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Stacey Pestrin
Stacey Pestrin is a journalist and digital producer for ABC News in Adelaide.
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One police officer is dead, another is injured. Here's what we know about the shooting in regional SA
By Stacey Pestrin and Jessica Warriner
A police officer has died and another is in hospital after a shooting at a rural property in South Australia's south-east. Here's what we know so far.
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Building insurance is mandatory in SA. So how were some home buyers left without it, and what happens now?
After lengthy delays, some home buyers left in the lurch over insurance issues are now restarting the process of finishing their partially-built homes.
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Streaky Bay local saw great white the 'length of a sedan car' after suspected fatal shark attack
By Shari Hams, Stacey Pestrin, and Jodie Hamilton
As the search for the body of a 55-year-old surfer believed to have been killed by a shark on South Australia's far west coast is postponed because of ocean conditions, a local resident tells of his encounter with a great white in the immediate aftermath of the attack.
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Authorities investigating after radioactive material goes missing at SA steelworks
By Angus Randall and Stacey Pestrin
Authorities are investigating the loss of an industrial gauge with a radioactive source somewhere on a 1,000 hectare steelworks site on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.
Police believe they have caught SA's 'bicycle bandit' who robbed 10 banks over a decade
SA Police investigating a spate of armed bank robberies across small towns between 2004 and 2014 believe that search has ended with the arrest of a 73-year-old man.
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'We thought we had done everything': Consumer protection in spotlight after building company collapses
The South Australian government is running a campaign encouraging consumers to "do their homework" before signing with a builder. But buyers caught up in the aftermath of multiple building companies collapsing say they did everything they could.
What the 'devastating' collapse of another major home builder means for SA's construction sector
By Stacey Pestrin and James Wakelin
In the wake of the collapse of three South Australian builders, the industry and the state government are reassuring a brighter future is ahead. But for those looking to find a builder, objective information is hard to come by.
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It's been called a 'profitless boom' — why are builders collapsing despite huge demand for homes?
By Stacey Pestrin and Daniel Keane
Given the demand for housing across the nation, it seems a paradox that homebuilders are collapsing, but that's been the case in SA in recent months.
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Falling through the cracks: Homebuyers in financial stress despite SA's mandatory insurance scheme
South Australia's mandatory insurance scheme is meant to protect homebuyers if their builder goes bust. But what happens when it doesn't?
'We're raising future generations': Thousands protest outside SA parliament as public teachers go on strike
By Joshua Boscaini and Stacey Pestrin
More than 300 South Australian public schools are closed or are operating on a reduced program today because of industrial action, as thousands gather at parliament house calling for better pay for teachers.
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Royal commission recommends South Australia expand out-of-school-hours care
By Stacey Pestrin and Candice Prosser
The South Australian government commits $70 million to begin implementing the recommendations, including a nation-leading preschool program for three-year-olds, and a major expansion of out-of-school-hours care.
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'A light at the end of the tunnel': State government steps in after building company collapse
An access road left unfinished in the wake of a building company collapse stood in the way of 20 homes being built — now, the South Australian government has stepped in to finish it.
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SA government announces greyhound inquiry following ABC report into alleged mistreatment
By Leah MacLennan and Stacey Pestrin
The announcement comes after the ABC obtained vision showing multiple greyhounds, including puppies, apparently being kicked and punched by a person on a property south-east of Adelaide.
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Meth use on the rise across Australia, but expert says alcohol and nicotine the most problematic
Alcohol and nicotine are the most-consumed drugs in the country followed by cannabis and methylamphetamine, according to recent wastewater analysis from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC).
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'Very grateful': Sailor thanks rescuers after 'terrifying' ordeal during record attempt
Xavier Doerr gives thanks to those involved in his rescue mission in 'extremely treacherous conditions' in the Great Australian Bight, after suffering injuries during an attempt to break several records circumnavigating Australia.
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'We believe both were murdered': Police open major crime investigation into deaths of elderly couple
By Sara Garcia and Stacey Pestrin
SA Police suspect two elderly people, who died one year apart, may have been murdered by the same person after abnormalities in both of their toxicology reports were found.
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Bullying still prevalent in South Australian hospitals but junior doctors fear repercussions from reporting
By Stacey Pestrin and Josephine Lim
One in five trainee doctors at each of South Australia's major public hospitals felt they were recently bullied or harassed, according to data compiled from a national survey.
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South Australia to host AFL Gather Round for three more years, league confirms
South Australia will host the Gather Round for three more years, the AFL confirms. Speaking on the last day of the inaugural event, the league has labelled it an "overwhelming success".
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Murky caves may shed light on the disappearance of giant kangaroos
By Daniel Keane and Stacey Pestrin
Julien Louys has been hunting answers in a vast network of underwater caves, as he seeks to shed light on the mystery surrounding giant marsupials that once roamed the earth.
South Australian government announces deal to return trains and trams to public control
The South Australian premier says his government has reached an agreement to return trains and trams to public ownership, after they were privatised by the previous government.
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Decline in melanoma in under-40s welcomed by survivor Felicity, who was diagnosed days after giving birth
By Natarsha Kallios and Stacey Pestrin
Felicity found out she had stage four melanoma days after giving birth to her daughter Zara but, after repeated rounds of therapy, she received much more positive news — and a study shows that there's also been progress at a population level.
Crowds gather to watch historic Voice to Parliament bill pass in SA
By Rory McClaren and Stacey Pestrin
South Australians gather in the heart of the Adelaide's CBD to watch history being made as the First Nations Voice to Parliament bill is passed.
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Police lament 'absolutely insane' road toll after third fatal crash in as many days on SA roads
Police implore South Australians to drive safely after three fatalities on the state's roads since Friday evening.
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Hayden says he applied for 472 rental properties before he was successful
Hayden says he applied for 472 rentals in Adelaide while he was homeless. He then found a room in a share house, but has now been hit with a price increase. Despite that, the tight rental market in Adelaide means he is "not even contemplating" moving elsewhere.
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Adelaide Lord Mayor opposes SA Police's preferred site for relocated mounted unit
By Ethan Rix and Stacey Pestrin
SA Police have chosen a preferred site to relocate their Mounted Operations Unit, which needs to move to make way for the state's new Women's and Children's Hospital. But the City of Adelaide's Lord Mayor opposes the location.
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