Daniel Keane

• Adelaide pilot leaves 'graffiti' on flight radar

  By Sarah Scopelianos and Daniel Keane

  Posted February 20, 2019 15:31:12

  An Adelaide pilot takes workplace venting to all new heights by etching "I'm bored" into the sky. The Civil Aviation Authority says it is "uncommon but not unheard of".

  Topics: community-and-society, social-media, internet-culture, adelaide-5000, parafield-5106, sa

• Great Australian Bight drilling report 'whitewashes' oil spill risk, Greenpeace says

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted February 19, 2019 14:55:37

  A company proposing to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight releases its environment plan, but Greenpeace says it is downplaying the risk of a major spill.

  Topics: oil-and-gas, industry, environment, environmental-impact, environmental-policy, environmental-management, oceans-and-reefs, adelaide-5000, port-lincoln-5606, leigh-creek-5731, port-pirie-5540, kingscote-5223, ceduna-5690, sa, australia

• Shell to buy battery maker in 'major play' for renewables

  By Daniel Keane, staff

  Posted February 16, 2019 13:44:20 | Updated February 16, 2019 18:13:35

  Renewables advocates say Shell's takeover of home battery maker Sonnen, an emerging player in Australia's energy market, is a significant step for the sector, as oil and gas giants increasingly look to expand beyond fossil fuels.

  Topics: alternative-energy, environment, oil-and-gas, solar-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, adelaide-5000, elizabeth-south-5112, elizabeth-5112, sa, australia

• Elder abuse cases the 'tip of the iceberg', royal commission hears

  By Meagan Dillon and Daniel Keane

  Posted February 12, 2019 17:21:26

  Shocking cases of elder abuse exposed by the ABC's Four Corners program are the "tip of the iceberg", the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is told.

  Topics: aged-care, community-and-society, royal-commissions, law-crime-and-justice, older-people, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Labor claiming victory in former SA premier's seat

  By Daniel Keane, staff

  Posted February 09, 2019 20:49:09 | Updated February 10, 2019 01:34:51

  Labor looks set to secure two by-election victories including one in former SA premier Jay Weatherill's seat, with counting showing swings towards ALP candidates after the Liberals chose not to contest.

  Topics: state-elections, elections, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, state-parliament, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, cheltenham-5014, enfield-5085

• Fisherman's 'fair dinkum' find in an unusual place

  ABC Radio Adelaide

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted February 05, 2019 15:45:50 | Updated February 05, 2019 19:43:51

  A recreational fisher on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula has a pearler of a yarn to tell after making a remarkable find inside a shellfish not usually associated with the treasured item.

  Topics: human-interest, offbeat, fishing-aquaculture, biology, marine-biology, port-vincent-5581, stansbury-5582, ardrossan-5571, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Late-night koala intruder was 'kind of looking at the CDs'

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted February 01, 2019 18:42:32 | Updated February 02, 2019 00:12:49

  An Adelaide Hills resident who feared there was a home invader in her lounge was relieved to find it was merely a mild-mannered marsupial making itself at home.

  Topics: animals, human-interest, animal-behaviour, offbeat, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Murray-Darling Basin Plan: What happens now? Explainer

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted February 01, 2019 16:05:43

  The Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission delivered a scathing review of the plan for the basin. Here's a look at what could happen next.

  Topics: murray-darling-basin, rivers, environment, water-management, federal---state-issues, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, royal-commissions, law-crime-and-justice, constitution, international-law, laws, nsw, australia, qld, sa, mildura-3500, vic, adelaide-5000, renmark-5341, albury-2640, goolwa-5214, murray-bridge-5253

• Brown snake spotted on ute windscreen by mum picking kids up from school

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted January 30, 2019 23:04:29

  A brown snake sends a shiver up the spine of a South Australian mother, popping its head out over the windscreen shortly after she picked her children up from school.

  Topics: animals, human-interest, reptiles, animal-behaviour, rapid-bay-5204, yankalilla-5203, normanville-5204, adelaide-5000, sa, darwin-0800

• Socceroo's sister was killed at dangerous driving hotspot, councillor says

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted January 27, 2019 15:25:45

  A local councillor says dangerous driving is a regular occurrence along the road where 19-year-old Bor Mabil was killed, and is calling for tougher penalties as well as extra police.

  Topics: road, accidents, police, law-crime-and-justice, local-government, andrews-farm-5114, davoren-park-5113, elizabeth-5112, adelaide-5000, sa, gawler-5118, australia

• Australian of the Year winners want to inspire kids to have adventures

  By Daniel Keane, staff

  Posted January 26, 2019 16:38:15

  Thai cave rescue heroes Richard Harris and Craig Challen might prefer the murky light of an underwater cave to the media spotlight, but both are keen to deliver a message to today's younger generation.

  Topics: australia-day, event, awards-and-prizes, people, human-interest, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa, perth-6000, wa, australia, thailand

• Sister of Socceroos star Awer Mabil killed in car crash

  By Ben Nielsen, Evelyn Manfield and Daniel Keane

  Posted January 26, 2019 10:37:00 | Updated January 26, 2019 13:28:05

  The soccer star's 19-year-old sister, described as "a great daughter and young woman with a great life ahead of her", is killed in an overnight road crash, with police charging two teenage drivers over the incident.

