Stateline South Australia

Transcripts from the program are published here on Mondays.

28/11/2008

The Unknown Sailor

Tonight the University of Adelaide's Ancient DNA Lab may have resolved the unknown sailor from the HMAS Sydney, only body ever found after the ship's entire crew was lost.

For more than a year scientists in Adelaide have been testing DNA from a list of 12 relatives considered the most likely keys to unlocking the secret of the sailor's identity.

Carsick: The State Of The State's Car Industry

Despite another bout of hopeful headlines about a new small car, the New Year isn't looking too bright for thousands of Holden workers who will return to fewer shifts and deepening uncertainty about their future.

It's another sign of the car industry's woes, even with the Federal Government pouring in billions of dollars in subsidies.

In the United States, the outlook is even worse for the car giants, with Holden's parent company in deep trouble

Fire Danger

Next Monday, 1 December, is the official start of summer. But the bushfire season is clearly already under way.

Dozens of grass fires across the state this week show just how tinder dry the conditions are and they give a warning of what the state may be in for over the next few months

Green Classroom

What do you get when you combine growing pains with green thumbs? For Woodville High, the answer is a school garden that's keeping troubled kids in school.

Lake Bonney Update

Just before we go, here's an update on our Lake Bonney story where the fish have been dying and the locals are angry.