Please wait....
Please wait....
Home
'
InDaily : July 10th 2009
Contents
Front Cover
Friday, 10th July 2009 WEATHER FRI Max Min SUN Max Min 15 10 16 7 Max Min SAT 16 11 MON Max Min THEINSIDER If you are passionate about heritage, built or maritime, or know someone that is, nominate them for the Hawke Centre’s Heritage Heroes. The centre wants to promote the efforts of people who volunteer their time to conserve SA’s history. 15 8 ADELAIDE’S ONLINE DAI LY NEWS PAP ER AM ED I T ION | FR E E Siege death A man has been found dead after a terrifying siege in the state’s north. Click here for Channel Ten footage and go to P2 for further details. NEWS INBRIEF Rental growth halts Adelaide’s average home rental price has remained at $300, while the median price for units is $250, according to an Australian Property Monitors report. Govt to back jobs The government is doing all it can to stem rising unemployment, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. Real costs rising I SPY PHOTOS TODAY IN SA • Simone Lettice menagerie exhibition opens at the Tin Cat Cafe • Property Council Future Directions end of year bash at the Lion • Hot Shoe Shuffl e at the Arts Theatre from 8pm • Films at the Waterside Bughouse, Port Adelaide tomorrow from 2.30pm BUSINESS Report to formbasis of State Wage Case ANDREW MCGARRY A new report on the real cost of living shows it is getting harder for people on low incomes to afford the basics of life, according to the South Australian Council of Social Service. SACOSS chief executive Karen Grogan said the cost of living update released today found that over the last three years the true cost of rent in South Australia had risen by 15 per cent, the cost of electricity had gone up by 14.4 per cent, and food had increased in price by more than 18 per cent. Firepower boss faces criminal charges This compared to rises in the minimum wage (12.9 per cent) and youth allowance/unemployment benefit (about 10 per cent) over the same period. The update will form part of SACOSS’s submission to the State Wage Case, which will be handed in later today. “We’re pushing for the Industrial Relations Commission in South Australia to take heed,’’ Ms Grogan said. “If we see a zero (increase) these people will be going backwards.’’ She said the problem with the CPI (inflation) figure was that it masked the cost of essential goods, leading SACOSS to introduce the new series of six-monthly updates. The number of people in employment fell by 21,400 in June, taking the jobless rate to a six- year high of 5.8 per cent. Jewellery store armed robbery A large amount of jewellery was stolen in an armed robbery at a jewellery store on Glynburn Road last night. Police are searching for three men involved in the hold-up. SPORT Katich and Ponting tons put Aussies on top
Links
Archive
July 9th 2009
July 13th 2009
Navigation
Next Page
