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Two years since the death of pilot Roger Corbin, his daughter wants to take to the skies

Isabella Corbin can remember sitting on her dad's lap in the cockpit of his helicopter when she was just a baby. Two years after his death, she's determined to keep his legacy alive.





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Tasmania news: Man drowns at Hobart waterfront, boil water alert lifted for Lauderdale and surrounds

DAILY BRIEFING: TasWater has lifted a boil water alert that was put in place on Monday for Lauderdale, Acton Park, Roches Beach and Seven Mile Beach, but investigations into how the drinking supply became infected with E. coli are still underway.




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Complete skeleton of 'Tasmanian devil on steroids' reveals secrets of Australian 'stealth predator'

Researchers have used marsupial lion fossils discovered in Naracoorte and the Nullarbor to discover that the Thylacoleo was similar to a tree-climbing Tasmanian devil, ambushing its prey in forests.




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Man charged with murder after body found on Nullarbor Plain

Police charge a 32-year-old Victorian man with murder after an Afghan man's body was found yesterday afternoon near Ceduna, in South Australia's west.




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Nullarbor Plain murder accused appears in court over death of 'brilliant' cricketer

The man accused of murdering a 29-year-old man on the Nullarbor Plain is remanded in custody after appearing briefly in court in Ceduna, in South Australia's far west.




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Victim of alleged Nullarbor Plain murder was interpreter for ADF and US Army in Afghanistan, friends say

Friends of a man allegedly murdered on South Australia's Nullarbor Plain on Monday say he had previously worked as an interpreter with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the US Army in Afghanistan, and had "escaped the warzone" in moving to Australia.




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How frustration with oyster baskets led to an innovation award for a SA grower

Garry Seidel became so frustrated with the durability of his oyster baskets, he set out to create a more robust design capable of lasting years longer than those that had failed and were stacking up in his shed.




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Fishing crew rescued 12 days after boat breaks down in Great Australian Bight

A five-member fishing crew is relieved to be back on land after enduring 12 days adrift off South Australia's coast, coming up against personal tragedy, a failed rescue attempt and a shortage of food.




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Man dies after falling into grain bin on South Australian rural property

A 77-year-old man dies on a rural property on the west coast of South Australia after falling into a grain bin. SafeWork SA will investigate.




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Rock lobster fishers in South Australia concerned over Western Australia's Government quota plans

South Australia's fishing industry is "banding together" to make sure the WA Government's plan to take control of a portion of the rock lobster catch does not also happen in its state.



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International students groups call for action on cheating to get into Australian universities

International student associations call for more regulation of overseas migration agents as they reveal cheating on English tests required for Australian universities can be common practice.





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Record number of blue whales in Great Australian Bight this summer only seen thanks to tuna spotters

Tuna spotters, flying above the Bight to tell fishers where to steer their boats, have started working with whale researchers to help them take stock of populations.



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POMS ruled out as cause of high oyster mortality rates in South Australian oyster growing regions

South Australia's oyster growers are given the all-clear over a potentially devastating disease.




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Foreign aid under fire on social media with calls to 'help our own' during times of catastrophic natural disasters

Some posts and memes on social media want foreign aid cut until Australians get back on their feet after natural disasters. But is this too simplistic?




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Queensland floodwaters flow to outback South Australia and Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting floodwaters will reach Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in South Australia's outback within weeks, but the lake is unlikely to fill.




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Viterra to transition to road transport for movement of all grain on Eyre Peninsula

Grain handling group Viterra announces it will transition from rail to road transport for movement of all grain on the Eyre Peninsula.




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Dolphin brothers and cousins have better success with the ladies if they hang out together

Male southern bottlenose dolphins in South Australia's Coffin Bay have greater sexual success if they hang out with their brothers and cousins, according to new research.




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Solo 76-year-old sailor limps yacht to Port Lincoln after damaging Bight storm

Swiss sailor Peter Baggenstos is repairing his boat in Port Lincoln nine days after it was badly damaged in a Southern Ocean storm he feared could have ended his life.




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Bodies of father and young daughter spotted after they were swept away off rocks on Eyre Peninsula

The search for two people missing off the coast of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula ends tragically as the bodies of a 35-year-old man and his five-year-old daughter are spotted in waters after they were swept from rocks at Cape Carnot.



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Bodies of father and young daughter spotted after they were swept off rocks on Eyre Peninsula



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Bodies of man and his daughter recovered after drowning at Cape Carnot near Port Lincoln

Emergency crews recover the bodies of an Adelaide man and his five-year-old daughter who were hit by a freak wave on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.



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Father and daughter drownings at Cape Carnot could prompt tourist hotspot's closure

Cape Carnot south of Port Lincoln is popular with tourists because of its rugged cliffs and caves, but another two drownings are forcing the site's owner to rethink its future.




