Critics of a Malinauskas Government-backed merger between the universities of Adelaide and South Australia have called for evidence of the benefits should it proceed, after both vice-chancellors told staff to expect an announcement on the controversial plan “outside of standard working hours” this weekend.
A long-term bureaucrat appointed to lead the state's Child Protection Department says one of her first priorities will be to address the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care.