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ABC News Adelaide

Regular update from ABC News for Adelaide.
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Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds

'It just felt normal': Lachie has been a carer since he was five, and he is not alone

At just five years of age, Lachie Draper-Shaw began caring for his mother and younger brother, missing out on his first year of school. But more support is now on offer. 
A mother and her two young sons.

Horse hit by plane during attempted take-off in regional SA dies

The horse involved in Sunday's light plane crash on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula has been put down, police say.
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Death of woman found near Adelaide jetty treated as non-suspicious

The death of a woman whose body was found in the water at an Adelaide beach is being treated as non-suspicious.
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Ali was offered redundancy each time after having children. Research shows this is common

A new survey involving hundreds of Australian parents finds workplaces aren't communicating with staff while on parental leave, and are changing their jobs without consultation.
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ABC News Adelaide

Regular update from ABC News for Adelaide.
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Duration: 1 minute 18 seconds

Single-use plastic coffee cups are being banned in some states. What's happening where you live?

There isn't a whole lot of consistency in Australia around what single-use plastics are being phased out and when. See what's happening in your state.
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Midday update from ABC News in Adelaide

Regular update from ABC News for Adelaide.
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Duration: 1 minute 21 seconds

Cupboard bare for op shops as cost-of-living crisis deters donations

An Adelaide charity says it is struggling to fill its op shop shelves this winter, as people feeling the pinch under rising cost-of-living pressures turn to selling unwanted goods online instead of donating them.
A woman browses through a rack of skirts.

Pilot injured after light plane collides with horse during take-off

The aircraft was taking off at Brentwood, on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula, when it hit the horse and crashed, SA Police say.
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Two photos side-by-side of a crashed light plane upside down on grass

Cattle prices are down and the herd is growing, so why is steak still so expensive?

Australia's unemployment rate is the lowest in almost 50 years. That's good news, but not if you're throwing a barbecue. Here's why. 
A graphic with three pieces of steak with dollar signs signs over them.

Morning update from ABC News in Adelaide

Regular update from ABC News for Adelaide.
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Duration: 1 minute 18 seconds

Median sale price of houses in metropolitan Adelaide reaches $700k

The latest data published by the Office of the Valuer-General shows the median house price in South Australia has reached $700,000, rising by 5.2 per cent in the past year. 
A flag on a for sale sign outside a house

Midday update from ABC News in Adelaide

Regular update from ABC News for Adelaide.
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Duration: 1 minute 17 seconds

Three donors found in urgent nationwide search to save Adelaide mother with rare blood type, but more needed

Three suitable donors have been found during an urgent nationwide search for an Adelaide mother with a rare blood type in need of life-saving heart surgery. 
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ABC News morning update from Adelaide

Regular update from ABC News for Adelaide.
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Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds

Easter beach trip with pet bunny on Kangaroo Island leads to $1,200 in fines

While two tourists are fined for taking their rabbit with them on an Easter trip to Kangaroo Island, a pet owner from the island has pleaded guilty over a separate incident involving two emaciated dogs, authorities say.
A rabbit.

'Fundamental and tragic error': Baby's death at Adelaide hospital could have been prevented, coroner finds

The inquest heard that the mother's heart rate was monitored instead of the baby's for nearly 30 minutes. It also heard the most senior doctor rostered on that night was a first-year obstetrics registrar who didn't have experience in handling a complicated urgent assisted delivery.
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ABC Radio News Heads Adel

Regular update from ABC News for Adelaide.
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Duration: 1 minute 37 seconds

Some Australian suburbs are experiencing another property market boom. Is yours one of them?

Some suburbs are now seeing as much as a 14.4 per cent growth in median house value.
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Two people charged with greyhound mistreatment following ABC report

Greyhound Racing SA lays 12 charges against two registered industry participants following reports by the ABC about alleged animal mistreatment.
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ABC News Adelaide

Regular update from ABC News for Adelaide.
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Duration: 1 minute 3 seconds

Study of 368 adults shows people tend to gain extra kilos at Christmas

A SA University study has found that Australians experience more weight fluctuations than people in the northern hemisphere.
Duration: 1 minute 36 seconds

Calls for SA greyhound inquiry to have powers of royal commission

The SA Government announced the independent inquiry this week after an ABC investigation revealed alleged mistreatment of greyhounds.
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Duration: 1 minute 36 seconds

Urgent national search underway for donors of a rare blood type

An Adelaide mother-of-two with a rare blood type is waiting to have open heart surgery, but more donors are urgently needed.
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds