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The cost of the River Murray flooding, plus extra money needed to boost South Australia's health and child protection systems, means it will be "extremely difficult" to get the state's budget back into surplus, the SA Treasurer says.

The South Australian government says irrigators along the Murray will get their full water entitlements at the start of the new water year in July.

Environmental experts are calling for more help to allow Murray-Darling Basin wetlands to thrive long after the recession of floodwater.

Recent flooding down the Murray in South Australia is now bringing significant environmental benefits with birds, fish and other species thriving.

South Australian officials are keeping a close eye on a major fish kill in western NSW amid concerns it could spread across the border.

Peak environment groups in SA urge the state government to increase natural protections as renewable projects advance.

When Kelvin Rundle bought his house in the southern Adelaide suburb of Coromandel Valley, he was looking forward to settling back into his hometown and starting a family with his partner after previously living in Sydney. He thought a minor plumbing problem was easily resolvable. It was not.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the nuclear waste from the AUKUS submarines should be stored in SA or WA, "where all the jobs are going". But WA's premier has made it clear the waste was not welcome in his state, and says SA should take it on.

The SA government has named a preferred site for a desalination plant on Eyre Peninsula, amid concerns the area could run out of drinking water in coming years.

Six-year-old Oscar loves taking his e-scooter out for a spin with his dad. But his hobby is illegal on South Australian roads.

Belinda Valentine has fought for improvements to the state's child protection department since her granddaughter died 11 years ago, and hopes a new chief can bring change.