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Tourism suffers as a result of reducing short-term rentals, research reveals

Banning or restricting short-stay accommodation fails to provide meaningful increases to housing supply, a new study finds. 
A woman sitting on a chair in the backyard of her home.

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Housing Policyby Sam Bradbrook

Homelessness rises as people move to regions assuming prices still low

Danielle Malseed moved to Mount Gambier thinking housing would be cheap and easy to find, as it had been in the past, but she ended up sleeping on a floor.
A woman with brown hair

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Homelessnessby Eugene Boisvert and Samuel O'Brien

How going home to see the algal bloom struck a personal chord

I've lived away from South Australia for almost three years now, and coming home to see the algal bloom hit home.
Emma Rebellato in South Australia

Published: Source: ABC News BreakfastTopic: Environmentby Emma Rebellato

SA's pokie losses surpass $1bn for first time

An advocacy group say financial pressures may be increasing problem gambling, as annual losses on pokies in SA exceed $1 billion for the first time.
A man sitting in front of a poker machine. Two more poker machines are next to him.

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Gamblingby Samuel O'Brien, Conor Burke and Josh Brine

The city-country education divide driven by 'wicked policy problem'

There's a bunch of factors behind a persistent divide in educational levels of urban and regional students. Teacher shortages are one part of the problem.
Students in the classroom at Mistake Creek State School.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Public Schoolsby Catherine McAloon

Soccer player from Mt Gambier snapped up by European club

Mount Gambier's Bae Versace has achieved his dream by signing with a European football club, the youth division of FK Budućnost Podgorica in the Balkan capital of Montenegro.
A young man in a black shirt signing a piece of paper with a small blue flag with a club logo on it in front of him.

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Soccerby Josh Brine

Longer fire seasons could create 'tensions' over resources

Longer fire seasons pose a challenge for countries in different hemispheres that traditionally lend each other a hand during disasters.
A waterbomber fighting the Ledge Point blaze.

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Bushfiresby Selina Green

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Storm damages Cape Jaffa jetty

Large waves hit the Cape Jaffa jetty during a storm on July 22, 2025. Supplied: Bruce Parker
Duration: 24 seconds

Source: ABC News

Cliff collapse at Robe, SA

At least 10m of cliff near the lighthouse at Robe have collapsed.
Duration: 42 seconds

Source: ABC South East SA

Lamb writhes while starving in Mount Gambier skate park

A lamb locked in a skate park in Mount Gambier by council staff writhes as it apparently almost starves to death. Supplied: Julia Dangerfield
Duration: 28 seconds

Source: ABC News

Lamb writhes while starving in Mount Gambier skate park

A lamb locked in a skate park in Mount Gambier by council staff writhes as it apparently almost starves to death. Supplied: Julia Dangerfield
Duration: 30 seconds

Source: ABC News

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