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With El Niño looming, urgent environmental action is needed to protect sites like the Coorong, experts warn

Ecosystems like South Australia's Coorong could be at risk from extended dry conditions if environmental action isn't taken immediately, experts say.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Pinnaroo Primary School's search for meaning of war cry's Indigenous word, gundarwarra

The town of Pinnaroo has its fair share of secrets, but perhaps none as enduring as the one at the local primary school.

ABC News · May 21, 2023

Murray crayfish released into River Murray in significant population boost for Erawirung 'totem'

An ancient creature lost to overfishing and river regulation was once a totem for the Erawirung people, but now it might be making a comeback.

ABC News · May 17, 2023

Financial incentives for regional teachers pitched to help fill SA skill shortage

A regional SA principal says more needs to be done to fix a long-running shortage of teachers in country areas.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

Bacteria-killing sachets a world-first agtech tackling food loss in transit and reducing landfill

If bacteria finds its way into a container a whole shipload of produce can be spoiled. But a South Australian company has developed and proven a new technology to reduce produce loss in transit.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

Regional suicide rates should be addressed as a public health issue, SA psychologists say

Suicide rates are higher in regional Australia than in capital cities, but a community advocate and a group of psychologists believe the topic can be better addressed if conversations become more open.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022

Murray-Darling Basin critical for Australia's future, water advocates say, and time is running out

The Murray-Darling Basin has dictated human history in Australia, but now experts fear we are in a "water emergency" — and we don't have much time to act.

ABC News · Jul 18, 2022

Plibersek calls for 'greater effort' from basin states to implement Murray-Darling Basin Plan in full

Labor has promised to deliver the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in full, but new Water Minister Tanya Plibersek says there's a long way to go.

ABC News · Jul 8, 2022

South Australia's $1.4b horticulture industry under threat from continued fruit fly outbreaks

South Australia has recorded 12 outbreaks of Queensland fruit fly incursions into the Riverland since December 2020, placing the region's fruit-fly-free status at risk.

ABC News · Jun 21, 2022

Relief teachers in short supply as Riverland school looks for staff to cover absences

Rivergum Christian College in the Riverland is looking for primary and secondary-trained teachers to become relief staff to cover absences amid a national shortage.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022