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Olympic Dam gets approval
The federal and state governments have approved BHP Billiton's plan to develop the world's largest mine at Olympic Dam in the state's north.
Bali boy could avoid jail sentence
THERE is new hope that an Australian teenager arrested for drug possession in Bali will not have to face prison time.
Man admits stabbing girlfriend's lover
A MAN has admitted to fatally stabbing his girlfriend's lover in an alcohol-fuelled fight two years ago but says his actions were in self-defence.
Shopping trolley 'killed woman'
AN elderly woman died after a faulty trolley fell back on to her and her husband as they climbed a shopping centre travelator, an inquest has heard.
Hoon cars under the 'hammer'
POLICE have crushed six cars seized by the courts from hoon drivers, taking the total number of cars destroyed to eight.
Adelaide Confidential
Ben Cousins' baby joy
BEN Cousins has opened up about his joy at becoming a father, saying the arrival of his newborn son has been "life changing".
Sport
Reds hope Vidosic can face Victory
ADELAIDE United coach Rini Coolen is hopeful star recruit Dario Vidosic will be fit to make his debut in Friday's clash with Melbourne Victory.
SUPERFOOTY
Extra $500k in salary cap
THE AFL Commission has set the 2012 salary cap, but there is still no resolution to its pay dispute with the players' association.
South Australia
Expert 'predicted desal deaths'
A CONSTRUCTION safety expert has told a parliamentary committee he predicted deaths at Adelaide's desalination plant due to unrealistic deadlines.
National
Don't fly Qantas before Christmas - union
THE engineers' union has warned anyone planning to fly with Qantas before Christmas to choose another airline as it escalates its industrial action.
World
Storm expected at NZ oil spill site
EMERGENCY crews worked through the night to pump as much oil as possible off the container ship grounded in New Zealand.
Entertainment
'Humiliated' Demi seeks divorce lawyer
DEMI Moore has reportedly consulted a divorce lawyer amid allegations her husband of six years, Ashton Kutcher, cheated on her.
Guides
Music
Former Weezer bassist dies
MIKEY Welsh, former bassist for the rock band Weezer, has been found dead in a Chicago hotel room.
Movies
Kidman's sex change film shelved
NICOLE Kidman's $15.9 million sex change biopic, which was due to start filming last month, has been shelved because of casting and financial problems.
'Genteel' Downton star goes semi-nude
THE kind and genteel daughter of Earl and Countess Grantham in TV drama Downton Abbey reveals a different side in her film debut.
Business
Rio Tinto splashes cash in SA
RIO Tinto wants to find its own Olympic Dam, signing a deal to spend tens of millions of dollars exploring near the massive BHP Billiton mine.
Money
Revealed: Our hottest ugly duckling suburbs
IF you're a home buyer whose budget has forced you to buy cheaper, you may be in for some unexpected bonuses.
Opinion
Ours
Editorial: Surprises in Rann finale
GET ready for bold announcements by Mike Rann in which he throws out the cautious cloak that critics have accused him of wearing too often.
Real Estate
New homes for struggling families
MORE than 400 new houses and flats will be built across the state to provide subsidised accommodation for households on low incomes.
Travel
It's too late to avoid flight chaos: Qantas
Update: AIRLINE says it's too late to reinstate dozens of flights it cancelled or delayed despite engineers calling off strike.
Education Now
Superfast net to change education
THE national broadband network will do to universities what the internet is doing to retail shopping - making sandstone institutions outmoded.
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