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SOLD: Jordan Mezzino, left, and Brodie Lavis have seen a major increase in demand for houses.

Pirie real estate like gold as demand for housing soars

Aidan Curtis

Lobster trade gateway opens to Korea

OUR BUSINESSLobster trade gateway opens to Korea

Jarrad Delaney

BUSINESS: Dianne Wait-Kennedy and Den Kennedy have struggled to find tenants for shops. Photo: Greg Mayfield.

Empty stores hurting local businesses

Aidan Curtis

ABLAZE: The fire is burning at Eland Road, Coles near Lucindale. Photo: Shutterstock

Country Fire Service volunteer dies in accident at Lucindale

Sophie Conlon

Boxing Day sunset Weeroona Island

What's happening around Pirie and district

Elsie Adamo

KI IMMERSION: 2021 P.O.P resident artist, Laura Wills immersed herself in the pristine nature and wildness of Kangaroo Island, which greatly informed the outcomes of her work.

Regional visual artist wanted for KI residency

TESTING: Member for Frome Geoff Brock is concerned that people in Port Pirie will have to drive to Port Augusta for free RATs under the Government's rollout.

RATs out of the bag

Aidan Curtis

SOLD: Jordan Mezzino, left, and Brodie Lavis have seen a major increase in demand for houses.

Pirie real estate like gold as demand for housing soars

Aidan Curtis

Lobster trade gateway opens to Korea

OUR BUSINESSLobster trade gateway opens to Korea

Jarrad Delaney

BEST IN BLOOPERS: We don't know what's going on in NSW and Queensland, but they've had their fair share of bloopers these past couple of months.

WATCHSpiders, evacuations, wheelies: See the best COVID conference bloopers

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NSW passes grim milestone as 46 COVID-19 deaths are recorded

Health Minister Greg Hunt says companies who claim home test supplies are being redirected to the national stockpile are lying. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'They are lying': Greg Hunt to report retailers to ACCC over RAT claims

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provisionally approved the Novavax for use in Australia. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Novavax approval sparks hope vaccination rate can hit 98%

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NSW records 25 COVID deaths as TGA approves new oral treatment

George Christensen has been reprimanded by Scott Morrison over his anti-vaccine views. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Christensen to resign from lucrative role after backlash to 'dangerous' anti-vaccine comments

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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NSW records 32 deaths, 32,297 new COVID-19 cases

Kim Chappell

Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered

Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered

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WATCHCOVID emergency declared in Victorian hospitals

Callum Godde and Kim Chappell

DETERRENT: Howard Kotton believes slow over rates could be avoided if offending captains received suspensions. Australia's Pat Cummins and England's Joe Root are pictured during the first Test. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

Suspend Test skippers for poor over rates

Howard Kotton

World No.1 male tennis player Novak Djokovic is expected to be deported from Australia after the federal court dismissed his visa cancellation appeal. Picture: Getty Images

Game, set, match, out: Djokovic 'extremely disappointed' after visa appeal loss

Sarah Basford Canales
Karen Barlow

RULES: Howard Kotton says that Djokovic and his team knew what was required for him to mount a challenge for a 10th Australian Open singles crown. Picture: TPN/Getty Images

OPINIONAustralia's global reputation tarnished by Djokovic saga

Howard Kotton

DETERRENT: Howard Kotton believes slow over rates could be avoided if offending captains received suspensions. Australia's Pat Cummins and England's Joe Root are pictured during the first Test. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

Suspend Test skippers for poor over rates

HOWZAT: Cricket games to go ahead this weekend. Photo: Pexels

Cricket to go ahead amid COVID rumours

Aidan Curtis

Victorian fast bowler Scott Boland made his Test debut for Australia on Boxing Day at the MCG and finished with outstanding figures of 6-7 in the second innings of the match.

OPINIONBoland's debut hard feat to repeat

Howard Kotton

Shane Nicholson has gained a strong reputation as an emotive singer-songwriter and talented music producer.

LISTENDifficult reality sparks Nicholson's latest work

Shane Nicholson has gained a strong reputation as an emotive singer-songwriter and talented music producer.

LISTENDifficult reality sparks Nicholson's latest work

Sally-Anne Whitten has performed all over the world but will always call Tamworth home. Photo courtesy Di Stacey

LISTENHome-town girl lives and breathes country

Sally-Anne Whitten has performed all over the world but will always call Tamworth home. Photo courtesy Di Stacey

LISTENHome-town girl lives and breathes country

Jayne Denham wrote her album Wanted here in Australia, when her trip to the US was cancelled due to COVID.

LISTENDenham a Wanted woman in many countries

Jayne Denham wrote her album Wanted here in Australia, when her trip to the US was cancelled due to COVID.

LISTENDenham a Wanted woman in many countries

What's happening in and around Port Pirie

What's happening in and around Port Pirie

What's happening in and around Port Pirie

What's happening in and around Port Pirie

Christian Cominos

Spring has sprung! A great reason to get back into the garden.

