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The South Australian government says more than 3000 school students across the state are currently away from school with COVID-19, but the figure has fallen.

The prospect of a major party forming a majority in the Senate is slim as voters have a say on 40 spots in the upper house this election.

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SA has recorded five more COVID-related deaths, taking the total number of lives lost in the state since the start of the pandemic to 401.

A Newspoll, conducted May 10-13 from a sample of 1,532, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, unchanged from the previous week’s Newspoll. Primary votes were 38% Labor (down one), 35% Coalition (steady), 11% Greens (steady), 6% One Nation (up one), 3% UAP (down one) and 7% all Others (up one).

Know what’s behind the innocent-sounding names of more than 30 minor and micro parties running this election, and find out what the lesser-known groups are after – before you cast your vote

The distribution of racist and white supremacist propaganda to Adelaide homes is being investigated by police, amid reports of letterbox drops of material in the lead-up to the federal election.

The Justice Action group had lodged a Supreme Court challenge against the SA corrections department's ban of its newspaper, which has information about prisoner rights, voting, and policies of political parties.

Electricity prices in the short-term (“spot”) wholesale markets in Australia are surging again.

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Described as a pandemic within a pandemic, long COVID is presenting challenges to the nation's health system. Authorities in SA are now putting their plans for a rise in cases into action.