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Annabel Francis

@annabel_fran

News Reporter at ABC North and West SA @ABCNews [email protected]

 Port Pirie, South Australia
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Joined March 2019
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I felt privileged to tell Kelli’s story. abc.net.au/news/2024-12-30/t…
What it's like being a transgender mechanic in a small city

What it's like being a transgender mechanic in a small city

Despite knowing she was a female from a very young age, 53-year-old mechanic Kelli Bennier only accepted herself as a transgender woman a few years ago. 

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Eyre Peninsula desalination plant has no comprehensive Aboriginal heritage survey abc.net.au/news/2024-12-16/n… via @ABCaustralia
'Wrong location' for $330m desal plant, traditional owners say

'Wrong location' for $330m desal plant, traditional owners say

Traditional owners express immense disappointment at the approval of Billy Lights Point as the site for a desalination plant in South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

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A nuclear hearing has stirred strong emotions in Port Augusta and Adelaide. abc.net.au/news/2024-12-06/n…
Nuclear inquiry visits SA town earmarked to host plant under opposition plan

Nuclear inquiry visits SA town earmarked to host plant under opposition plan

Port Augusta's former coal power station has been identified as one of seven sites for a nuclear energy plant, but the community remains divided over the plan and has made emotional submissions to a...

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Tests have confirmed wildlife in Port Pirie died as a result of lead poisoning. abc.net.au/news/2024-12-06/d…
Tests find lead poisoning cause of bird deaths in SA lead smelter town

Tests find lead poisoning cause of bird deaths in SA lead smelter town

Residents have reported seeing dead birds and flying foxes around Port Pirie for months. The EPA says lead poisoning is to blame, but it's unable to trace the exact source of the issue.

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Outback Ladies Muster brings together women from Australia's most remote areas abc.net.au/news/2024-11-03/o… via @ABCaustralia
Outback women travel hundreds of kilometres to catch up and connect

Outback women travel hundreds of kilometres to catch up and connect

Would you travel 900 kilometres just to catch up with friends? Meet the women who live in some of Australia's most remote places who do just that.

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SA parents fear ongoing battle against lead poisoning Port Pirie. iview.abc.net.au/show/abc-ne…
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Port Pirie parents fear they are fighting 'a losing battle' against lead exposure from Nyrstar smelter abc.net.au/news/2024-10-04/p… via @ABCaustralia
Parents raising children near lead smelter fear fight against health impacts is 'a losing battle'

Parents raising children near lead smelter fear fight against health impacts is 'a losing battle'

The threat of lead contamination is just about everywhere in Port Pirie. It means the burden of protecting children, who are more at risk of poisoning, falls to parents. 

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This story about a community’s effort to repair early settlers destruction of an important marine ecosystem will be on Landline today! Have a squiz, proud of this one 🤩 abc.net.au/news/2024-09-26/n…

Early settlers nearly ruined this ecosystem. Now a community is trying to right historical wrongs

Once depleted and forgotten, native oysters are back in Coffin Bay after moves to revive the "ecological superheroes". 

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facebook.com/share/v/axVG3fF… A Landline report about a project designed to bring back native angasi oysters to Coffin Bay on the Eyre Peninsula.
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Chemotherapy scandal survivor fears errors could be repeated | Stateline... youtu.be/bXL-FxpGAeQ
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An independent South Australian MP allegedly failed to return more than $400,000 to the accounts of not-for-profit organisations he managed in the state's south-east, a court has heard. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2024-09-09/t…
MP accused of fraud stole more than $400k from not-for-profits, court hears

MP accused of fraud stole more than $400k from not-for-profits, court hears

Independent SA MP Troy Stephen Bell allegedly failed to return more than $400,000 to the accounts of not-for-profit education organisations he managed in the state's south-east, a court has heard.

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The owner of the Whyalla Steelworks, GFG Alliance has blamed a slump in steel prices for its cutting costs measures that include maintenance work at the aging plant. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-10/s… via @ABCaustralia
Sources raise alarm on 'pathetic' conditions and safety concerns at Whyalla Steelworks as owner...

Sources raise alarm on 'pathetic' conditions and safety concerns at Whyalla Steelworks as owner...

A former steelworks employee says he fears someone will “get hurt” because not enough preventative maintenance work was being done at the Whyalla plant, but the company says it is committed to safety...

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Ugandan long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died four days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by her former partner, authorities announced. trib.al/fZWbx4S
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The Port Pirie @PortAdelaideFC supporters group travel over 220km to each home game in Adelaide.
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Southern right whales return to SA coast with rare white calves in tow abc.net.au/news/2024-09-05/s…
'Magical' southern right whales return to SA coast with rare white calves in tow

'Magical' southern right whales return to SA coast with rare white calves in tow

It's been an exceptional whale season off the coast of South Australia, where the return of southern rights after a mysterious absence last year is being celebrated by enthusiasts.

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POTS cases are rapidly on the rise, but diagnosing it takes years

POTS cases are rapidly on the rise, but diagnosing it takes years

Tess Hansen is among an increasing number of people being diagnosed with POTS — a condition associated with long COVID — but experts say doctors are not being taught enough about it, leading to long...

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Any researchers looking into the prevalence of natural medicine/alternative therapies in regional areas?
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A feel good story for your Friday! Wellbeing dog Hugo providing a range of benefits to Wallaroo Primary School students abc.net.au/news/2024-08-23/p… via @ABCaustralia
This regional primary school notices positive changes after adopting a wellbeing dog

This regional primary school notices positive changes after adopting a wellbeing dog

Hugo the wellbeing dog brings a range of benefits to this South Australian public school, but the principal warns that research is needed before bringing a pet into the classroom.

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Newborn babies removed at SA maternity hospital in 'unethical' and 'distressing' breach of government policy, leaked documents reveal abc.net.au/news/2024-08-20/m… @abcnews

Midwives ordered to stop mothers breastfeeding before 'unethical' newborn removals, documents reveal

Leaked documents obtained by ABC News show child protection workers regularly breached government policy when removing newborns at one of Adelaide's public maternity hospitals.

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Mountain bike tourism shifting the fortunes of remarkable country town

Mountain bike tourism shifting the fortunes of remarkable country town

Melrose in regional South Australia was facing the prospect of closing local businesses before a transition from bushwalking to mountain bike tourism enticed back visitors.

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