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January 25, 2023
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E-e-e-e-ecstacy: Push for local pill testing

As South Australia nears the summit of our summer calendar of sweltering music and arts festivals, one Greens politician is encouraging the State Government to consider setting up a trial clinic that would test drugs and ensure party peoples’ safety.

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April 28, 2022
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There’s been a three-month uptick in city rough sleepers

Data from the Adelaide Zero Project reveals an increase of 33 rough sleepers in postcode 5000 from January—March 2022. Hutt St Centre CEO Chris Burns says the hub recently hit a new visitation record, and is seeing a rising number of female clients.

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March 7, 2022
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Politicians vow to fight for Frome Road trees

Independent, Greens and Labor politicians this week pledged to save a pair of century-old London Plane trees located near Lot Fourteen on one of the CBD's leafiest streets.

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July 22, 2021
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Adelaide City Council election disrupted by lockdown

With the city council's customer centre closed, postal voting is the only option for the supplementary election, with voters urged to submit ballots today to ensure all votes are received by close of polling on Monday. Some candidates fear this may affect the results.

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November 12, 2020
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Driver’s Month may come with a side of greenwashing

Councillor Jessy Khera's Driver’s Month initiative has kicked off, offering incentives for people to drive and park in the city throughout November. A planned showcase of electric cars in Rundle Mall as part of the project has been labelled by one councillor as "a bit of greenwashing".

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November 24, 2015
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Ten questions with the Council candidates

When Adelaide City area councillor Robert Simms took up a seat as a Greens Senator in Federal Parliament, he left behind a spot on Council that has attracted an unprecedentedly large field of candidates. All 13 of them were sent our ten question pop quiz - see how they fared here.

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