The Latest Breaking News from South Australia

NSW backtracks on making vaccine boosters mandatory for health workers

Exclusive: Decision puts state at odds with counterparts in Victoria and South Australia who have already mandated a third jab

The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2022

‘A logistical nightmare’: flooding takes out sole rail link sparking West Australian food shortage

Major supermarkets introduce buying limits after 2,000km rail line from South Australia is inundated

The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2022

Quarantine camps open to address COVID-affected rough sleepers in Port Augusta, Ceduna

Quarantine facilities have opened in regional South Australia to house people with COVID-19, or have been identified as close contacts and are unable to isolate safely at home.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2022

Mining company says federal loan for SA graphite project will benefit electric car development

A mining company with plans to create a graphite project on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula says a conditional loan from the federal government will cover most of its initial costs at a time when materials for batteries are in growing demand.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2022

Flooded APY Lands remain cut off as evacuation flight considered for Coober Pedy

Residents of a remote community in South Australia's APY Lands are concerned about the prospect of food supplies running low after flooding cut the main highway, but local authorities and the Premier say emergency airdrops are on the cards.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2022

Rescue flights for stranded SA tourists

Some travellers stranded by floodwaters in Coober Pedy, in South Australia's north, may be flown to Adelaide.

AAP · Feb 2, 2022

Monsoon system wreaking havoc across Australia leaves towns cut off and roads flooded

Efforts to restore major supply routes in South Australia have been hampered by huge rainfalls but the weather system is expected to ease

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2022

Questions remain over how South Australians affected by COVID-19 will vote in state election

Amid concerns the pandemic may prevent thousands of people voting in next month's South Australian election, the state's Premier is facing a renewed push to recall parliament's lower house.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2022

SA reports increase in COVID-19 cases

South Australia has reported a rise in COVID-19 infections with 1723 new cases but the state government says the increase is not a worry.

AAP · Feb 2, 2022

Road trains to ease supply chain woes after WA supermarket shortages worsened by SA flooding

Western Australia will allow trucks to haul three semi-trailers in order to bring more freight into the state and fill supermarket shelves left empty after extreme flooding in South Australia.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2022