catapulted' through the air
Girl who died at Royal Adelaide Show was Malaysian tourist

14 Sep 2014: Investigation underway into death of eight-year-old who was flung from Airmaxx 360 ride