What's happening in and around Port Pirie

Christian Cominos

What's happening in and around Port Pirie

What's happening in and around Port Pirie

What's happening in and around Port Pirie

What's happening in and around Port Pirie

Christian Cominos

KEEPING IT REAL: Real cossies for real women is exactly what Active Truth deliver so that you can enjoy summer in comfort.

Swimmers for every size and shape

Linda Lambrechts

CLICK HERE: Click on the image above to view the Out &About SA magazine.

Out and about in South Australia

Elle Moss

NO PRAM REQUIRED: Your little one will love a daily outing if they are learning how to conquer skateboarding.

World's first kids learner skateboard

KEEPING IT REAL: Real cossies for real women is exactly what Active Truth deliver so that you can enjoy summer in comfort.

Swimmers for every size and shape

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard?

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard?

Linda Lambrechts

Carbon neutral: Ecosa believe every business should be accountable for its own carbon footprint.

Australia's leading sustainable sleep solution

Linda Lambrechts

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

Brendan Crabb

Cronulla's 'spaceship house' sells for record $14M

Cronulla's 'spaceship house' sells for record $14M

Murray Trembath

House prices in Gerringong, in NSW, rose at the fastest rate in the regional Australia and the second-fastest in the country. Picture: Sylvia Liber

2021's best regional property markets revealed, demand 'surge' predicted

Jack Needham

ON THE MARKET: The Australian government has purchased 500,000 courses of Pfizer's Paxlovid pill and 300,000 courses of Merck's Molnupiravir pill.

WATCHEverything you need to know about the Paxlovid COVID pill

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BEST IN BLOOPERS: We don't know what's going on in NSW and Queensland, but they've had their fair share of bloopers these past couple of months.

WATCHSpiders, evacuations, wheelies: See the best COVID conference bloopers

Photo: File

NSW passes grim milestone as 46 COVID-19 deaths are recorded

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Photo: Dion Georgopolous

OPINIONFederal government slashes COVID payment when people need it most

Children play among debris at Ha'atafu Beach Resort on Tonga's main island of Tongatapu as locals clean up on Monday, January 17. Picture: Ha'atafu Beach Resort, Facebook

WATCHKids play in the debris of Tongan disaster

Shivé Prema

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

PM slams 'false claims' over RAT supplies, rules out kids in forklifts

Sarah Basford Canales
Dan Jervis-Bardy

BACK IN SERVICE: Melanie Swieconek made an emotional appeal to the Victorian government to reverse its decision to ban new IVF treatments.

WATCHVictoria backflips on IVF ban

Emma Horn

Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of Macbeth, now streaming on Apple TV+. Picture: Apple TV+

WATCHMild to wild genre bending in Coen's Macbeth and Wolf Like Me

B.R. Doherty

China has turned to lockdowns in an effort to stymie the spread of Omicron in Beijing. Picture: Getty Images

AGE OF THE DRAGONChina's risks pile up as Omicron arrives

Bradley Perrett

Independents Zali Steggall, right, and Helen Haines. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

OPINIONMore independents in parliament are not the answer

Amanda Vanstone

Australia's public health preparedness has been lacklustre at best. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONAmateur hour is over. It's time to get real on public health

Ian Ring

WHERE ARE THE WORKERS? Advocates concerned labour shortages will impact access to home care packages.

Worker shortage as home care list drops

Eileen Wood

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Guests toast being aboard Coral Geographer. Photo: Jeurgen Freund

Cruising set to make comeback

Sue Preston

Premier Mark McGowan has backed down on his promise to reopen WA's border on February 5.

International arrivals to use RATs

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WA Premier Mark McGowan says the state's hard borders will remain in place indefinitely.

WA border closure 'failure of vaccination'

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Tony Panagiotou, 59, has been jailed for at least six years for the manslaughter of Duane Hutchings.

Gumtree killing 'tragic stupidity': judge

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Adele has postponed a three-month Las Vegas residency due to her crew getting sick with COVID-19.

Adele postpones Vegas shows due to COVID

An uncontrolled bushfire in South Australia's southeast has burned about 2000 hectares so far.

Firefighter dead, one injured in SA blaze

Tiffanie Turnbull and Tim Dornin
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Three NT prison escapees have been captured after escaping from an outback work camp.

NT prison escapees captured after car bogs

Aaron Bunch
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The spectre of climate change is having a very big impact on children, says a psychologist.

Kids anxious about climate change threat

Tracey Ferrier
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The British and Australian ministers discussed how the nations can counter authoritarian states.

Australia canary in coalmine for China

Dominic Giannini
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VALE: Hart Field Day co-founder Kevin is being remembered for his "passion, foresight and appetite for learning".

'Heart of Hart' remembered for passion, foresight

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A severe weather warning has been issued for SA's northwest to the Eyre Peninsula coast. (file)

Flood warnings for SA amid heavy rain

Tim Dornin

Dr Stephen Lee has been appointed director of the SA Drought Hub.

SA Drought Hub appoints director

Questionable new safety feature in autonomous vehicles

Questionable new safety feature in autonomous vehicles

Mathew Dickerson

How do magnifying glasses work?

How do magnifying glasses work?

Ellen Phiddian

How to maintain garden plants that grow like weeds

How to maintain garden plants that grow like weeds

John Gabriele