Monotreme dreams: the plan to reintroduce platypuses into Adelaide's once 'noxious' river; Platypuses have not been seen in the Torrens since the 1880s, but now the river may be healthy enough to support the species againGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

Byline: Tory Shepherd In May 1872, Adelaide's doctors were surveyed about the 'noxious effluvia' emanating from the River Torrens, the South Australian Advertiser reported. John Burn wrote to the paper [...]