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Jan 2, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Sophie Holder
The victim of a suspected fatal shark attack off South Australia's west coast has been identified as 28-year-old Lance Appleby. SA Police said the man was from Port Lincoln and was surfing at Granites Beach south of Streaky Bay on Thursday evening when witnesses reported seeing a shark attack him. Loading
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Sophie Holder |Daniel Keane
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sophie Holder
Two new pandas will be arriving in Adelaide, replacing Wang Wang and Fu Ni who made their way home to China last month. The pair came to Adelaide in 2009 and for 15 years the public watched on as the young pandas struggled to successfully make a baby, but they captured hearts regardless. But pandas have long been used as a political play by China, so who are these new pandas, and what is panda diplomacy? The two new pandas are named Yi Lan and Xing Qiu.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sophie Holder
An eastern brown snake was caught as it was eating a fellow eastern brown. Experts say it is not common for brown snakes to eat each other, but it does occur. After being caught and removed, the snake was left to finish its meal before being released. An Adelaide-based snake catcher has caught an eastern brown snake having a snack on one of its own kind.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sophie Holder
When you think of a beach house, you might think of a classic blue-and-white facade and walls adorned with seashells. You probably don't think of rich brown woods and red terracotta bricks, like those throughout a property called Burnt Earth Beach House in Anglesea, Victoria. But those are the materials and colours that have landed the house with several awards at the National Architecture Awards, held in Adelaide on Thursday night.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sophie Holder
The Bureau of Meteorology says a possible tornado could have caused the extensive power outage in Far West New South Wales as SA's Energy Minister confirms mining operations at Olympic Dam will be down for a week following storms in the state's north. "The damage to infrastructure that occurred south of Broken Hill is consistent with such damaging winds, and the possible presence of a tornado," A Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) spokesperson said.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sophie Holder |Evelyn Leckie
South Australia's upper house has narrowly voted down a proposal to amend abortion laws that would have required people wanting to terminate their pregnancy after 28 weeks to deliver their baby alive. The amendments, proposed by Liberal MP Ben Hood, would have required women seeking to terminate a pregnancy from 28 weeks to instead undergo an induced birth, with babies to then be adopted.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sophie Holder |Meagan Dillon
At a multi-billion-dollar housing development in Adelaide's north, construction was brought to a halt last year following the discovery of Aboriginal remains. The estate attracted controversy and protest after it was revealed the remains of more than 20 people were uncovered there at two separate burial sites. On Friday, the South Australian government said it had given developers the green light to continue construction with strict conditions.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sophie Holder
Leaders, experts and teenagers have gathered over two days in South Australia and New South Wales to talk about social media harm. On the agenda: the impact of social media on young people and society, and the proposed social media ban. Guests came from state and federal levels of government, and also included legal, health and digital experts, as well as teenagers. And the federal government made details of its proposed social media ban for teens public for the first time. Here's what happened.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sophie Holder
Kydonia Canino is a mother of three, and knows how easily parents can be misled into thinking they are feeding their young children healthy foods. "Generally, I will try and home make everything, but when it comes to being in a rush, or he's crying in the aisle and I need to give him something quickly, it's really hard to turn it [the bottle] around [and] look for five minutes to see what's on there," she said.