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Entertainer Bernie Scott with his dog Lucy




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Unmarked graves found at Lake Condah cemetery using ground-penetrating radar

Ground-penetrating radar technology has discovered multiple unmarked graves at an old Aboriginal mission cemetery in south-west Victoria.




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Waterloo Bay cliffside deaths still haunt South Australian town 170 years later

A series of killings that happened 170 years ago have created deep rifts in South Australias Waterloo Bay and a new cliffside monument is at the centre of the debate.



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Dingoes' diet options are widening as food and water becomes scarce, new research finds

During times of plenty dingoes consume a smaller variety of prey, but when the water dries up they become less picky and will eat anything nearby, new research finds.




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Unmarked suicide graves excluded from cemeteries to be identified by archaeologist

A council in South Australia's Riverland is working to recognise the final resting places of people whose graves were unmarked because of the stigma of suicide at the time.




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World oil price slump and trade tensions unlikely to deter Great Australian Bight oil drilling

The worldwide price of oil has fallen by more than $US10 a barrel in recent weeks, but the cheaper price has not fazed a Norwegian company's plan to drill in the Great Australian Bight.




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SA Government accused of misleading foster carers after suspending funding for home upgrades

Foster carers have historically been able to apply for house and car upgrades to enable them to care for extra children, but the ABC can reveal the category of support was suspended in September 2018.




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Ice traffickers jailed after hiding $10 million worth of meth in car hired from Perth Airport

Two Korean men who organised a cross-country road trip to transport 10 kilograms of ice across Australia are jailed for up to 12 years each, with a judge saying their crime had the potential to "massively harm the community".




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SA property owners facing 'big sting' as council rates, land tax and water bills increase

Increased taxes on properties are making South Australia even less attractive to investors according to the Property Council of Australia, amid worries surrounding the local housing industry.




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Diver tests his passion for old-style dive suits with plunge into shark-infested waters

Maritime collector Jamie Verhoeven dons a 70kg dive suit from the 1960s in shark-infested waters near Port Lincoln.




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Winter may be the best time to release captive-bred bilbies in southern Australia, research finds

The vulnerable species breeds year-round in captivity and arid zones but a study of re-introduced populations on the Eyre Peninsula suggests that may not be the case in southern parts of Australia.




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Message in a bottle author emails reply to young boy who found it 50 years after he wrote it

The author of a 50-year-old message in a bottle, which was recently found washed up on a remote SA beach, resorts to more modern means to express his delight at the discovery to its finder.




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Fishers fear impact of SA Government snapper ban on charter tour operators and regional towns

For 17 years Ray Cook, also known as 'Captain Cook', has built a livelihood around helping others to catch a prized snapper but a proposed ban in SA waters could force his business under.




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Beach access wheelchairs finally roll out after gathering dust for two years over insurance hurdle

Beach wheelchairs and special matting are finally out of mothballs after two years, thanks to the Whyalla City Council's decision to cover public liability insurance.



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SA Emergency Services Minister defends CFS appointment amid criticism about local experience

South Australia's Emergency Services Minister says the Country Fire Service's new chief officer has "experience right across the world", as volunteers criticise their new head for his lack of experience of catastrophic fire conditions.




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Luke Partington wins SANFL 2019 Magarey Medal as Peter Motley is inducted into Hall of Fame

Magarey Medallist Luke Partington from Glenelg thanks volunteers for their tireless contribution to football, while SA football greats Peter Motley and Greg Anderson are inducted into the Hall of Fame.




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Worker forced to jump into the ocean from Whyalla jetty after it catches on fire

A police officer helps save a worker who jumped into the ocean for his own safety when the Whyalla jetty caught fire on Wednesday afternoon.




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Pub patron stabbed in back after intervening in attempted armed robbery at Mawson Lakes

A woman has been arrested and a man is on the run after a customer was stabbed during an attempted robbery at an Adelaide pub last night.




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Woman faces court charged with murder after death of Ceduna man

A woman has faced court charged with murder following the death of a man at Port Augusta in South Australia's north.




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Fire incidents under control after fuel tanker rolled and engulfed in flames in SA

Two fire incidents in regional South Australia are under control after temperatures soared across the state. A fuel tanker rolled on the Eyre Highway earlier today, and CFS crews have contained a grass fire at Lewiston.




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Drinking water in a remote Aboriginal town on the Nullarbor fringe has now depleted

Clean drinking water is essential for survival but one South Australian Aboriginal community has now been completely "bone dry" for days.




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Barwon Water ordered to fix Otways water acidification due to pumping of key groundwater aquifer

A Victorian water authority bows to pressure and abandons plans to pump more groundwater from an area where it caused major environmental degradation.