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A burst of hot weather has swept across South Australia, with more than a dozen locations recording their hottest September day on record. Temperatures soared 10 to 15 degrees Celsius above average, driven by hot, dry, and gusty northerly winds.
Regional women are speaking out about the challenges they face in accessing postpartum care, with many forced to travel long distances for essential services. A charity founded by local mothers aims to bring about change by sharing their stories and making submissions to a Senate inquiry.
A massive storm swept across South Australia on September 28, 2016, leaving a trail of destruction and plunging the entire state into darkness. The statewide blackout had severe consequences, including businesses forced to throw away stock and patients relocated from hospitals.
A Ukrainian NGO is coordinating a rescue mission to extract a group of teenage boys from Russian-occupied territory. The boys could be drafted into Russia's war machine at any moment.
A major South Australian hospital has been listed as an exposure site after a confirmed case of measles spent over 24 hours in its emergency department. The case is linked to a growing cluster of cases at Brighton Secondary School, bringing the total number of cases in the state to nine.
Patients at Lyell McEwin Hospital's emergency department have faced waits of over 13 hours, with some treated in makeshift areas. The SA doctors' union has reported that the department has been operating at crisis levels for months.
A temporary vaccination service has been set up for the community of a southern Adelaide school after four students tested positive for measles. The service is one of the measures being taken to contain the outbreak, which has prompted concerns about the spread of the highly contagious disease.
It's been 10 years since a statewide blackout left South Australia in darkness, but the debate over the state's electricity future remains as contentious as ever. The blackout, which affected over 850,000 properties and 1.7 million residents, has been attributed to various factors, including overly sensitive protection mechanisms in wind farms and a 'one-in-50-year storm'.
Federal court legal action has been lodged over the SA government's plans for a MotoGP circuit in Adelaide CBD. The case seeks an urgent injunction in relation to the works associated with the MotoGP.
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