4:00 AM AEDT | The shutdown and repair of Olympic Dam’s main shaft could cost the mining giant more than one billion dollars, and its economic ripples will be felt across the state.

4:00 AM AEDT | Charles Sturt Council will vote on Monday whether a controversial proposal to swap the established St Clair Park in Woodville with a former Actil industrial site will go ahead, but angry ratepayers suggest a decision had already been made.

4:00 AM AEDT | Union Hall is at the centre of an almighty tug of war. On one side is sentiment, history and the arts. On the other are academics, science and development.

04 Nov 09 | All the action on and off the field at the 2009 Melbourne Cup at Flemington race track.

4:00 AM AEDT | Golf Australia has cast its net far and wide for ''a player of similar stature'' to replace Greg Norman in the $1.5 million Australian Open at the NSW Golf Club, but it is almost mission impossible with the majority of golf's elite otherwise occupied in the first week of December.

4:00 AM AEDT | As coach of the national team, Tim Nielsen's foremost priority should be in developing and implementing tactics. But an increasing responsibility of his is to try and keep as many of his players out on the field as possible.