South Australia, Australia News

The Victorian Government's recent inquiry into possible mineral exploration in the state has received a few submissions suggesting Victoria could be a potential source for thorium The Minerals Council of Australia says a ban on the exploration of thorium should be lifted to allow companies to search for the radioactive mineral in Western Victoria.

HE'S listed everything good about South Australia but, challenged that he was ignoring our faults, Rex Jory now looks at what's very wrong.

A dual exhibit of watercolors by Regina Gouger Miller and watermedia paintings by Lynn Millar titled "Miller/Millar" is viewing now through June 17 at Studio B in Boyertown.

But since entry fees were scrapped last month people have flocked to the Botanic Gardens icon with more than 12,000 people pouring through its doors.

THEY like their murals in Elliston. A sea-facing toilet block, a dozen Stobie poles and several businesses along the town's main drag have all been enlivened with a lick of paint.

"If you don't have orders you are really relying on each other's trust," a law expert has warned.

SteamRanger Heritage Railway is running two steam locomotives and two diesel powered railcars from Goolwa as part of the annual About Time History Festival.

THE head of South Australia's most prestigious university says high-school students are missing out on a simple, broad education - because they can ignore maths, science and English subjects and instead choose from a smorgasbord of specialised studies.

If you're planning a house party this long weekend, you might want to take a cue from Everett Hiller to liven up your party snaps with a bit of Bill Murray: And what party is complete without Tom Cruise on a piA ata? Yes, these are photoshops -- but awesome photoshops.

Health care professionals do a better job helping people quit smoking when they are trained in smoking cessation techniques, a new Cochrane Library review finds.

Few South Australians would recognise acclaimed Victorian architect John Wardle's name but they would find it hard to miss his growing collection of buildings now shaping the landscape at the University of South Australia.

Colin Peasley at the Adelaide Festival Centre. He has had various roles with the Australian Ballet since its inception 50 years ago.

PanARMENIAN.Net - For the first time in history, on May 20, 2012 in Adelaide, South Australia, descendants of the original Christian inhabitants who survived the Turkish Ottoman Empire's genocide united for justice and recognition.

The Hawker Racing Club is expecting about 1,000 people at its annual race meet in outback South Australia tomorrow.

"It's exactly the wrong thing to do without harm minimisation. This is a growth sector, particularly with young men" ... gambling expert Charles Livingstone.

BASIL Hetzel, living legend of SA science, will not rest until the problem of iodine deficiency is wiped off the map, writes Clare Peddie.

Good sport ... Craig Thomson's troubles kept the opposition's guns firing during parliamentary question time yesterday.

A pilot program in the Green Triangle region will show mining operators what skilled workers the region have to offer.

THE amount of lead in Port Pirie children's blood is rising above safe limits again after significant declines in previous years.

Mooroopna music students are still breathless after a visit to South Australia where they met the greats of Australian jazz.