South Australia is aiming to attract billions in AI data centre investment, with Premier Malinauskas releasing a strategy and new laws. Concerns persist over energy and water supply impacts, despite technological advancements and renewable energy availability.
South Australia's government has axed a mandatory social worker registration scheme, a key recommendation from an inquest into a child's death. While child protection advocates decry the move as a betrayal, some in the DV sector believe it could ease workforce shortages.
A $28 million South Australian government fund for rural industries, established in the 1980s, has sat unused for a decade. Growers in the embattled Riverland region, facing drought and poor wine market conditions, are puzzled by the unspent funds, which could support farm development or industry transition.
South Australia will introduce legislation to remove the rights of perpetrators of serious crimes to decide what happens with the remains of their victims. The changes aim to prevent further trauma for victims' families.
South Australia faces critical decisions on the future of its Whyalla steelworks and Port Pirie smelter. Billions in public funds are at stake, alongside thousands of jobs, as the government negotiates with multinational corporations amid decaying infrastructure and sovereign capability concerns.
The South Australian government is planning to lift a ban on fracking in the state's South East amid reports of increasing risks to gas supply in southern parts of the nation.
A lack of clarity on the South Australian government's position on gun control reform has caused a downturn in revenue for retailers.
The federal government's ongoing financial support for the Whyalla steelworks remains a "fiscal risk" to the budget. Meanwhile, the South Australian government continues to hold out for more Commonwealth funding for a major road project.
The South Australian government has announced that pregnant women will be able to access free omega-3 blood tests from next month.
More than 1,000 trees are scheduled to be chopped down in Adelaide's Parklands if all the South Australian government's projects go ahead as planned.
After weeks of political pressure over the future of LIV Golf, the South Australian government has secured the men's Australian Open, set to be held at the redeveloped North Adelaide Golf Course from 2028 in a spilt with another state.
