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Nuclear power is ‘most viable option for SA’
Soaring electricity prices are likely to swing the tide of public opinion towards nuclear power in South Australia, according to some experts. Business South Australia chief Peter Vaughan says the...
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Eco-tourism prevails in industry awards
Quality tourism experiences with ECO, Respecting Our Country (ROC) and Climate Action certification have largely prevailed in the winning lists of the State and Territory Tourism Awards held across the...
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Court challenge possible over Murray-Darling plan
A challenge in Australia’s High Court from South Australia remains “on the table” after the state’s key stakeholders met to discuss the plan to save the Murray-Darling River Basin. Irrigators,...
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CSIRO says media misleads on wind farm support
Australia’s major scientific research organisation, the CSIRO, has found that there is stronger community support for wind farms across Australia than suggested by media coverage. The Commonwealth...
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Libs blame SA wind and solar for high power bills
Power prices in the central southern state of South Australia are among the highest in the world and the Labor premier, Jay Weatherill, says providing relief for consumers is a challenge. The...
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Milne says Murray plan must ensure water at mouth
The Australian Greens Party leader, Senator Christine Milne, has said the plan to save the Murray River must ensure enough water makes it to the river’s mouth to return the area to sustainability....
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Basin authority to submit ‘contentious’ water plan
The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is to submit a revised draft plan to restore the health of the major river system to the basin states next week. Widely criticised by scientists,...
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Outback warned to prepare for extreme heat
Researchers at Adelaide University have made dire climate change forecasts for the far north of the central state of South Australia. The researchers are working with the indigenous Arabunna people to...
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Plan calls for pedestrian, bicycle friendly Adelaide
An international design group has come up with a plan for a more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly South Australian capital, Adelaide. The ambitious new blueprint for the CBD, drawn up by Danish...
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SA looks at solar thermal, gets tougher on wind
The South Australian parliament will examine the viability of establishing solar thermal power plants in the central Australian state’s mid north. A select committee will investigate the merits of a...
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South Australia takes control of energy with $500m plan to secure future
South Australia’s state Labor government is to spend more than $500 million to build a new gas-fired power plant and Australia’s largest battery unit as it moves to secure the state’s energy supplies....
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