Minister admits challenges at hospital

By Nasik Swami South Australian minister for Health and Wellbeing has admitted that infrastructure issues at the Naracoorte Hospital “have been long ignored”. Chris Picton said the issues would be fixed soon, assuring the public that many plans have been put in place that will address the most urgent and critical needs at the hospital. Responding to questions from The News, Mr Picton said, unlike the previous Liberal Government, the Malinauskas Labor Government was investing in regional health, including at Naracoorte. “There’s no doubt there are infrastructure issues at the hospital that have been long ignored. This is why we have committed $8m towards the first stage of the redevelopment of Naracoorte Hospital. “We were able to fund this project when we cancelled the previous plans for a $662m city basketball stadium and invested those funds into health.” Mr Picton explained that plans for the first stage of upgrades to […]

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Keith industrial land hits market

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Local spending hits $13m

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Mental health service boost for Naracoorte

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State to establish Royal Commission into AI

The Malinauskas Labor government will establish a nation-leading Royal Commission into Artificial Intelligence to ensure South Australians maximise benefits and minimise unwanted impacts from the AI boom.

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