Elyse Armanini

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Reporter at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

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Detection dogs sniff out South Australia's elusive Murray-Darling carpet python

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Elyse Armanini

Dogs have been trained to find a variety of things — drugs, cancer, biosecurity risks and, of course, treats. But now, specialised working dogs and their trainers have been put to the test to find the elusive Murray-Darling carpet python in South Australia's Riverland region. The strikingly patterned python is semi-arboreal and typically lives along river margins, but can also be found in the hollows of large river red gums.
Report makes 23 recommendations to SA government after River Murray floods

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Will Hunter |Shannon Pearce |Elyse Armanini |Amelia Walters

A report into the South Australian government's response to the River Murray floods has found some agencies "fell short in the execution of their roles". The third-highest flood on record in SA peaked at 186 gigalitres a day in December 2022, after months of preparations in towns along the river corridor. A select committee was established in August 2023, after the water receded, to review the preparation, response and recovery to the incident.
Lunchbox Rally road trip for mother and daughter after cancer diagnosis

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Elyse Armanini |Stephanie Nitschke

Just four weeks after Trini Hale and her daughter Sharla Edwards finished last year's inaugural Lunchbox Rally to raise funds for cancer research, Ms Hale received an expected diagnosis of her own. The mother of four from South Australia's Riverland said she had no symptoms before being diagnosed with kidney cancer in October 2024. "It was found very coincidentally," she said.
South Australian drivers fuming over state of highways, as Queensland promised better funding deal

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Tim McGlone |Sam Bradbrook |Elyse Armanini

Many drivers in regional South Australia have voiced frustration with the condition of the state's roads, telling the ABC they are worried about safety. In November 2023, the federal government announced it would be switching to a 50:50 deal when it came to funding certain national infrastructure upgrades, which included national highways, when it used to be 80:20.
'Nanny' works in youth-dominated fast food industry because she loves it

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Elyse Armanini |Julie Kimberley

Jan Lawlor, 64, is not your typical fast-food worker. Some women in their 60s are looking to settle down into retirement, while others have re-joined or remained in the workforce for financial reasons during a cost-of-living crisis. But Ms Lawlor said she was in a fortunate position to be working at her local McDonald's simply because she loves it, and was not ready to give it up just yet.
Greater Adelaide heavy vehicle bypass back on table ahead of federal election

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Will Hunter |Elyse Armanini

A long-awaited freight bypass estimated to divert up to 420,000 trucks a year from congested Adelaide thoroughfares is back on the agenda following the federal budget. The federal Labor government committed $525 million over 10 years to deliver the Greater Adelaide Freight Bypass, as part of stage one of the High Productivity Vehicle Network (HPVN).
SA business owner pleads for Sturt Highway safety investment and duplication

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Elyse Armanini

A South Australian business owner is calling for an investment in the Sturt Highway to improve safety for his employees and customers. The RAA's latest report on Riverland roads, including the highway, includes repeated recommendations for improvement projects. The state government says the RAA's report will be considered during the Murray Mallee Transport Study due later this year.
Water flows from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred unlikely to provide drought relief in NSW, Victoria and SA

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Sarah Maunder |Elyse Armanini |Will Hunter |Bethanie Alderson

Residents in parts of South Australia, Victoria and western NSW are dealing with continued dry weather. Experts say water would not likely make its way far south following ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. There have been calls for the SA government to declare a drought, as the BOM releases its long-range forecast. As one end of the country contends with the fallout from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, another part of Australia is battling the opposite conditions.
SA regional hospitals hit with increase in violent code black incidents

Feb 19, 2025 | abc.net.au | Eugene Boisvert |Elyse Armanini |Amelia Walters

New figures from SA Health show the number of code black incidents of violence or threats of aggression has almost doubled over the past year in regional hospitals. There were 668 code black incidents in South Australian hospitals outside of Adelaide in 2024, compared with 385 in 2023. Statewide, including all SA Health sites, there were 14,816 incidents in 2024, up 6.7 per cent on the year before.
Dietician says tastebuds can be retrained to like foods such as coriander

Jan 14, 2025 | abc.net.au | Elyse Armanini |Jessica Schremmer

Coriander is one of the most divisive foods and people are often in one of two camps — loving it or hating it. While the green herb gives pleasant citrus notes for 80 per cent of the population, it has a taste reminiscent of soap for the remaining 20 per cent, according to Deakin University professor of food and sensory science, Russell Keast. The "I Hate Coriander" page is an online, global community of 305,000 followers who bond over their dislike for the herb.