Stephanie Richards

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Stephanie Richards

In her past life as a lawyer, newly-elected South Australian Labor MP Claire Clutterham acted for the Saudi Arabian Government, an Australian coal mine operator, and a developer building "the world's largest racecourse" in Dubai. Now, she is preparing to head to Canberra to become the first woman and third Labor MP in history to represent the eastern Adelaide seat of Sturt.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Stephanie Richards

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton jet-set across the country to make last-ditch political pitches, some South Australians could be questioning if a federal election is even on the horizon. It is not just the absence of corflutes on the state's colloquially-known Stobie poles that has spurred such indifference (the state having banned such advertisements last year), but also the relative infrequency of visits paid by the major party leaders.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Stephanie Richards

For Marcus Booth-Remmers, Easter guarantees a sugar hit in more ways than one. From his cafe and factory in the Adelaide Hills, the chocolatier has spent the weeks leading up to the holiday period busily handcrafting and selling a range of specialty chocolate eggs, bunnies and bilbies. "It is one of the absolute busiest times of the year for us," the Red Cacao cafe owner says.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Stephanie Richards

Rowan De Silva spent her early adolescence feeling like time was constantly running out. The 19-year-old came out as transgender when she was 12, and started accessing gender-affirming care at Adelaide’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital shortly after her 13th birthday. "I was on the waitlist for a little bit of time, which was at the time kind of stressful and sort of a bit of an omen of things to come I think," she said, reflecting on her time at the hospital’s gender diversity service.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Stephanie Richards

SA's gender diversity service did not refer almost two dozen children to a psychiatrist in line with government guidelines. The 22 children — aged between 11 and 18 — were assessed by senior mental health clinicians before receiving treatment, but they were not assessed by psychiatrists. The head of the state's Women's and Children's Hospital, who apologised to families, has ordered a review.