  Topics: road, accidents, police, crime, law-crime-and-justice, davoren-park-5113, andrews-farm-5114, elizabeth-5112, adelaide-5000, sa

• Horse-drawn tram service cancelled again at historic SA pier

  By Tom Fedorowytsch and Daniel Keane

  Posted January 23, 2019 11:26:41

  Australia's last horse-drawn trams, which connect coastal South Australia to Granite Island, are cancelled for the second time in weeks because of fears they are too heavy for the deteriorating local pier.

  Topics: tourism, rail-transport, rail, travel-and-tourism, victor-harbor-5211, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Mum who breastfeeds 7yo son speaks out against online abuse

  ABC Radio Adelaide

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted January 22, 2019 18:21:09 | Updated January 22, 2019 22:31:46

  An Adelaide mum who has become the target of online abuse because of her decision to breastfeed her two sons wants people to rethink their attitudes. What do the experts say?

  Topics: breastfeeding, breast-feeding, health, children, family-and-children, community-and-society, child-health-and-behaviour, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Fishing crew rescued after 12 days adrift in Great Australian Bight

  By Daniel Keane and Emma Pedler

  Posted December 21, 2018 17:13:18 | Updated December 22, 2018 00:56:46

  A five-member fishing crew is relieved to be back on land after enduring 12 days adrift off South Australia's coast, coming up against personal tragedy, a failed rescue attempt and a shortage of food.

  Topics: maritime, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, fishing-aquaculture, port-lincoln-5606, sa

• Storm Boy starring Geoffrey Rush still touted for January release

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted December 19, 2018 15:13:19 | Updated December 19, 2018 15:31:29

  One of the summer's most anticipated Australian productions will be released on January 17, as its lead actor Geoffrey Rush denies allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

  Topics: film-movies, arts-and-entertainment, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, actor, adelaide-5000, sa, sydney-2000, nsw

• Defence Department decides 'Attack' is the best name for new subs

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted December 13, 2018 16:07:42

  While the first of Australia's future submarines is at least 12 years from hitting the water, the vessels are getting a name change.

  Topics: defence-industry, navy, defence-forces, defence-and-aerospace-industries, defence-and-national-security, federal-government, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Beam me up Scotty: What will the new space agency actually do? Explainer

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted December 12, 2018 14:58:40 | Updated December 12, 2018 15:09:34

  The SA Premier's message to the Prime Minister on the new Australian Space Agency was "beam me up Scotty". What will the agency actually do to live long, and prosper?

  Topics: spacecraft, space-exploration, astronomy-space, science-and-technology, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, federal-government, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Whyalla population to boom as Sanjeev Gupta embarks on upgrades (photos)

  By Tom Fedorowytsch and Daniel Keane

  Posted December 10, 2018 12:02:27 | Updated December 10, 2018 14:26:50

  Whyalla's city council anticipates its population will "explode" from 22,000 to 80,000 by 2040, as the regional South Australian centre unveils plans to upgrade its steelworks and local infrastructure.

  Topics: steel, industry, rural, environment, alternative-energy, whyalla-5600, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Will the Somerton Man mystery ever be solved?

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted December 01, 2018 06:01:53 | Updated December 01, 2018 13:30:05

  It’s been 70 years to the day since the body of an unknown man was discovered along the shoreline of a South Australian beach. Are we any closer to digging up the answers to his identity?

  Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, missing-person, community-and-society, human-interest, police, history, adelaide-5000, hove-5048, sa, somerton-park-5044, glenelg-5045, brighton-5048

• He's not a doctor, he's a very naughty boy: Monty Python's Eric Idle gets an honorary doctorate

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted November 23, 2018 15:16:26 | Updated November 24, 2018 00:11:06

  Monty Python's Eric Idle is responsible for some of comedy's greatest lines, but he was momentarily lost for words while accepting an honorary doctorate in Adelaide last night.

  Topics: comedy-humour, arts-and-entertainment, comedy-film, people, human-interest, university-and-further-education, education, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, united-kingdom

• MP calls for national action against Wicked Campers

  By Daniel Keane and Casey Briggs

  Posted November 14, 2018 16:22:31

  A South Australian Labor MP is pushing to ban Wicked Campers which carry slogans deemed to promote "sexism, racism and violence against women".

  Topics: community-and-society, women, womens-status, states-and-territories, parliament, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Online advertisement seeking 'Caucasian' men to play Santa taken down

  Exclusive by Camron Slessor and Daniel Keane

  Posted October 30, 2018 13:10:12

  An advertisement for "Caucasian mature age men" to play the role of Father Christmas in suburban shopping centres in Adelaide is removed from a job website following criticism online.

  Topics: discrimination, community-and-society, advertising, information-and-communication, advertising-and-marketing, adelaide-5000, sa

• Don Bradman's 'holy grail' bat sold at auction

  ABC Radio Adelaide

  By Daniel Keane

  Posted October 29, 2018 12:09:35

  A cricket bat used by Sir Donald Bradman for his own personal autograph hunting fetches a hefty price at auction, along with a bat used by South African Herschelle Gibbs to smash six sixes in an over.

  Topics: cricket, sport, history, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, south-africa

• Tensions high among Aboriginal communities ahead of Tony Abbott visit (photos)

  By Daniel Keane and Camron Slessor

  Posted October 28, 2018 13:20:38 | Updated October 29, 2018 00:18:55

  Tensions are high among South Australian Indigenous communities regarding the timing of an expected visit from special envoy for Indigenous Affairs Tony Abbott in the wake of a recent alleged murder in Ceduna, the ABC understands.

  Topics: joyce-barnaby, abbott-tony, government-and-politics, community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-culture, sa, australia, ceduna-5690, murray-bridge-5253, coober-pedy-5723

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