Category: State Politics
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Will South Australian children get a lifesaving paediatric cardiac surgery unit in Adelaide?
Because Adelaide no longer has a paediatric cardiac surgery unit, SA patients have to travel interstate for care. OTR journalist Seth Crothers reports on the real-world impacts this restriction has had on families, and what is being done to fix it.
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Vaping: the rising issue in Australian schools
Vaping in schools has become an issue of primary importance for state and national authorities, with young people rapidly becoming the biggest users. OTR journalist Jess Smith reports on the fight to combat this growing concern.
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“Enough is enough”: South Australians are calling for safer country roads
As the death toll on South Australia’s roads continues to climb in 2023, South Australians are calling for changes to be made to the state’s regional road network.
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Firebrand: former SA premier Lynn Arnold’s history of protest
Marking the beginning of OTR’s Advanced News Writing Profile Month, OTR journalist Robert Hicks speaks to former SA premier Lynn Arnold, who reminisces on his time protesting the Vietnam War in the sixties and offers advice for current activists looking to create change.
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Hypothermia, collapsing rooves, and eating from dumpsters: what South Australia’s housing crisis means for low-income renters
The South Australian Council of Social Service’s “Housing Affordability and Renters’ Rights Forum” on February 8 saw organisations, individuals and political candidates share stories of, and criticisms and solutions for, South Australia’s housing crisis ahead of March’s state election.
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Equal before the law? Community groups push for a South Australian human rights framework
Following the lead of Victoria, Queensland and the ACT, community leaders and experts are calling for a South Australian framework to better protect human rights.
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