Stephanie Richards
Stephanie Richards is a reporter with ABC News South Australia with past experience covering politics. She is an award-winning journalist and has twice been named Young Journalist of the Year in South Australia. She tweets @stephrrichards
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SA Health staff allegedly accessed records of police commissioner's son after crash
Exclusive by Stephanie Richards
South Australia's public health department suspends 10 staff over allegations they "inappropriately" accessed the medical records of a patient ABC News understands to be the SA police commissioner's son.
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Due dates of more than 1,700 pregnant women may have been 'miscalculated', SA Health says
Exclusive by state political reporter Stephanie Richards
South Australia's health department may have "miscalculated" the due dates of hundreds of pregnant women, prompting concerns some could have been induced too early, ABC News can reveal.
Water bills to jump by $80 a year as SA premier says future generations will 'wear a bit of debt'
Average SA household water bills will increase by $80 each year to help pay for $1.5 billion worth of new mains water and sewerage connections to rapidly growing Adelaide suburbs.
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'Graphic' injury ad that uses Beethoven's fifth could put patients at risk, AMA says
By Olivia Mason and Stephanie Richards
Health experts have criticised a new campaign aimed at easing pressures on the state’s hospital system. The ad depicts a range of injury and illness scenarios, accompanied by the dramatic opening of Beethoven's fifth symphony.
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Telstra outage forces Aboriginal health clinics to temporarily shut, disrupts regional councils
By state political reporter Stephanie Richards and Candice Prosser
Two South Australian Aboriginal health clinics have temporarily closed due to a nationwide Telstra data outage, which has also left three regional councils unable to perform critical services.
SA government proposes 'world-leading' laws to ban political parties from receiving electoral donations
By state political reporters Stephanie Richards and Rory McClaren
The South Australian government plans to introduce what it describes as "world-leading" laws to ban political parties from receiving electoral donations at a state level but concedes the proposed reforms could be subject to a High Court challenge.
Analysis
analysis:SA premier looks to the 2030s, but does his latest budget do enough to address current problems?
Analysis by state political reporter Stephanie Richards
Billions of dollars are being spent on early childhood education, skills and training, and infrastructure projects, but for many voters, current challenges like the rising cost of living and the housing shortage are likely to be at the forefront of their minds. So, has the latest budget done enough to address the state's problems?
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Aboriginal children face 'institutionally racist' SA child protection system, report finds
South Australia's Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People says First Nations children's rights are being "trampled on" by what she describes as a "institutionally racist" child protection system.
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Kochie to bring 'interstate perspective' in new role at SA Tourism Commission
Media personality and Port Adelaide Football Club chairman David Koch has been appointed as the next South Australian Tourism Commission chair.
Crime statistics reveal murders, shoplifting on the rise in South Australia
The latest monthly crime statistics released by SA Police show 22 murders were reported across the state in the past year – a 69 per cent increase from the 13 murders reported in the year prior.
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Many women's soccer clubs are having to turn away players 'they simply can't cater for'
Stateline / By Stephanie Richards and Brant Cumming
South Australia's largest women's soccer club is searching for a permanent home as the "Matildas effect" drives more women and girls to the game. But some clubs are having to turn people away because of a lack of pitches, coaches and equipment.
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Infrastructure upgrades announced to address 'catastrophic failure' with residents 'smelling sewage multiple times a day'
By Olivia Mason and Stephanie Richards
Many new home owners in Adelaide's north are currently relying on vacuum trucks to empty sewage tanks. The government has blamed the former Liberal government for the shortfall in infrastructure.
No extra federal cash for Adelaide's stalled First Nations cultural centre
Adelaide's planned Tarrkarri Centre for First Nations Cultures is dealt a further blow, with a request for more federal government funding expected to be knocked back.
'Profiteering off trauma': Calls for nationwide claim farming ban
The South Australian government is considering introducing laws against the "unscrupulous" practice, which involves contacting a survivor of abuse or personal injury without their permission to encourage them to make a claim for compensation.
'Graveyard dug for our culture': Aboriginal elders question future of SA cultural centre
Work on the $200 million Tarrkarri building has been on hold since October 2022, following a $50 million cost blowout and state government concerns the design was "sub-standard".
'Heartbreaking' newborn removals at public birthing hospitals trigger review
SA's child protection minister orders a review of cases involving the removal of newborn babies from their mothers at public birthing hospitals, following damning whistleblower claims of "inhumane" practices.
Nine per cent pay rise over two years for SA train drivers in new 'in principle' deal
By Stephanie Richards and Josephine Lim
Train drivers have called off a strike during next week's AFL Showdown between Port Adelaide and the Adelaide Crows after reaching an "in principle" agreement over a pay dispute.
Adelaide casino may be slapped with $75m fines in search for 'accountability'
The operator of the Adelaide Casino could soon face heftier penalties of up to $75 million if it is found to engage in misconduct, under a proposed overhaul of South Australia's gambling laws.
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Funding boost to childhood dementia research to help kids 'fulfil their dreams'
Childhood dementia kills as many Australian children as cancer but the former receives much less funding. The South Australian government has stepped in to help families like Renee Staska whose three children are living with the illness.
A whistleblower says mothers who 'haven't actually completed the birthing process' are having babies removed
Damning claims by an SA government whistleblower have been levelled against the way child protection authorities are removing newborns from their mothers at public hospitals, sometimes just minutes after giving birth.
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Why don't voters officially know who the next Dunstan MP is?
More than 24 hours after polling booths closed in the Dunstan by-election, voters are yet to officially find out who will succeed the state's former premier, Steven Marshall, in the state's most marginal seat.
Analysis
analysis:Robin Hood and the duel for SA's most marginal seat
By state political reporter Stephanie Richards
As a heated by-election campaign wrapped up for former South Australian Premier Steven Marshall's former seat, the SA Liberals converged on their scene of defeat at the last state election.
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'DCP workers actually entered the delivery room': Claims of 'indefensible' baby removals from First Nations mothers
South Australia's Department for Child Protection (DCP) has apologised over claims of "indefensible" practices of removing newborns from First Nations mothers shortly after birth, causing trauma to the mothers, families and health staff.
Polls close in South Australia's inaugural First Nations Voice to Parliament election
Voting has closed across South Australia for the state's inaugural First Nations Voice to Parliament election, with a result not expected until the end of March.
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SA unveils additional support for new arrivals fleeing conflict
New arrivals in SA from war-torn countries will receive additional support from the state government as part of a new humanitarian package.