'Replace these racist people': Renewed calls to remove colonial statues
Black Lives Matter protests and the removal of statues in the UK and the US inspire a similar push to take down colonial monuments scattered across Australia considered offensive to Aboriginal people.
View ArticleMulberry farmer revives ancient fruit's popularity among generations in...
If you are trying to find mulberries at the shops you might have trouble sourcing the fruit — meet the dedicated South Australian farmer trying to change that.
View ArticleMulberry Revival: Nostalgic fruit finds new fans
A South Australian viticulturalist is also growing mulberries commercially for the fresh market.
View ArticleLightning puts on a show while the Riverland sweats through severe heatwave
Despite the extreme heat, Riverland residents are cleaning up after another severe storm dumps more than 30 millimetres across the region.
View ArticleRiverland students use 3D printing to solve real life water problems, with...
A timer that turns off the taps for people spending too long in the shower, a drinking device operated by pets, regional STEM students in South Australia are coming up with inventions to reduce water use.
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to dangerous driving over crash that killed Riverland couple
A South Australian driver admits he was driving dangerously when he struck and killed a Riverland couple in a head-on crash more than four years ago.
View ArticleRiverland residents on tenterhooks as flooding predicted to inundate homes
Riverland locals are bracing for inundation, with increased flows down the River Murray expected to "overtop" the second floor of low-lying dwellings — but some say preparations for anticipated...
View ArticleFlooding could expose mass burial sites, Indigenous elder warns
An Indigenous leader in South Australia says there are numerous burial and massacre sites at risk of being disturbed as floodwater surges down the Murray River.
View ArticleSA towns in race against time as floodwaters move downstream
Residents living near the Murray River in South Australia are racing to prepare their properties for inundation as floodwater moves downstream. These are some of the faces behind the preparation work.
View ArticleRiver communities complete levee banks just in time for SA flood peak
After a mad dash "working around the clock" to build levees, towns are bracing as later this week 70,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water will flow through daily.
View Article'No happily ever after' for Riverland vineyard submerged in three hours
South Australia's River Murray flood emergency is continuing to intensify, with caravan parks under threat and a Renmark grower powerless to stop water from engulfing his vineyard when a levee broke.
View ArticleADF assistance sought for intensifying River Murray flooding emergency,...
The South Australian government now expects the current River Murray flood emergency to be the worst since 1956, with hundreds of properties already inundated. A flood watch and act message has been...
View ArticleSA's Riverland is flooding — but irrigators fear a lack of water if their...
Riverland irrigators say that, despite the inundation of their region, they are facing the possibility of being unable to water their crops because of unexpected power cuts to their pumps.
View ArticleGreen sludge emerges at popular Riverland lake cut from River Murray
A green sludge has emerged at Lake Bonney after a levee was built to cut it from the swollen River Murray, as health authorities warn against swimming in the popular Riverland lake.
View ArticleOwners face uncertainty as levee breach floods Riverland caravan park
The owner of the flooded Kingston-on-Murray Caravan Park says initial predictions of a lower level flood than that which transpired have let down people like her.
View ArticleRiverland flood peak possible on Christmas Day as dry conditions spur hope...
The South Australian government says drier conditions across the Murray-Darling Basin are providing hope that floodwaters may start to recede in mid-January.
View ArticleThis farmer lives in a town of 300 people but his videos reach millions
From a humble cottage on the Murray River in South Australia, farmer Mintu Brar shares stories about life in rural Australia with the Punjabi community around the world.
View ArticleYouTube Farmer: Connecting the world's Punjabi community to farming
A farmer in South Australia’s Riverland is using social media to connect the world’s Punjabi community with farming.
View ArticleMoorook Primary School amalgamates with Kingston on Murray as enrolments dwindle
An education professor says small schools give a sense of hope and future for a town and it is never an easy decision to close one.
View ArticleRiverland families selling off land and diversifying after generations of...
Vineyard owners in South Australia's Riverland are hitting the market as the wine industry feels the crush of a difficult vintage and China's tariffs on red wine.
View Article'Flood hangover' hampering River Murray tourism revival
Tourism operators on South Australia's River Murray say they are suffering from a "flood hangover" after the state government's voucher program fell short of a full revival.
View ArticleDangerous driver jailed for head-on crash that killed SA couple
A 74-year-old who admitted he was driving dangerously when he was involved in a fatal head-on crash that claimed the lives of a Riverland couple will spend more than three years behind bars, with the...
View ArticleThere's a hidden cost to being underinsured. This flood-affected caravan park...
Nearly a year after losing their home and their caravan park business to a rare flood event, Geoff and Barbara Calvert are fighting for a payout from their insurance company while they contest the...
View ArticleDuck hunting set to stay legal in SA but with stricter regulations
The Select Committee on Hunting Native Birds recommends stricter regulations for hunters and harsher penalties for those who break laws aimed at preventing animal cruelty but no ban on duck hunting.
View ArticleHundreds of grape growers being paid 1970s rates at breaking point in...
Growers in South Australia's Riverland will gather at a crisis meeting as warm inland wine regions are pushed to breaking point by 1970s prices for their grapes.
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