Liam Mitchell

  • Rally hears of mystery in activist's death

    ADELAIDE — A rally of 100 Aborigines and supporters on May 9 heard of the mystery surrounding the death of long-time Aboriginal rights activist Alice Dixon, 53, found dead in her home on May 6. Police have said that there

  • SA to make drivers pay for savings

    ADELAIDE - The state government, faced with growing resentment over its plan to reduce public transport in order to save money, has been forced to back down. But its latest proposal aims at making the drivers pay for retaining

  • Fears after oil fire

    ADELAIDE - Fears have been raised that a fire at the Port Stanvac oil refinery in southern Adelaide on April 10 may have emitted toxic gases, polluting surrounding suburbs and residential areas. The Noarlunga City Council,

  • Cover-up over oil blaze

    Cover-up over oil blazeADELAIDE — In an apparent cover-up following a fire at the Mobil Port Stanvac oil refinery, management is claiming there are no possible health effects of the blaze and no cause for concern over

  • MFP in trouble

    MFP in troubleADELAIDE — The multi-function polis (MFP) project is in deep trouble following criticisms of the Bannon government's environmental impact statement and brawling between the state government and opposition

  • SA unions call for job creation

    ADELAIDE — "Employment growth is unlikely until the end of 1992 and into 1993", SA United Trades and Labor Council (UTLC) assistant secretary Chris White told a crowd of 200 at the Social Justice and Economy conference here

  • Adelaide Festival and Fringe season begins

    Adelaide Festival and Fringe season beginsAdelaide is once more being treated to an extraordinary array of talent in performances from all over the world at the Adelaide Festival and the Adelaide Fringe Festival. The

  • Transport curfew for Adelaide

    Transport curfew for AdelaideADELAIDE — Some suburban transport services are to be dropped and others savagely slashed, according to plans released recently by SA transport minister Frank Blevins. Unions and commuters

  • Adelaide protest against Aidex

    Adelaide protest against AidexADELAIDE — "Unless we in Australia end the traffic in war, the blood will be on our hands", Uniting Church minister Reverend Lee Levitt-Olsen told a 300-strong rally

  • SA unemployment rate rises

    SA unemployment rate risesADELAIDE — The unemployment rate in South Australia rose from 10.5% to 10.7% for the month of October — an increase of 1400 people out of work — taking the total number of unemployed in the

  • Walker speaks in Adelaide

    ADELAIDE — "This is not just about the violation of natural justice, or simple injustice", Australian Irish Congress representative Gerard Steele told a public meeting of 150 people on November 8. Britain "is a country that has

  • SA state bank hit by economic crisis

    ADELAIDE — A $1 billion blowout of the State Bank's budget has prompted the establishment of a Royal Commission to investigate the funds of the bank, as well as calls from opposition members for premier and treasurer John Bannon