ABC News: South Australia
ABC News for South Australia

• Indigenous community casts doubt over child abuse campaign
  An outback Aboriginal community in South Australia says it fears the Federal Government's moves to tackle child abuse in Northern Territory communities will result in an increase of sexual and drug abuse.
• Taxi drivers want more training
  A group representing Adelaide taxi drivers says a graded training system should be introduced to improve the standard of drivers and security of passengers.
• Work keeps Australians from family and friends: study
  A survey has found that 60 per cent of Australians say work regularly keeps them from spending as much time as they would like with family and friends .
• Alleged alcohol breach to influence selections: SANFL
  Four South Australian under-18 footballers could miss out on playing in the National Championships this weekend after allegedly breaching squad rules on drinking alcohol.
• Policing facilities in Aboriginal lands disgraceful: union
  Policing facilities on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands in South Australia's far north have been called a disgrace by the union representing police officers.
• New RAA boss appointed
  The motoring body the RAA has a new chief executive.
• Recycler urges deposits on hazardous materials
  A deposit scheme is being urged as a way to reduce hazardous waste in household rubbish.
• Water recycling boost for Adelaide's south
  More than $34 million in federal funding is being provided for a water recycling scheme in Adelaide's southern region.
• Man and woman sought by police over hospital body
  Adelaide police say they are looking for a man and a woman from Birkenhead in the north-western suburbs to help their investigation of another man's death.
• Man jailed over violent home invasion
  A Flinders Park man has been jailed for almost 10 years over a vicious home invasion in Adelaide's western suburbs.
• Two injured in Strathalbyn crash
  A car and a truck carrying chemicals have collided at Strathalbyn, south of Adelaide.
• City Council eyes zero emissions target
  Adelaide City Council will consider whether it can achieve a target of zero emissions for its operations by 2020.
• Better pay offer for ambulance workers
  The ambulance workers' union says it has received a revised pay offer from the South Australian Government.
• Turnbull wants Vic response on national water plan
  Federal Water Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Victorian Government to declare what it wants in legislation that would formalise a national takeover of the Murray-Darling river system.
• Secker pleads not guilty to tailgating
  The South Australian federal Member for Barker, Patrick Secker, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of tailgating.
• Port youngster Gray gets Rising Star nod
  Port Adelaide's Robbie Gray has been named the AFL's Rising Star nominee for round 12.
• Jail term suspended over cyclist death
  A young man has avoided a jail term over hitting and killing a cyclist at Cowandilla three years ago.
• Doctors question Modbury obstetrics plan
  The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is asking for more more detail about plans to remove obstetric services from Modbury Hospital in Adelaide's north-east.
• Hospital body declared major crime
  The death of a man whose body was found at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide has been declared a major crime.
• DPP to reduce advice to SA police
  South Australia's Director of Public Prosecutions, Stephen Pallaras, has confirmed there will be cutbacks on the advice his office gives to police.
• Adelaide City Council passes budget
  The Adelaide City Council has passed a $154 million budget focusing on infrastructure, environmental initiatives and attracting students and visitors to the city.
• Police hunt for abduction suspect
  Police are looking for a man who tried to abduct a teenage girl from Davoren Park in Adelaide's north this afternoon.
• Man charged with procuring a child for sex
  A 35-year-old man from Adelaide's northern suburbs has been arrested and charged with procuring a child for sexual activity.
• Teachers to stop work
  Teachers at South Australia's public schools will stop work this week to protest against budget cuts.
• Gaming boss quits after profit downturn
  The New Zealand-based gaming and entertainment group, SkyCity, is looking for a new boss after the sudden departure of its long-serving CEO, Evan Davies.
• Record lotto win claimed in SA
  A couple from Adelaide's southern suburbs has claimed a record $25 million lottery prize, nearly a week after the winning numbers were drawn.
• Van crashes into Adelaide warehouse
  A driver has escaped unhurt after his van crashed through the wall of a business at Hindmarsh in Adelaide's inner north-west.
• Farmers urged to seek drought help
  The South Australian Farmers Federation is worried that personal pride is preventing some farmers from applying for government drought assistance.
• Public sector disputes: nurse bans lifted, dental care free, psychiatrists to quit
  SA public hospital nurses have met to consider an Industrial Relations Commission recommendation that they end their work bans over pay, which have been affecting elective surgery.
• SA Premier compares indigenous plan with war
  South Australia's Premier Mike Rann has compared a federal plan for indigenous communities with the war in Iraq.
• Life in jail for 20yo over brutal spanner murder
  The family of a woman who was brutally murdered at Loxton in the South Australian Riverland last year has told her killer of the devastating impact of his actions on an entire community.
• Manager pleads guilty to retirement home assaults
  The general manager of a retirement village at Happy Valley in Adelaide's southern suburbs has pleaded guilty to assaulting two aged residents, two years ago.
• Online tool for development plans
  Adelaide businesses will be able to track their development applications online.
• Chinese buying more Australian wine
  A growing interest from China in Australian wine is being linked with a rising number of tourists.
• Abuse inquiry to examine paedophile claims
  The South Australian sexual abuse inquiry will investigate claims of a paedophile living in the state's remote Pitjantjatjara lands in the far north.
• Young boy rescued from house fire
  A young boy has been rescued from a house fire at Mount Gambier, in the south-east of South Australia.
• Geothermal company looks at desalination
  A geothermal energy company hopes to desalinate water from Spencer Gulf in S