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Regional Tourism signs around the state have fallen into disrepair, with some in the mid north being left to rust away due to years of neglect from the state Labor government. This is according to Liberal candidate for Giles Bernadette Abraham.  “It is incredibly disappointing, ” Ms Abraham said. “These signs are the gateways to the regions, and are meant to give passing motorists and tourists their first glimpse of the towns and landmarks ahead.  “They should be illustrating the great ...

PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has opened the way for Tony Abbott to make his first foreign visit as prime minister to Indonesia, with bilateral talks on the controversial policy of turning around asylum-seeker boats possible within a fortnight. The development came as another key plank of Mr Abbott's asylum-seeker policy began to take shape,  with Chief of Defence David Hurley planning to promote a new three-star general to lead border-protection operations for the incoming Coalition government. PETER ALFORD AND BRENDAN NICHOLSON From: ...

ADELAIDE voters have taken baseball bats to federal Labor and put the party's last mainland state government on notice ahead of a final showdown looming in March. A Labor Party that had control of every state, and the federal government, in 2007 now faces a wipe-out within six months as South Australia and Tasmania head to the polls on March 15. Premier Jay Weatherill and his ministers are clearly fighting against the tide. Labor's brand is on the nose across the country, including SA, and Mr Weatherill is hauling behind him all the baggage ...

REGION - The final question the candidates for Mayo were asked was “How do you resolve the current treatment of asylum seekers, with your personal, religious or ethical position?” This Saturday, September 7 sitting Member for Mayo Jamie Briggs is facing four candidates. Norah Fahy of the Adelaide Hills will stand for the Australian Labor Party, Ian Grosser for the Greens, Bruce Hicks for Family First and the Palmer United Party is running Bikkar Singh Brar. There are several polling booths Mayo voters ...

South Australia has swung 5.4 per cent to the Coalition, the second largest state swing in the nation, in a national rebuke of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's divided government. Patchy swings across SA look likely to deliver only a one-seat gain for the Liberals. About two-thirds of votes have been counted. A record number of pre-poll and postal votes will continue to be counted in the coming days. Hindmarsh, currently held by Labor MP Steve Georganas, has swung 8 per cent on a two party ...

Already, one in five houses in South Australia has rooftop solar PV, and a new AEMO document predicts this could treble by 2022. With wind already supplying 27% of power, and new wind farms coming on, the state will likely have 50% of wind and solar within 10 years. The state of South Australia is emerging as one the leading regions in the world in the take-up of variable renewable energy sources such as wind energy and rooftop solar PV, and could be the first industrial economy to ...

IN ADELAIDE, it seems the Nguyens are now fast catching up - rather than just keeping up - with the Joneses, the Williams and the Smiths. An analysis of the names in the soon to be released 2013-14 White Pages shows Nguyen is now the city's seventh most common surname, up from 10th in 2010 and 16th five years earlier. Ten years ago, the surname, used, according to some estimates, by 40 per cent of Vietnamese, didn't even rank in the top 40. University ...

THE Lonely Planet guide once described Adelaide as painfully short on charisma; a pious, introspective space bogged down in old-school doldrums. Until now. The latest "Central Australia: Adelaide to Darwin Travel Guid e" publication states that although the city's stuffy, affluent origins did more to inhibit development than promote it, things have changed in Adelaide. In its most recent review, the acclaimed travel guide says the city has its guard down and its boardshorts up. The guide's sixth edition portrays a multicultural, flavour-infused CBD ...

Australian capital city home prices have risen more than five per cent in the past year, with the Sydney and Perth property markets leading the charge. Home prices across the eight state and territory capitals rose 5.3 per cent in the 12 months to August, according to the closely-watched RP Data-Rismark Home Value Index. Perth experienced the biggest increase during the year, with home prices up more than nine per cent, while Sydney’s were up seven per cent. Adelaide failed to keep pace with ...