Sixty years ago in Canada, 12-year-old Diane Hatt went searching for a pen pal in Australia. She found one in South Australian Joy Doevendans and they've become best friends.

Some in the disability employment sector say they are operating in an increasingly complex and changing environment, and that there is a need for a clear way forward for organisations supporting people with complex needs.

Three arrests have been made in two separate incidents in regional South Australia, one in which a man allegedly lit a fire before throwing a rock at firefighters and another involving a car being discovered in flames after allegedly leaving a "trail of destruction" on a property.

Experts warn that Australian food manufacturing is under threat as shoppers turn to cheaper imported items, but the federal government is trying to promote locally grown produce.

The owners of Anna Creek Station, the biggest cattle station in the world, have been charged over allegedly building illegal dams on inland rivers and waterholes in outback South Australia.

A council in South Australia wants to charge short-stay rentals such as AirBnBs at a higher rate, saying they act as businesses. 

Egg market movement: A local egg farm is concerned there's an oversupply of the product, which is causing headaches for producers. Outbreaks of avian influenza in some parts of Australia previously caused shortages which are expected to continue for the next three years. But Glenview Poultry Farm says South Australia has been flooded with eggs from the eastern states. Owner Darren Letton says it's important small producers are supported, noting he has a surplus of 4,000 dozen eggs.
 

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Mallee mine closes: Murray Zircon has confirmed mining operations at its Mindarie Mineral Sands Project have closed, as all resources at the site have been extracted as planned and approved. The Chinese-owned company says the site will now move into a rehabilitation process, which includes a commitment to revegetating the land and returning it to the same condition it was prior to mining. Infrastructure at the site will also be removed and stored for potential future use as part of that process. Murray Zircon returned to mining at the site in South Australia's Mallee in July 2023, after previous work ceased in 2015.
 

3G shutdown issues continue: Federal Nationals MP Anne Webster says too many people are still experiencing poor connectivity in regional areas, 12 months on from the 3G shutdown. The federal government is running an audit until June 2027 to identify black spots in mobile coverage. The member for Mallee says the audit will take too long to address the problem and the government isn't taking the issue seriously enough. A federal government spokesperson says all Australian telecommunication companies are required to ensure triple-zero access but the government will always look at ways to make the system better.
 

Supporting bereaved families: More than 10 South Australian councils have followed i